Wells Fargo shares close higher on Tuesday, holding to be investigated in relation with auto policies

According to an August 8th statement by Californias insurance regulator, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) and an insurance company are to be probed over selling unneeded auto policies to hundreds of thousands of residents.

Wells Fargo shares closed higher for the first time in the past five trading sessions on Tuesday. The stock edged up 0.32% ($0.17) to $52.71, with the intraday high and the intraday low being at $53.30 and $52.22 respectively. In the week ended on August 6th the shares of the bank holding company lost 0.86% of their market value compared to a week ago, which marked a fourth consecutive period of decline, but yet, it has been the smallest drop since the week ended on April 2nd. The stock has trimmed its loss to 2.28% so far during the current month, following a 2.65% slump in July. The latter has been the fourth loss in the past five months, but yet, the smallest one since December 2015. For the entire past year, the shares of the NYSE-listed holding company gained 1.38%.

Dave Jones, Californias Insurance Commissioner, said that the regulatory authority was to investigate the so called “force-placed” or “lender-placed” auto insurance policies, underwritten by National General Insurance Company for clients who had got auto loans from Wells Fargo.

According to Reuters, the New York Department of Financial Services insists that the bank holding turn over loan contracts with borrowers in the state, financing agreements with auto dealers as well as agreements between Wells Fargo units and insurance companies.

Franklin Codel, the head of consumer lending, reportedly said that Wells Fargo had identified potential issues a year ago, as unusually high number of complaints had begun to emerge in the auto lending industry.

Meanwhile, approximately $80 million in refunds are to be provided by Wells Fargo to about 570 000 clients, who were incorrectly charged for auto insurance policies between 2012 and 2017.

According to CNN Money, the 27 analysts, offering 12-month forecasts regarding Wells Fargo’s stock price, have a median target of $60.00, with a high estimate of $67.00 and a low estimate of $35.00. The median estimate is a 13.83% surge compared to the closing price of $52.71 on August 8th.

The same media also reported that 13 out of 31 surveyed investment analysts had rated Wells Fargo’s stock as “Hold”, while 12 – as “Buy”. On the other hand, 4 analysts had recommended selling the stock.

Daily and Weekly Pivot Levels

With the help of the Camarilla calculation method, todays levels of importance for the Wells Fargo stock are presented as follows:

R1 – $52.81
R2 – $52.91
R3 (Range Resistance – Sell) – $53.01
R4 (Long Breakout) – $53.30
R5 (Breakout Target 1) – $53.65
R6 (Breakout Target 2) – $53.80

S1 – $52.61
S2 – $52.51
S3 (Range Support – Buy) – $52.41
S4 (Short Breakout) – $52.12
S5 (Breakout Target 1) – $51.77
S6 (Breakout Target 2) – $51.62

By using the traditional method of calculation, the weekly levels of importance for Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) are presented as follows:

Central Pivot Point – $53.05
R1 – $54.18
R2 – $55.53
R3 – $56.66
R4 – $57.80

S1 – $51.70
S2 – $50.57
S3 – $49.22
S4 – $47.88