| DON'T BUY | 30.380 | Norman Levine | He does not own any US banks right now and is not in any rush to do so. Historically this is one of the best run. | 2008-08-12 | |
| DON'T BUY | 23.000 | David Burrows | (Market Call Minute.) Good house in a bad neighbourhood. Would avoid the whole financials group until there is some clarity. | 2008-07-11 | |
| DON'T BUY | 36.550 | Brian Acker, CA | Excellent company, not mispriced, as a result personally not interested. 4-5% positive differential. Lots of value elsewhere. | 2007-09-20 | |
| DON'T BUY | 36.550 | Brian Acker, CA | Excellent company, not mispriced, as a result personally not interested. 4-5% positive differential. Lots of value elsewhere. | 2007-09-20 | |
| BUY | 35.920 | Norman Levine | Financials have been a good place in the last year and this one has participated in that. Getting close to their top. US and European banks are a better value than Canadian banks right now. | 2007-01-31 | |
| BUY | 34.970 | Paul Harris, CFA | A fantastic bank. Made a couple of acquisitions that worked out very well for them. They concentrate on retail, which is a hugely profitable business. Always trades at a premium. | 2006-08-15 | |
| HOLD | 64.410 | David Burrows | US banking stocks have been under performing other parts of the market. Very well run company and you probably won't get hurt with this one. | 2006-04-10 | |
| DON'T BUY | 61.050 | David Burrows | One of the big groups that has led for 15 years are the banks and they are in an existent in this rally. This one is performing much worse than the market. He has a zero weighting in his US fund in US banks and only a 3% weight in the Canadian banks. | 2006-02-06 | |
| SELL | 58.800 | David Burrows | Not performing well. | 2005-09-22 | |
| BUY | 59.900 | Paul Harris, CFA | A great bank. They concentrate on key areas, especially retail banking. Not involved with investment banking. Yield is 3.2%. | 2005-02-25 | |
| BUY | 62.570 | Chris Lowe, BA, MBA | A phenominal bank and will probably remain so. Its approach to efficiency is what other banks try to emulate. | 2004-11-12 | |
| TOP PICK | 60.190 | Mary Farrell | Interested in companies that have very good earnings growth and visibility. Wonderful history of increasing dividends. Well over a 3% yield. | 2004-10-01 | |
| DON'T BUY | 56.720 | David Burrows | The super regional banks had been performing quite well. Good balance sheet. Strong financials and management. Share price has been stagnant because of fears of them making an acquisition. Would prefer others such as Wachovia Bank. | 2004-02-24 | |
| PAST TOP PICK | 57.570 | Matt Barasch | (A top pick Aug 22/03. Up 16%.) Sold their holdings, but still on their radar screen. If you own, hold. | 2004-02-19 | |
| BUY | 54.150 | John Sinkins, CFA | Has made a nice run. A well-run bank. | 2003-10-07 | |
| PAST TOP PICK | 51.470 | Brad Willock | (Was a top pick Jul 17/03. Up ½%.) Had been chosen for a possible dividend increase which was done. Well run bank. Their books are clean. | 2003-09-03 | |
| TOP PICK | 49.130 | Matt Barasch | Investors had concerns on its lack of economic exposure and lower mortgage revenues compared to its peers.Earnings will probably come in better than expected.Buy for the 4% yield, earnings quality and growth.A good defensive stock. | 2003-08-22 | |
| TOP PICK | 50.950 | Brad Willock | Everything goes through their Profit and Loss statement, so nothing is hiiden. A very conservative company. Could have an increase in their dividend shortly. | 2003-07-17 | |
| BUY | 50.240 | David Burrows | A leader in on-line banking. The group is strating to firm up. Prefers owning investment banks. | 2003-06-04 | |
| TOP PICK | 51.550 | John Sinkins, CFA | Likes because it is a regional player. | 2002-08-14 | |
| BUY | 52.400 | Steven Wippersteg | Comfortable with this bank. | 2002-05-31 | |
| DON'T BUY | 43.780 | Neil Murdock | Not happy with the corporation loan side of the business. | 2002-01-07 | |
| DON'T BUY | 43.650 | Noah Blackstein, B.A., CFA | Has done well, but has big exposure to California economy which is down. | 2001-06-14 | |
Experts that have talked about Wells Fargo