NASDAQ:WTFC Wintrust Financial (WTFC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $151.27 -0.45 (-0.30%) Closing price 11/6/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$151.41 +0.14 (+0.09%) As of 11/6/2026 07:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Wintrust Financial Stock (NASDAQ:WTFC) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Wintrust Financial alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$150.47▼$152.8050-Day Range$141.02▼$157.4052-Week Range$122.00▼$167.21Volume456,228 shsAverage Volume578,983 shsMarket Capitalization$10.21 billionP/E Ratio11.60Dividend Yield1.45%Price Target$175.50Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Wintrust Financial Corporation is a bank holding company founded in 1991 and headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois. Through a network of locally operated community banks, it serves individuals, businesses and nonprofit organizations, primarily in the Chicago area and surrounding parts of Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana. The company offers consumer and commercial banking services, including deposit accounts, business and personal loans, cash management and treasury services. Its other businesses provide mortgage lending, wealth management and specialty finance services. Wintrust’s community banking model combines local banking brands and decision-making with the resources of a larger financial organization. Timothy S. Crane has served as the company’s chief executive officer since 2020.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Wintrust Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks94th Percentile Overall ScoreWTFC MarketRank™: 4.68558595345 of 5 starsWintrust Financial scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 106th out of 843 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.6 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingWintrust Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialWintrust Financial has a consensus price target of $175.50, representing about 16.0% upside from its current price of $151.27.Amount of Analyst CoverageWintrust Financial has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Wintrust Financial's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth5.94% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Wintrust Financial are expected to grow by 5.94% in the coming year, from $13.29 to $14.08 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Wintrust Financial is 11.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.38.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Wintrust Financial is 11.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.18.Price to Earnings Growth RatioWintrust Financial has a PEG Ratio of 1.11. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioWintrust Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.48. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Wintrust Financial's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted4.41% of the float of Wintrust Financial has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverWintrust Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.98.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Wintrust Financial has recently decreased by 0.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldWintrust Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 1.45%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthWintrust Financial has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Wintrust Financial is 16.87%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Wintrust Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.63% next year. This indicates that Wintrust Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Wintrust Financial's dividend. News and Social Media3.6 / 5News Sentiment0.81 News SentimentWintrust Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.81. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Wintrust Financial this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.MarketBeat Follows4 people have added Wintrust Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Wintrust Financial insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,260,674.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders1.24% of the stock of Wintrust Financial is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions93.48% of the stock of Wintrust Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Wintrust Financial's insider trading history. Receive WTFC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Wintrust Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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WTFC Stock News HeadlinesWintrust Financial Leads Five Dividend Payouts on November 5November 5 at 2:13 PM | 247wallst.comWintrust Financial Corp's Dividend AnalysisNovember 5 at 8:16 AM | finance.yahoo.comYou missed yesterday's deadline…In June 2025, a drilling crew near the Grand Canyon uncovered an energy source producing nearly eight times the output of Saudi Arabia's largest oil well, enough potential energy to power civilization for two million years. While the One Big Beautiful Bill Act stripped tax credits from solar, wind, and EVs on July 4th, this discovery was reclassified alongside oil and nuclear and secured eight years of credits. Google signed a 15-year contract, and Bill Gates committed 100 million dollars.November 8 at 1:00 AM | Behind the Markets (Ad)Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) Stock Gets Price Target Bump from BarclaysNovember 5 at 3:01 AM | americanbankingnews.comWintrust Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:WTFC) Stock Has Average Target Price of $175.14November 1, 2026 | americanbankingnews.com5 Dividend Stocks With November Payments. Three Go Ex-Dividend MondayOctober 30, 2026 | 247wallst.comUBS upgrades Wintrust Financial to buy from neutralOctober 29, 2026 | msn.comWintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) Insider Sells $1,060,837.76 in StockOctober 24, 2026 | insidertrades.comSee More Headlines WTFC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have WTFC shares performed this year? Wintrust Financial's stock was trading at $139.82 at the start of the year. Since then, WTFC shares have increased by 8.2% and is now trading at $151.27. How were Wintrust Financial's earnings last quarter? Wintrust Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:WTFC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October, 19th. The bank reported $3.37 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.31 by $0.06. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Does Wintrust Financial have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Wintrust Financial: First Community Bank, Barrington Bank & Trust Company N.A., Beverly Bank & Trust Company N.A., Chicago Deferred Exchange Company LLC, Community Financial Shares Statutory Trust II, Crystal Lake Bank & Trust Company N.A., Elektra Holding Company LLC, and others. Who are Wintrust Financial's major shareholders? Wintrust Financial's top institutional investors include Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.95%), Reinhart Partners LLC. (0.78%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.73%) and Aberdeen Group plc (0.62%). Insiders that own company stock include David A Dykstra, Richard B Murphy, Kathleen M Boege, David Eric Lee, David L Stoehr, Suzet M Mckinney, Edward J Wehmer and Jeffrey D Hahnfeld. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Wintrust Financial? Shares of WTFC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Wintrust Financial own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Wintrust Financial investors own include Intel (INTC), NVIDIA (NVDA), Pfizer (PFE), Micron Technology (MU), Bank of America (BAC), GE Aerospace (GE) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Company Calendar Record date for 8/20 Dividend8/06/2026Ex-Dividend for 8/20 Dividend8/06/2026Dividend Payable8/20/2026Last Earnings10/19/2026Record date for 11/19 Dividend11/05/2026Ex-Dividend for 11/19 Dividend11/05/2026Today11/08/2026Dividend Payable11/19/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)1/19/2027Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (2w+) 1-Year History Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 Nov 26 For the last 2 weeks, WTFC's financial health has been in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Banks Sub-IndustryRegional Banks Current SymbolNASDAQ:WTFC CIK1015328 Webwww.wintrust.com Phone(847) 939-9000Fax847-615-4091Employees5,902Year Founded1991Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Wintrust Financial$175.50 High Price Target$195.00 Low Price Target$160.00 Potential Upside/Downside+16.0%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.71 Research Coverage14 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$13.04 Trailing P/E Ratio11.60 Forward P/E Ratio10.74 P/E Growth1.11Net Income$823.84 million Net Margins21.03% Pretax Margin28.41% Return on Equity13.31% Return on Assets1.26% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.63 Current Ratio0.98 Quick Ratio0.97 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.92 billion Price / Sales3.49 Cash Flow$14.20 per share Price / Cash Flow10.65 Book Value$102.04 per share Price / Book1.48Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares67,484,000Free Float66,647,000Market Cap$10.21 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.86 Social Links 7 Stocks That Could Lead the Next Market BoomTesla, Nvidia, and Google helped shape the last era of market growth, but the next wave could come from a new group of companies. 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