NASDAQ:WTFC Wintrust Financial (WTFC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $144.08 +0.54 (+0.38%) Closing price 10/16/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$144.08 +0.00 (+0.00%) As of 10/16/2026 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$143.08▼$146.6650-Day Range$141.02▼$162.6052-Week Range$120.13▼$167.21Volume383,363 shsAverage Volume533,347 shsMarket Capitalization$9.72 billionP/E Ratio11.57Dividend Yield1.53%Price Target$176.20Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Wintrust Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: WTFC) is a financial holding company headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois. Founded in 1991, the company operates a network of community banks serving individuals, families and businesses primarily in the Chicago metropolitan area, southern Wisconsin and northwest Indiana. Wintrust’s banking subsidiaries provide deposit accounts, commercial and consumer lending, residential mortgages, treasury management, trust and investment services, and other traditional banking products. The company also offers specialized financial services through businesses focused on mortgage banking, wealth management, specialty finance and premium finance. Wintrust combines locally managed banking with shared technology, infrastructure and specialized expertise across its organization. Timothy J. Crane serves as president and chief executive officer, while founder Edward J. Wehmer serves as executive chairman.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Wintrust Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks93rd Percentile Overall ScoreWTFC MarketRank™: 4.63379164463 of 5 starsWintrust Financial scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 127th out of 855 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.1 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingWintrust Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialWintrust Financial has a consensus price target of $176.20, representing about 22.3% upside from its current price of $144.08.Amount of Analyst CoverageWintrust Financial has been the subject of 9 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 Growth5.92% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Wintrust Financial are expected to grow by 5.92% in the coming year, from $13.17 to $13.95 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Wintrust Financial is 11.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.31.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Wintrust Financial is 11.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.66.Price to Book Value per Share RatioWintrust Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.41. 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 Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted4.43% 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 6.48.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Wintrust Financial has recently increased by 12.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldWintrust Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 1.53%, 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 17.67%. 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 15.77% 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 Media2.8 / 5News Sentiment0.43 News SentimentWintrust Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.43. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 8 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. 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 $2,199,837.00 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. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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Weiss has publicly predicted six major American market crashes over his 55-year career, each warning issued before the crisis hit. Now the founder of Weiss Ratings, the only conflict-free rating agency in America, says he is watching a $3 trillion problem that could trigger a chain reaction across markets and banks.October 18 at 1:00 AM | Weiss Ratings (Ad)Wintrust Financial Gears Up For Q3 Print; Here Are The Recent Forecast Changes From Wall Street's Most Accurate AnalystsOctober 13, 2026 | benzinga.comWintrust Financial Gears Up For Q3 Print; Here Are The Recent Forecast Changes From Wall Street's Most Accurate AnalystsOctober 13, 2026 | benzinga.com2 Reasons to Sell WTFC and 1 Stock to Buy InsteadOctober 12, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comWintrust Financial (WTFC) Expected to Post Quarterly Earnings on MondayOctober 12, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comECB Bancorp (NASDAQ:ECBK) & Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) Head-To-Head AnalysisOctober 9, 2026 | americanbankingnews.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 beginning of 2026. Since then, WTFC stock has increased by 3.0% and is now trading at $144.08. How were Wintrust Financial's earnings last quarter? Wintrust Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:WTFC) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July, 20th. The bank reported $3.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.15 by $0.15. Wintrust Financial's quarterly revenue was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Does Wintrust Financial have any subsidiaries? Wintrust Financial subsidiaries include these companies: 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 more. 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%), Congress Asset Management Co. (0.17%) and First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. (0.01%). 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 Last Earnings7/20/2026Record date for 8/20 Dividend8/06/2026Ex-Dividend for 8/20 Dividend8/06/2026Dividend Payable8/20/2026Today10/18/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/19/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get 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. Yellow Zone (1w+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 For the last 12 days, WTFC's financial health has been in the Yellow 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$176.20 High Price Target$195.00 Low Price Target$160.00 Potential Upside/Downside+22.3%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage15 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$12.45 Trailing P/E Ratio11.57 Forward P/E Ratio10.94 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$823.84 million Net Margins20.72% Pretax Margin28.01% Return on Equity13.37% Return on Assets1.28% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.62 Current Ratio0.98 Quick Ratio0.97 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.86 billion Price / Sales3.39 Cash Flow$14.20 per share Price / Cash Flow10.15 Book Value$102.04 per share Price / Book1.41Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares67,466,000Free Float66,629,000Market Cap$9.72 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.89 Social Links 7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Add To Your Forever PortfolioA strong long-term portfolio starts with companies that can survive recessions, inflation, changing consumer habits, and shifting market leadership. 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