Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for WTFC Q3 Earnings

Wintrust Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:WTFC - Free Report) - Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Wintrust Financial in a report released on Wednesday, July 23rd. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis expects that the bank will post earnings per share of $2.71 for the quarter. DA Davidson has a "Buy" rating and a $155.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Wintrust Financial's current full-year earnings is $10.36 per share.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating and set a $162.00 target price (up from $145.00) on shares of Wintrust Financial in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Piper Sandler restated an "overweight" rating and set a $160.00 target price (up from $141.00) on shares of Wintrust Financial in a research report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen raised Wintrust Financial from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, July 12th. Hovde Group increased their price target on Wintrust Financial from $107.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Wintrust Financial from $137.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $145.77.

Wintrust Financial Stock Down 0.5%

Wintrust Financial stock traded down $0.69 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $132.11. The company had a trading volume of 475,858 shares, compared to its average volume of 469,024. 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 stock has a market cap of $8.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.50 and a beta of 0.82. The business has a fifty day moving average of $124.88 and a 200 day moving average of $120.42. Wintrust Financial has a 1 year low of $89.10 and a 1 year high of $142.04.

Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 21st. The bank reported $2.78 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $670.78 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $661.43 million. Wintrust Financial had a net margin of 18.06% and a return on equity of 12.08%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.32 earnings per share.

Wintrust Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.51%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 7th. Wintrust Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 18.92%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA raised its stake in shares of Wintrust Financial by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA now owns 19,896 shares of the bank's stock worth $2,238,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System raised its stake in Wintrust Financial by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 18,600 shares of the bank's stock valued at $2,092,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Securian Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Wintrust Financial by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Securian Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,098 shares of the bank's stock valued at $573,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its stake in Wintrust Financial by 52.9% in the 2nd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 289 shares of the bank's stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in Wintrust Financial by 20.4% in the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 601 shares of the bank's stock valued at $74,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.48% of the company's stock.

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.