Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for WTFC Q1 Earnings

Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFC - Free Report) - DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Wintrust Financial in a note issued to investors on Thursday, January 23rd. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis forecasts that the bank will earn $2.59 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $130.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Wintrust Financial's current full-year earnings is $10.17 per share.

WTFC has been the subject of a number of other reports. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Wintrust Financial from $151.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday. Raymond James reissued a "strong-buy" rating and issued a $150.00 price target (up from $135.00) on shares of Wintrust Financial in a research report on Thursday. Truist Financial upgraded shares of Wintrust Financial to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Wedbush reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $130.00 price objective on shares of Wintrust Financial in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Wintrust Financial from $151.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $133.69.

Wintrust Financial Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of WTFC stock traded down $1.24 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $131.79. The stock had a trading volume of 648,479 shares, compared to its average volume of 505,019. Wintrust Financial has a 12-month low of $89.68 and a 12-month high of $142.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The firm's 50-day moving average is $131.10 and its two-hundred day moving average is $116.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.78 and a beta of 1.20.

Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The bank reported $2.63 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.52 by $0.11. Wintrust Financial had a net margin of 17.52% and a return on equity of 12.60%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.87 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Wintrust Financial

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of WTFC. FMR LLC boosted its position in Wintrust Financial by 14.1% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,153,999 shares of the bank's stock worth $559,364,000 after acquiring an additional 637,072 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Wintrust Financial by 5.1% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,627,561 shares of the bank's stock valued at $285,169,000 after purchasing an additional 126,724 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Wintrust Financial by 11.3% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,308,254 shares of the bank's stock valued at $141,981,000 after purchasing an additional 133,311 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Wintrust Financial by 8.8% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,155,726 shares of the bank's stock worth $125,464,000 after buying an additional 92,995 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Wintrust Financial by 36.2% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 802,841 shares of the bank's stock valued at $87,132,000 after buying an additional 213,559 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.48% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Richard B. Murphy sold 4,099 shares of Wintrust Financial stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.63, for a total value of $473,967.37. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 42,311 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,892,420.93. The trade was a 8.83 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO David A. Dykstra sold 15,492 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.48, for a total value of $1,789,016.16. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 197,591 shares of the company's stock, valued at $22,817,808.68. The trade was a 7.27 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.47% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wintrust Financial Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 6th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.52%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 6th. This is a positive change from Wintrust Financial's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Wintrust Financial's payout ratio is presently 17.46%.

Wintrust Financial Company Profile

Wintrust Financial Corporation operates as a financial holding company. It operates in three segments: Community Banking, Specialty Finance, and Wealth Management. The Community Banking segment offers non-interest bearing deposits, non-brokered interest-bearing transaction accounts, and savings and domestic time deposits; home equity, consumer, and real estate loans; safe deposit facilities; and automatic teller machine (ATM), online and mobile banking, and other services.