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Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) — closed signal from August 12, 2025

Near target Published before the outcome was known, scored automatically when the window closed on November 10, 2025 — +10.3% at the close.

Predicted vs. what happened

WFC price · publication thesis → realized outcomesplit-adjusted

$76.69 – $77.68Entry zone — fair-value band

$78.08Published — price the day we called it

$89.32Target — the price the thesis aimed for

$88.04Peak — highest point inside the window, not a realized return

$86.10Window close — end-of-window price, context only

What happened

Near target

Came within reach: 85% of the predicted growth at its peak, just short of the target.

At window close

+10.3%

realized, from the publication price to the last close inside the window

Peak gain

+12.8%

peak, from the publication price — not a realized return

S&P 500, same window

+6.3%

SPY over the identical days, dividend-adjusted

Window close

$86.10

last close inside the window, ended November 10, 2025

Peak price

$88.04

peak on November 4, 2025 — not a realized return

Days to target

—

The thesis — published August 12, 2025

Predicted growth

+15%

over the measurement window

Target price

$89.32

the price the thesis aimed for

Entry zone

$76.69 – $77.68

the fair-value band we waited for

Price at publication

$78.08

published August 12, 2025

Confidence

78%

how strongly the data lined up

Timeframe

Short-term (0–3 months)

Wells Fargo just got permission to grow again, which can boost lending and fees. It is also teaming up with Google Cloud to use AI, which can cut costs and speed up service. Investor scorecards praise its cash returns. While loan profit margins face pressure and old issues remain, the stock looks washed out and could rebound over the next few months if interest rises and lots more people are buying than usual.

Primary drivers

Regulators removed growth limits, letting the bank expand loans and services
Many sellers already left; mood improving, setting up a potential rebound
Working with Google Cloud to use AI to cut costs and speed up service
Strong cash returns to investors could lead the market to value it higher

How it played out

WFC: thesis rose but target was not reached

Lyra published WFC on 2025-08-12 at 78.08, with 15% expected growth and a target of 89.32. The thesis pointed to removed growth limits, improving mood after many sellers had left, a Google Cloud artificial intelligence effort, and strong cash returns to investors.

Inside the window, WFC rose but did not reach the target. The peak was 88.04 on 2025-11-04, for a 12.8% peak gain. It never got there. The window ended on 2025-11-10 with the stock at 86.1. The thesis partially played out, because the price moved in the expected direction but stayed below the target.

What happened during the window

On 2025-10-14, Wells Fargo reported third-quarter earnings of $1.66 a share on revenue of $21.44 billion, according to Investor's Business Daily. On the same date, Barron's reported that Wells Fargo raised its return-on-tangible-common-equity target to 17% to 18%.

Prices are shown split- and dividend-adjusted, matching what public charts show today.

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