Wells Fargo passes stress test

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WELLS FARGO & CO. $41 remains a buy. The bank (New York symbol WFC; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 3.8 billion; Market cap: $155.8 billion; Dividend yield: 2.9%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.wellsfargo.com) has passed the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest stress test, which measures how financial firms would cope with a jump in unemployment, falling stock prices and other unfavourable developments. As a result, it increased your quarterly dividend payment by 20.0%. Starting with the September 2022 payment, investors now receive $0.30 a share instead of $0.25. The new annual rate of $1.20 yields 2.9%. Wells Fargo will also continue to buy back shares. As of June 30, 2022, there were 251 million shares remaining under its current authorization. That’s equal to 7% of the total outstanding. Wells Fargo is a buy. buy…