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

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

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. StockNews.com upgraded Wintrust Financial from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on Wintrust Financial from $152.00 to $135.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Stephens dropped their price objective on Wintrust Financial from $145.00 to $132.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Truist Financial decreased their target price on Wintrust Financial from $150.00 to $137.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Piper Sandler reissued an "above average" rating on shares of Wintrust Financial in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Wintrust Financial has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $133.54.

Wintrust Financial Stock Down 2.2 %

NASDAQ WTFC traded down $2.44 during trading on Friday, hitting $110.57. The stock had a trading volume of 161,758 shares, compared to its average volume of 419,670. Wintrust Financial has a 12 month low of $89.10 and a 12 month high of $142.04. The company has a market capitalization of $7.40 billion, a PE ratio of 10.72 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.01. The company's 50-day moving average price is $110.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $121.76.

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

Institutional Trading of Wintrust Financial

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Wintrust Financial by 10.8% during the 1st quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,290 shares of the bank's stock valued at $258,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares during the period. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. lifted its position in shares of Wintrust Financial by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 5,823 shares of the bank's stock worth $655,000 after buying an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Wintrust Financial by 43.3% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 349,983 shares of the bank's stock worth $39,359,000 after buying an additional 105,754 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors lifted its position in shares of Wintrust Financial by 24.3% during the 1st quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 4,086 shares of the bank's stock worth $460,000 after buying an additional 799 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Wintrust Financial during the 1st quarter worth $36,000. 93.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wintrust Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 8th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 8th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.81%. Wintrust Financial's payout ratio is 19.78%.

About Wintrust Financial

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.