DA Davidson Forecasts Weaker Earnings for Wintrust Financial

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

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on WTFC. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on Wintrust Financial from $152.00 to $135.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Wintrust Financial from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Saturday. Piper Sandler reissued an "above average" rating on shares of Wintrust Financial in a research 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. Finally, Stephens cut their price objective on shares of Wintrust Financial from $145.00 to $132.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report 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 issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $135.77.

Wintrust Financial Trading Up 0.5%

WTFC stock traded up $0.66 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $123.98. The company had a trading volume of 397,264 shares, compared to its average volume of 447,572. 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 $8.30 billion, a PE ratio of 12.26 and a beta of 0.82. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $118.04 and a 200 day moving average of $119.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.00.

Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The bank reported $2.69 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $643.11 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $643.11 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.89 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in WTFC. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Wintrust Financial by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,911,488 shares of the bank's stock worth $861,932,000 after buying an additional 58,162 shares during the last quarter. Earnest Partners LLC increased its position in Wintrust Financial by 7.4% during the first quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 1,410,773 shares of the bank's stock worth $158,656,000 after purchasing an additional 97,587 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in Wintrust Financial by 36.5% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,263,837 shares of the bank's stock worth $157,613,000 after purchasing an additional 337,763 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Wintrust Financial by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,165,898 shares of the bank's stock worth $145,443,000 after purchasing an additional 10,172 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in Wintrust Financial by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,128,724 shares of the bank's stock valued at $126,936,000 after purchasing an additional 30,018 shares during the last quarter. 93.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wintrust Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 8th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 8th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.61%. 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.