DA Davidson Predicts Reduced Earnings for Wintrust Financial

Wintrust Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:WTFC - Free Report) - Equities researchers at DA Davidson lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Wintrust Financial in a research note issued to investors on Friday, June 27th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis now expects that the bank will earn $2.70 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.75. DA Davidson 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. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Wintrust Financial's FY2026 earnings at $11.08 EPS.

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 analysts' consensus estimates of $2.52 by $0.17. Wintrust Financial had a net margin of 17.32% and a return on equity of 12.00%. The company had revenue of $643.11 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $643.11 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.89 earnings per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on WTFC. Piper Sandler reissued an "above average" rating on shares of Wintrust Financial in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Wintrust Financial from $138.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Hovde Group lifted their price objective on Wintrust Financial from $107.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on Wintrust Financial from $152.00 to $135.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Raymond James Financial set a $143.00 price target on Wintrust Financial and gave the stock a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $135.77.

Wintrust Financial Price Performance

Shares of WTFC stock traded up $1.61 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $131.92. 364,750 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 433,759. Wintrust Financial has a fifty-two week low of $89.10 and a fifty-two week high of $142.04. The firm has a market cap of $8.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.05 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $119.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $119.66.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Park Place Capital Corp increased its position in Wintrust Financial by 1,264.7% during the first quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 232 shares of the bank's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Wintrust Financial during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Wintrust Financial during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Wintrust Financial in the 1st quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Wintrust Financial in the first quarter valued at about $38,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.48% of the company's stock.

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.