Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFC) to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $2.33 Per Share, Wedbush Forecasts

Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFC - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Wedbush issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Wintrust Financial in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 27th. Wedbush analyst D. Chiaverini expects that the bank will post earnings of $2.33 per share for the quarter. Wedbush has a "Outperform" rating and a $110.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Wintrust Financial's current full-year earnings is $9.95 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Wintrust Financial's Q2 2025 earnings at $2.49 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.54 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $2.49 EPS.

Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 18th. The bank reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.42 by ($0.55). Wintrust Financial had a net margin of 18.71% and a return on equity of 13.23%. The company had revenue of $570.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $578.89 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.23 earnings per share.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on WTFC. UBS Group increased their price objective on Wintrust Financial from $105.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 23rd. Barclays initiated coverage on shares of Wintrust Financial in a research note on Friday, March 8th. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $135.00 price objective for the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on shares of Wintrust Financial from $103.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, January 19th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on Wintrust Financial from $104.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, January 19th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on Wintrust Financial from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, March 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $107.17.

Wintrust Financial Stock Down 0.3 %

WTFC stock traded down $0.28 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $104.39. The stock had a trading volume of 308,880 shares, compared to its average volume of 420,431. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.92 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. Wintrust Financial has a 1-year low of $58.12 and a 1-year high of $105.29. The company has a fifty day moving average of $97.12 and a 200 day moving average of $88.07.

Institutional Trading of Wintrust Financial

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital International Investors increased its position in Wintrust Financial by 79.5% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 1,566,003 shares of the bank's stock valued at $145,247,000 after acquiring an additional 693,452 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Wintrust Financial during the 4th quarter valued at $61,898,000. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in shares of Wintrust Financial by 148.9% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 883,347 shares of the bank's stock valued at $74,661,000 after purchasing an additional 528,449 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Wintrust Financial by 136.7% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 860,623 shares of the bank's stock worth $79,823,000 after purchasing an additional 497,065 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC increased its holdings in Wintrust Financial by 11.5% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,651,381 shares of the bank's stock valued at $351,179,000 after purchasing an additional 480,942 shares during the last quarter. 93.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Jeffrey D. Hahnfeld sold 588 shares of Wintrust Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.88, for a total transaction of $57,553.44. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 3,410 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $333,770.80. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In other Wintrust Financial news, insider Edward J. Wehmer sold 9,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.36, for a total transaction of $943,920.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 177,124 shares in the company, valued at $17,599,040.64. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Jeffrey D. Hahnfeld sold 588 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.88, for a total value of $57,553.44. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 3,410 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $333,770.80. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.41% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wintrust Financial Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 8th were given a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.72%. This is a positive change from Wintrust Financial's previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 7th. Wintrust Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.79%.

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.