VRTV vs WFC: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Veritiv Corporation and Wells Fargo & Company β€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-19.
Veritiv Corporation Β· Industrials
$169.99
-45.0% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade D
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Wells Fargo & Company Β· Financial Services
$86.12
+20.4% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B
QuantHub Verdict
WFC has more upside to fair value (+20.4%). These are model outputs β€” not personalized investment advice. See all research β†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric VRTV WFC
Current Price $169.99 $86.12
Fair Value Estimate $93.49 $103.68
Upside to Fair Value -45.0% +20.4%
Market Cap $2.3B $260.4B
Forward P/E β€” β€”
EV / EBITDA 5.4x 15.6x
Price / Sales 0.4x 2.0x
Price / FCF 10.4x 13.7x
Revenue Growth YoY -19.0% +11.3%
Gross Margin 22.7% 64.5%
Operating Margin 5.9% 21.2%
Return on Equity 48.6% 12.6%
Dividend Yield 1.48% 2.15%
FCF Yield 9.57% 7.3%
Analyst Consensus Hold Hold
Investment Thesis
VRTV β€” Veritiv Corporation
Veritiv Corporation is a business-to-business distributor of specialty packaging, facility solutions, print, and publishing products, operating through four segments with a network of distribution centers and roughly 5,000 employees. The business quality is mixed: it generates a strong 48.6% ROE and trades at a low 7.13 trailing P/E and 5.44 EV/EBITDA, but revenue declined 19.0% year over year in…
WFC β€” Wells Fargo & Company
Wells Fargo is a diversified U.S. bank with roughly 197,000 employees operating four segments: Consumer Banking and Lending, Commercial Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth and Investment Management. The business quality is solid but not exceptional: trailing return on equity is 12.6%, TTM net margin is 17.5%, and revenue grew 11.3% year over year in the most recent quarter while…
Accumulation Zones
Metric VRTV WFC
Zone Low $70.12 $77.76
Zone High $79.47 $88.13
In Buy Zone? No Yes
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