Wintrust Financial Corporation operates as a financial holding company in the Chicago metropolitan area, southern Wisconsin, and northwest Indiana. 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), Internet banking, and other services. It also engages in the origination and purchase of residential mortgages for sale into the secondary market; and provision of lending, deposits, and cash management services to condominium, homeowner, and community associations, as well as asset-based lending for middle-market companies. In addition, this segment offers loan and deposit services to mortgage brokerage companies; lending to restaurant franchisees; direct leasing; small business administration loans; commercial mortgages and construction loans; and financial solutions. It provides personal and commercial banking services primarily to individuals, small to mid-sized businesses, local governmental units, and institutional customers. The Specialty Finance segment offers commercial and life insurance premiums for businesses and individuals; accounts receivable financing, value-added, and out-sourced administrative services; and other specialty finance services, as well as data processing of payrolls, billing, and cash management services to temporary staffing service clients. The Wealth Management segment provides trust and investment, asset management, securities brokerage, and retirement plan services. As of December 31, 2017, the company had approximately 157 banking facilities and 212 ATMs. Wintrust Financial Corporation was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry State commercial banks
Sub-IndustryRegional Banks
SectorFinance
Phone847-939-9000
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$1.53 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees4,075
OptionableOptionable
Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Wintrust Financial's stock symbol?
Wintrust Financial trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WTFC."
How often does Wintrust Financial pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Wintrust Financial?
Wintrust Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share on Thursday, February 21st. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.35%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 6th. This is a boost from Wintrust Financial's previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. View Wintrust Financial's Dividend History.
How were Wintrust Financial's earnings last quarter?
Wintrust Financial Corp (NASDAQ:WTFC) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January, 22nd. The bank reported $1.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.22. The bank earned $329.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $344.46 million. Wintrust Financial had a return on equity of 11.36% and a net margin of 22.47%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.17 EPS. View Wintrust Financial's Earnings History.
When is Wintrust Financial's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for WTFC?
8 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Wintrust Financial's shares. Their forecasts range from $91.00 to $101.00. On average, they anticipate Wintrust Financial's share price to reach $96.1111 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 29.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Wintrust Financial.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Wintrust Financial?
8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Wintrust Financial in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings, 5 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Wintrust Financial.
Has Wintrust Financial been receiving favorable news coverage?
News articles about WTFC stock have trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Wintrust Financial earned a media sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.
Who are some of Wintrust Financial's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Wintrust Financial include SVB Financial Group (SIVB), East West Bancorp (EWBC), Signature Bank (SBNY), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Popular (BPOP), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Investors Bancorp (ISBC), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), IBERIABANK (IBKC), Bank Ozk (OZK), United Bankshares (UBSI), Associated Banc (ASB) and First Hawaiian (FHB).
Who are Wintrust Financial's key executives?
Wintrust Financial's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Edward Joseph Wehmer, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 65)
- Mr. David L. Stoehr, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 59)
- Mr. David Alan Dykstra, Sr. EVP & COO (Age 58)
- Mr. Timothy S. Crane, Exec. VP, Treasurer & Sr. Market Head (Age 57)
- Mr. Tony Buttrick, Exec. VP & Chief Information Officer
Who are Wintrust Financial's major shareholders?
Wintrust Financial's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.94%), Millennium Management LLC (3.41%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.95%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.84%), Northern Trust Corp (1.76%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.43%). Company insiders that own Wintrust Financial stock include David A Dykstra, David L Larson, David L Stoehr, Edward J Wehmer, Gary D Sweeney, Ingrid S Stafford, Leona A Gleason, Peter D Crist, Richard B Murphy, Thomas P Zidar, Timothy Crane and William J Doyle. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Wintrust Financial.
Which institutional investors are selling Wintrust Financial stock?
WTFC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Bank of America Corp DE, Falcon Point Capital LLC, Prudential Financial Inc. and Standard Life Aberdeen plc. Company insiders that have sold Wintrust Financial company stock in the last year include Edward J Wehmer, Richard B Murphy, Thomas P Zidar and Timothy Crane. View Insider Buying and Selling for Wintrust Financial.
Which institutional investors are buying Wintrust Financial stock?
WTFC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Citigroup Inc., Millennium Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Basswood Capital Management L.L.C., Seacliff Capital LLC, Stifel Financial Corp, Southside Capital LLC and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Company insiders that have bought Wintrust Financial stock in the last two years include Gary D Sweeney and William J Doyle. View Insider Buying and Selling for Wintrust Financial.
How do I buy shares of Wintrust Financial?
Shares of WTFC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Wintrust Financial's stock price today?
One share of WTFC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $74.29.
How big of a company is Wintrust Financial?
Wintrust Financial has a market capitalization of $4.19 billion and generates $1.53 billion in revenue each year. The bank earns $343.16 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.86 on an earnings per share basis. Wintrust Financial employs 4,075 workers across the globe.
What is Wintrust Financial's official website?
How can I contact Wintrust Financial?
Wintrust Financial's mailing address is 9700 WEST HIGGINS ROAD 8TH FLOOR, ROSEMONT IL, 60018. The bank can be reached via phone at 847-939-9000 or via email at [email protected]
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