What is DA Davidson's Estimate for WTFC Q2 Earnings?

Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFC - Free Report) - Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Wintrust Financial in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 23rd. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis forecasts that the bank will post earnings of $2.75 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $135.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Wintrust Financial's current full-year earnings is $10.36 per share.

Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 21st. The bank reported $2.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.52 by $0.17. Wintrust Financial had a return on equity of 12.60% and a net margin of 17.52%. The business had revenue of $643.11 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $643.11 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.89 EPS.

WTFC has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Barclays lifted their target price on Wintrust Financial from $138.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. StockNews.com lowered Wintrust Financial from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday, February 15th. Stephens dropped their target price on Wintrust Financial from $145.00 to $132.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Piper Sandler reissued an "above average" rating on shares of Wintrust Financial in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Raymond James set a $143.00 target price on Wintrust Financial and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $133.54.

Wintrust Financial Stock Up 1.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:WTFC traded up $1.36 during trading on Friday, hitting $112.15. 620,059 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 420,275. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $110.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $121.81. Wintrust Financial has a 52 week low of $89.10 and a 52 week high of $142.04. The company has a market cap of $7.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.88 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Wintrust Financial

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of WTFC. Park Place Capital Corp increased its holdings in Wintrust Financial by 1,264.7% in the 1st quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 232 shares of the bank's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 215 shares during the period. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Wintrust Financial in the 1st quarter valued at about $38,000. Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new position in Wintrust Financial in the 4th quarter valued at about $43,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Wintrust Financial by 63.5% during the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 376 shares of the bank's stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc grew its holdings in shares of Wintrust Financial by 32.1% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 539 shares of the bank's stock valued at $67,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. 93.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Wintrust Financial

In related news, EVP Jeffrey D. Hahnfeld sold 416 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.95, for a total transaction of $54,475.20. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 2,276 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $298,042.20. This trade represents a 15.45 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO David L. Stoehr sold 2,363 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.32, for a total transaction of $310,309.16. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 19,858 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,607,752.56. This represents a 10.63 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 10,178 shares of company stock worth $1,336,315. 1.01% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wintrust Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 8th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.78%. Wintrust Financial's dividend payout ratio is currently 19.78%.

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.