U.S. Banks: Goldman Sachs Lowers Targets for Bank Earnings - CNBC

U.S. Banks: Goldman Sachs Lowers Targets for Bank Earnings - CNBC

Bought 150 more shares of Wells Fargo & Co. on 20th Aug at US$24.3899 per share, for a total consideration of US$3,658.48. The stock is trading near its 52-week low and also near book value on the back of recent market weakness. WFC has been exceptionally battered, with Goldman Sachs recently citing "higher-than-average" yields on its security portfolio, which are expected to normalise over the next few years (to half the current 6+% yield). While this may be alarming news, the actual numbers are less dramatic. Based on the 2Q10 financial statement, about US$16.2 billion of securities in WFC's portfolio were earning excessively high interest of 6.48%, an insignificant percentage  (just 1.5%) of WFC's total "earning assets" (US$1.069 trillion).