Track record · closed signal

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) — closed signal from July 5, 2025

Partial Published before the outcome was known, scored automatically when the window closed on October 3, 2025.

Predicted vs. what happened

WFC price · publication thesis → realized outcomesplit-adjusted

$77.27 – $82.16Entry zone — fair-value band

$82.68Published — price the day we called it

$94.03Target — the price the thesis aimed for

$86.21Peak — highest point inside the window, not a realized return

$80.25Window close — end-of-window price, context only

What happened

Partial

Reached 29% of the predicted growth at its peak, without hitting the target.

Peak price

$86.21

peak on September 23, 2025 — not a realized return

Peak gain

+4.3%

peak, from the publication price

Window close

$80.25

end-of-window price, context only

Days to target

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Window

July 5, 2025 – October 3, 2025

The thesis — published July 5, 2025

Predicted growth

+15%

over the measurement window

Target price

$94.03

the price the thesis aimed for

Entry zone

$77.27 – $82.16

the fair-value band we waited for

Price at publication

$82.68

published July 5, 2025

Confidence

68%

how strongly the data lined up

Timeframe

Short-term (0–3 months)

Wells Fargo just regained freedom to expand after years of limits, raised its dividend 12.5 %, and will spend $20 B buying back shares. These moves give owners more than 10 % cash each year. A wider gap between long- and short-term interest rates should lift loan profits. Still, the share price ran up fast, so waiting near $80 before targeting a 15 % gain at the next earnings update may reduce risk.

Primary drivers

Lifting growth cap lets the bank expand for first time since 2018.
Higher dividend and $20 B share buyback return over 10 % cash to owners.
Investor excitement is high, but shares look stretched and may need a rest.
Rising long-term rates compared with short-term rates boost loan profits.

How it played out

WFC: target was not reached

Lyra published WFC at 82.68 on 2025-07-05 with a short-term thesis for 15% growth. The thesis pointed to the lifted growth cap, a 12.5% dividend increase, a $20 B buyback, and a wider gap between long- and short-term rates. It also said the shares had run up fast and looked stretched near 80.

Inside the window, WFC rose, but not enough. The peak was 86.21 on 2025-09-23, a 4.3% gain, and it stayed below the 94.03 target. It ended at 80.25 on 2025-10-03. The thesis partly played out on direction, but missed the target.

What happened during the window

On 2025-07-15, Wells Fargo reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of 1.60 and revenue of 20.82 billion, while cutting its 2025 net interest income outlook. On 2025-07-08, MarketWatch reported that Raymond James downgraded WFC after the stock's rally following the removal of the asset cap.

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

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