Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Bank of America stock move up after stress test results

Measures to save the situation. Instability in the banking system.] Andrii Yalanskyi Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/WFC]), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GS]) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BAC]) stocks each moved up by more than 1% in Friday after-hours trading after the Federal Reserve released the results of the 2025 Dodd-Frank stress tests. Goldman Sachs increased 2.8%, Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/WFC]) rose 1.9%, and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BAC]) gained 1.5%. All 22 banks tested [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4463405-all-22-banks-pass-feds-2025-stress-test-on-capital-levels] passed the annual stress test that analyzes their books for how they'd weather a hypothetical severe recession. This year's scenario wasn't as severe as 2024's.
In the stress test results, Goldman Sachs' (NYSE:GS [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GS]) common equity tier 1 capital ratio fell as low as 12.3%, but ended the test period at 16.3% in the severely adverse scenario, actually higher than its 15.0% CET1 ratio in Q4 2024. Wells Fargo's (NYSE:WFC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/WFC]) minimum CET1 ratio was 10.1%, ending ratio was 10.4% and actual Q4 2024 ratio was 11.1%. Bank of America (NYSE:BAC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BAC]) saw its CET1 ratio fall as low as 10.2% in the hypothetical recession and ended the test period at 10.7%, compared with its Q4 CET1 capital ratio of 11.9%. MORE ON WELLS FARGO, GOLDMAN SACHS, ETC. * Goldman Sachs: This Blue Chip's Wild Price Moves Remind Us How Stock Ratings Mislead [https://seekingalpha.com/article/4796845-goldman-sachs-blue-chip-wild-price-moves-remind-us-how-stock-ratings-mislead] * Wells Fargo Is A Compliance-Constrained Compounder Now Set Free [https://seekingalpha.com/article/4796073-wells-fargo-is-a-compliance-constrained-compounder-now-set-free] * Goldman Sachs: Resilient Amid Macro Headwinds [https://seekingalpha.com/article/4795646-goldman-sachs-resilient-amid-macro-headwinds] * Bank of America, Cisco snap consecutive trading sessions of gain [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4463380-bank-of-america-cisco-snap-consecutive-trading-sessions-of-gain]