Wintrust Financial (WTFC) Competitors $130.83 -0.29 (-0.22%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WTFC vs. BPOP, GBCI, FFIN, UBSI, OZK, FITB, FCNCA, HBAN, RF, and KEYShould you be buying Wintrust Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wintrust Financial include Popular (BPOP), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), United Bankshares (UBSI), Bank OZK (OZK), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Regions Financial (RF), and KeyCorp (KEY). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Wintrust Financial vs. Popular Glacier Bancorp First Financial Bankshares United Bankshares Bank OZK Fifth Third Bancorp First Citizens BancShares Huntington Bancshares Regions Financial KeyCorp Popular (NASDAQ:BPOP) and Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and profitability. Does the media favor BPOP or WTFC? In the previous week, Popular had 1 more articles in the media than Wintrust Financial. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Popular and 8 mentions for Wintrust Financial. Wintrust Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Popular's score of 0.82 indicating that Wintrust Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Popular 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Wintrust Financial 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BPOP or WTFC? Wintrust Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Popular. Popular is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wintrust Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPopular$3.90B1.77$541.34M$7.3613.13Wintrust Financial$3.33B2.61$622.63M$9.5513.70 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BPOP or WTFC? 87.3% of Popular shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Wintrust Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Popular shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Wintrust Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BPOP or WTFC? Wintrust Financial received 19 more outperform votes than Popular when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.42% of users gave Popular an outperform vote while only 62.09% of users gave Wintrust Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPopularOutperform Votes45665.42% Underperform Votes24134.58% Wintrust FinancialOutperform Votes47562.09% Underperform Votes29037.91% Do analysts rate BPOP or WTFC? Popular currently has a consensus price target of $104.88, indicating a potential upside of 8.54%. Wintrust Financial has a consensus price target of $123.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.98%. Given Popular's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Popular is more favorable than Wintrust Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Popular 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Wintrust Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92 Is BPOP or WTFC more profitable? Wintrust Financial has a net margin of 16.52% compared to Popular's net margin of 12.36%. Wintrust Financial's return on equity of 11.99% beat Popular's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Popular12.36% 11.35% 0.85% Wintrust Financial 16.52%11.99%1.07% Which has more volatility and risk, BPOP or WTFC? Popular has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wintrust Financial has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BPOP or WTFC a better dividend stock? Popular pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Wintrust Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Popular pays out 33.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wintrust Financial pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Wintrust Financial has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. SummaryWintrust Financial beats Popular on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Wide Moat ResearchTrump said you could learn something from this manEarly Warning: A Deep Crack Is Forming In The US Economy Stocks are booming thanks to Trump’s landslide victory. Yet one former Trump advisor says the picture is less rosy than it seems. “I’ve found a deep crack forming in the foundations of the US economy,” he says. “And before too long, it could tear our country apart.” It’s critical you learn more today, BEFORE it impacts your money and your retirement. Here’s everything you need to know. Get Wintrust Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WTFC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WTFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWintrust FinancialState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$8.72B$3.16B$10.41B$8.87BDividend Yield1.37%3.51%10.14%4.06%P/E Ratio13.7017.0347.1214.18Price / Sales2.612.703,443.7889.42Price / Cash11.3311.1230.7732.79Price / Book1.451.292.485.12Net Income$622.63M$405.80M$993.44M$225.99M7 Day Performance-0.09%-0.79%-0.05%-1.32%1 Month Performance16.51%8.53%7.13%0.60%1 Year Performance55.82%35.96%24.11%26.23% Wintrust Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WTFCWintrust Financial4.6055 of 5 stars$130.83-0.2%$123.00-6.0%+52.3%$8.72B$3.33B13.705,521Positive NewsBPOPPopular4.8543 of 5 stars$96.62+1.7%$104.88+8.5%+33.5%$6.89B$3.90B13.139,237Dividend IncreaseGBCIGlacier Bancorp2.8683 of 5 stars$55.84flat$46.20-17.3%+65.6%$6.33B$1.14B34.473,358News CoveragePositive NewsFFINFirst Financial Bankshares3.973 of 5 stars$40.62-0.8%$37.75-7.1%+49.0%$5.85B$636.07M28.011,500News CoveragePositive NewsUBSIUnited Bankshares3.0337 of 5 stars$41.40-1.1%$40.25-2.8%+22.3%$5.66B$1.54B15.682,635Positive NewsOZKBank OZK3.1273 of 5 stars$47.69-0.5%$48.50+1.7%+14.2%$5.44B$2.25B7.842,744FITBFifth Third Bancorp4.7398 of 5 stars$46.31-0.3%$43.09-6.9%+67.4%$31.14B$12.64B15.3918,724Positive NewsFCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares3.8778 of 5 stars$2,258.67+1.8%$2,025.90-10.3%+55.2%$31.02B$12.09B12.9416,021Positive NewsHBANHuntington Bancshares4.7714 of 5 stars$17.47-0.4%$16.26-6.9%+57.8%$25.48B$10.84B16.8019,955Analyst ForecastPositive NewsRFRegions Financial4.7315 of 5 stars$26.26flat$26.18-0.3%+61.1%$23.87B$9.15B14.8420,101Positive NewsKEYKeyCorp4.7568 of 5 stars$19.02+0.1%$18.03-5.2%+55.3%$18.83B$10.40B1,902.0017,333 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BPOP Alternatives GBCI Alternatives FFIN Alternatives UBSI Alternatives OZK Alternatives FITB Alternatives FCNCA Alternatives HBAN Alternatives RF Alternatives KEY Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WTFC) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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