Wells Fargo Sticks to Their Hold Rating for PNC Financial (PNC)


In a report issued on December 6, Mike Mayo from Wells Fargo maintained a Hold rating on PNC Financial (PNC). The company’s shares closed last Monday at $153.81, close to its 52-week high of $154.82.

According to TipRanks.com, Mayo is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 7.5% and a 64.6% success rate. Mayo covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Zions Bancorporation National Association, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Bank of America.

PNC Financial has an analyst consensus of Hold, with a price target consensus of $150.69, a -2.2% downside from current levels. In a report issued on November 25, Odeon Capital Group LLC also initiated coverage with a Hold rating on the stock.

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Based on PNC Financial’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending September 30, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $5.33 billion and net profit of $1.37 billion. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $5.1 billion and had a net profit of $1.38 billion.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 100 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of PNC in relation to earlier this year.

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PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. engages in the provision of diversified financial services. The company’s financial services include: retail and business banking; residential mortgage banking; specialized services for corporations and government entities, including corporate banking, real estate finance and asset-backed lending; wealth management and asset management. It operates through the following segments: Retail Banking, Corporate & Institutional Banking, Asset Management Group, and BlackRock. The Retail Banking segment provides deposit, lending, brokerage, trust, investment management, and cash management services to consumer and small business customers within its primary geographic markets. The Corporate & Institutional segment provides lending, treasury management, and capital markets-related products and services to mid-sized corporations, government and not-for-profit entities, and selectively to large corporations. The Asset Management Group segment includes personal wealth management for high net worth and ultra high net worth clients and institutional asset management. The BlackRock segment operates as a publicly-traded investment management firm providing a broad range of investment, risk management and technology services to institutional and retail clients worldwide. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

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