VBNK vs WFC vs MUFG Stock Comparison

VersaBank, Wells Fargo & Company and Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VBNK VersaBank
$22.58 +1.8% 1M +90.4% 1Y
Market cap
$721.33M
P/E
29.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38M
Div. yield
0.48%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins
WFC Wells Fargo & Company/Mn
$84.81 +5.4% 1M -1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$254.59B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.23B
Div. yield
2.18%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Wells Fargo & Company leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Wells Fargo & Company 5, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 3, VersaBank 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVBNKWFCMUFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $721.33M $254.59B $260.50B MUFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.1x 11.6x 16.6x WFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.8x 10.8x 12.8x WFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.2% +5.4% -12.0% VBNK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.8% 25.2% 47.7% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.0% 15.1% 3.6% VBNK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.48% 2.18% 1.41% WFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +90.4% -1.4% +46.3% VBNK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr +10.6%/yr +31.9%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 25.6% 26.3% WFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 51/100 37/100 WFC

Percentile Scorecard

VBNKWFCMUFG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisVBNKWFCMUFG
Valuation 6 #340 of 361 47 #191 of 361 19 #292 of 361
Growth 12 #135 of 153 53 #73 of 153 80 #31 of 153
Profitability 24 #97 of 128 65 #45 of 128 62 #49 of 128
Financial Health 34 #93 of 140 13 #122 of 140 9 #128 of 140
Shareholder Returns 22 #262 of 335 78 #74 of 335 16 #281 of 335
Overall 20 51 37
  • VBNK ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • WFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MUFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodVBNKWFCMUFGSPY
1 month +1.8%+5.4%-5.1% +0.7%
3 months +16.3%-0.7%-2.4% +3.7%
6 months +26.1%+3.1%+22.3% +7.1%
Year to date +50.7%-9.0%+38.4% +12.8%
1 year +90.4%-1.4%+46.3% +11.9%
3 years +203.1%+115.1%+161.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +44.8%+29.1%+37.7% +22.8%
5 years +87.7%+65.8%+298.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +13.4%+10.6%+31.9% +10.9%
10 years —+83.5%+328.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+6.3%+15.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVBNKWFCMUFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%25.6%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.7%29.2%26.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.770.670.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.29-0.051.76 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.4%-38.7%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-12.0%-9.1% -1.2%
52-week high $23.72$96.39$24.14 $779.14
52-week low $11.26$73.42$14.88 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleVBNKWFCMUFG
P/E now vs peer median 29.1xmedian 12.2x 11.6xmedian 12.2x 16.6xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 3.4x 2.9xmedian 3.4x 8.2xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.3x 6.1xmedian 5.3x —median 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 105.4xmedian 10.8x 8.8xmedian 10.8x —median 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.34 0.81median 1.34 0.28median 1.34

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsVBNKWFCMUFG
Revenue $107.38M $87.23B $31.62B
Gross profit – – $29.85B
Operating income – – $18.02B
Net income $24.43M $22.97B $13.97B
Free cash flow $6.84M $28.91B –
EPS (diluted) – $7.20 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $349.76M – –
Total debt $74.08M $221.04B $494.43B
Shares (diluted) – 3.05B 11.40B
Enterprise value -$925.54M $256.70B -$71.74B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricVBNKWFCMUFG
P/E 29.1x 11.6x 16.6x
P/FCF 105.4x 8.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 63.8x 8.8x –
P/S 6.7x 2.9x 8.2x
P/B 1.8x 1.4x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.4x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 6.1x –
EV/EBIT 2.6x 6.7x 5.8x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 5.5x 3.3x
EV/FCF 65.1x 16.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 39.4x 16.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.81 0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVBNKWFCMUFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.2% 5.4% -12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 2.0% -2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 38.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.8% 9.1% 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 6.8% 32.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 16.2% 104.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 14.4% 59.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -90.0% 303.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -58.5% -0.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -93.9% 303.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -64.9% -0.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVBNKWFCMUFG
Gross margin – – 94.4%
EBITDA margin – 89.8% –
Operating margin – – 57.0%
Pretax margin 33.2% 31.7% 59.6%
Net margin 22.8% 25.2% 47.7%
FCF margin 6.4% 33.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.5% 33.1% –
Return on equity 6.1% 12.9% 11.7%
Return on assets 0.5% 1.0% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 25.0% 15.1% 3.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVBNKWFCMUFG
Debt / assets 1.5% 9.8% 4.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.2x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x –
Debt / FCF 10.8x 7.6x –
Liabilities / assets 91.8% 92.1% 96.0%
Equity / assets 8.2% 7.9% 4.0%
Interest coverage 1.3x 1.6x 0.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVBNKWFCMUFG
Dividend yield 0.5% 2.2% 1.4%
Net buyback yield -0.8% 5.5% –
Shareholder yield -0.3% 7.7% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 9.5% 24.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 33.9% 19.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.9% 5.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 6.7% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusVBNKWFCMUFG
Forward P/E 18.8xFY2026 10.8xFY2026 12.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.20FY2026 $7.82FY2026 $1.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +44.6%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +69.2% +7.3% +0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $114.67MFY2026 $94.32BFY2026 $44.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.0%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.9% +4.3% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVBNKWFCMUFG
Held by institutions 36.8% 76.8% 3.0%
Institutions holding 51 2,879 575
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +1.1% -0.1%
Institutions buying 29 1,293 325
Institutions selling 13 1,135 160
Buyers to sellers 2.23 1.14 2.03

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

VBNKWFCMUFG
VBNK 1.00 0.23 0.09
WFC 0.23 1.00 0.31
MUFG 0.09 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VBNK, WFC and MUFG?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: VersaBank (VBNK) $721.33M, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) $254.59B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $260.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, VBNK, WFC and MUFG?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (VersaBank (VBNK) 29.1x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 11.6x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) is cheapest (VersaBank (VBNK) 18.8x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 10.8x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

VersaBank (VBNK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: VersaBank (VBNK) +28.2%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +5.4%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (VersaBank (VBNK) 22.8%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.2%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%). On return on invested capital, VersaBank (VBNK) leads (VersaBank (VBNK) 25.0%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 15.1%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year VersaBank (VBNK) returned the most: VersaBank (VBNK) +90.4%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) -1.4%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +46.3%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (VersaBank (VBNK) +13.4%/yr, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +10.6%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +31.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) has the highest dividend yield: VersaBank (VBNK) 0.48%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 2.18%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 1.41%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) has been the steadiest (VersaBank (VBNK) 39.5%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.6%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VBNK, WFC and MUFG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.