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Wintrust Financial - WTFC Stock Forecast, Price & News

$87.42

+0.53 (+0.61%)

(As of 12/7/2022 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $86.14
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$88.71
50-Day Range: $81.55
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$95.03
52-Week Range: $76.13
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$105.56

Volume: 497,566 shs
Average Volume: 439,976 shs
Market Capitalization: $5.31 billion

P/E Ratio: 11.89
Dividend Yield: 1.57%
Price Target: $110.88

Wintrust Financial MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 26.8% Upside
$110.88 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
1.29% of Shares Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Strong
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: -0.46
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: 1.59
Based on 2 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$204,777 Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 27.53%
From $8.39 to $10.70 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

4.07 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

1st out of 871 stocks

State Commercial Banks Industry

1st out of 182 stocks

4.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Wintrust Financial has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $110.88, Wintrust Financial has a forecasted upside of 26.8% from its current price of $87.42.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Wintrust Financial has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

5.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.29% of the outstanding shares of Wintrust Financial have been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Wintrust Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Wintrust Financial has recently decreased by 18.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

3.3

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Wintrust Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 1.57%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Wintrust Financial has been increasing its dividend for 9 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Wintrust Financial is 18.50%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Wintrust Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.71% next year. This indicates that Wintrust Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

3.4

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
Wintrust Financial has received a 39.71% net impact score from Upright. The largest positive contribution comes from its "Societal infrastructure" impact, which is mostly driven by its "Pre-retirement counseling", "Cash withdrawal services", "Mortgages provided by brick and mortar banks", "Mortgage loans for corporations", "Consumer credit provided by brick and mortar banks", and "Home equity loans" products. See details.
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for Wintrust Financial is -0.46.

4.2

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Wintrust Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.59. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Wintrust Financial this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
Search Interest
3 people have searched for WTFC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
7 people have added Wintrust Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

2.5

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In 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 $204,777.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 1.41% of the stock of Wintrust Financial is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
92.21% of the stock of Wintrust Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

4.4

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Wintrust Financial are expected to grow by 27.53% in the coming year, from $8.39 to $10.70 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Wintrust Financial is 11.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 123.52.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Wintrust Financial is 11.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 171.91.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Wintrust Financial has a PEG Ratio of 0.60. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Wintrust Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.22. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) Stock

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. It also engages in the retail origination and purchase of residential mortgages for sale into the secondary market; and provision of lending, deposits, and treasury 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 clients. The Specialty Finance segment offers commercial and life insurance premiums financing 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 industry. The Wealth Management segment provides trust and investment, asset management, tax-deferred exchange, securities brokerage, and retirement plan services. The company operates 173 banking facilities and 228 ATMs in the Chicago metropolitan area, southern Wisconsin, northwest Indiana, and Florida. Wintrust Financial Corporation was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois.

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WTFC Stock News Headlines

December 2, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Wintrust And WesBanco Preferred Stocks: Undervalued With Great Protection From Higher Interest Rates

November 15, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Wintrust to Expand its Investment Management Business, Enters into Agreement to Acquire North American Asset Management Units from Rothschild & Co

October 21, 2022 | nasdaq.com

WTFC Crosses Below Key Moving Average Level

October 18, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Wintrust Financial Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results

October 6, 2022 | morningstar.com

Wintrust Financial Corp WTFC Stock Quote

September 21, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Wintrust Financial's (NASDAQ:WTFC) investors will be pleased with their favorable 43% return over the last three years

August 18, 2022 | nasdaq.com

WTFC Crosses Above Key Moving Average Level

August 6, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Here's What We Like About Wintrust Financial's (NASDAQ:WTFC) Upcoming Dividend

July 29, 2022 | markets.businessinsider.com

What 5 Analyst Ratings Have To Say About Wintrust Finl

July 21, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC) CEO Edward Wehmer on Q2 2022 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

July 20, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Wintrust Financial Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2022 Results

July 13, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Wintrust Announces Minimum Wage Increase

July 6, 2022 | markets.businessinsider.com

Where Wintrust Finl Stands With Analysts

June 24, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Wintrust Financial: Provisioning Likely To Drag Earnings

June 9, 2022 | markets.businessinsider.com

What 4 Analyst Ratings Have To Say About Wintrust Finl

June 8, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Wintrust Financial Corporation Announces Pricing of Upsized $258 Million Common Stock Offering

June 7, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Wintrust Financial Corporation Announces Public Offering of Common Stock

June 2, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Wintrust Financial Breaks Above 200-Day Moving Average - Bullish for WTFC

May 31, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Wintrust Wins Seven Greenwich Excellence Awards in U.S. Middle Market and Small Business Banking

May 30, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Wall Street Analysts Think Wintrust (WTFC) Could Surge 31%: Read This Before Placing a Bet

May 8, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) Could Be A Buy For Its Upcoming Dividend

May 6, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Investing in Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) five years ago would have delivered you a 33% gain

May 6, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Is Wintrust Financial (WTFC) Stock Undervalued Right Now?

April 30, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Wintrust Financial declares $0.34 dividend

April 29, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Thursday 4/28 Insider Buying Report: WBD, WTFC

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WTFC Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 10/18/2022
Ex-Dividend for 11/25 Dividend: 11/09/2022
Dividend Payable: 11/25/2022
Today: 12/07/2022
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2022
Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/18/2023

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Industry: State commercial banks
Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
Sector: Finance
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WTFC
CUSIP: 97650W10
CIK: 1015328
Web: www.wintrust.com
Phone: (847) 939-9000
Fax: 847-615-4091
Employees: 5,239
Year Founded: 1991

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Forecast: $110.88
High Stock Price Forecast: $121.00
Low Stock Price Forecast: $96.00
Forecasted Upside/Downside: +26.8%
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $7.35
Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.89
Forward P/E Ratio: 10.42
P/E Growth: 0.6
Net Income: $466.15 million
Net Margins: 23.23%
Pretax Margin: 32.19%
Return on Equity: 11.10%
Return on Assets: 0.91%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.82
Current Ratio: 1.00
Quick Ratio: 0.99

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $1.86 billion
Price / Sales: 2.85
Cash Flow: $10.31 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 8.48
Book Value: $71.68 per share
Price / Book: 1.22

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 60,765,000
Free Float: 59,908,000
Market Cap: $5.31 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.19

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Key Executives

Mr. Edward Joseph Wehmer (Age 68)
Founder, CEO & Director
Comp: $4.61M

Mr. Timothy S. Crane (Age 60)
Pres
Comp: $1.43M

Mr. David L. Stoehr (Age 62)
Exec. VP & CFO
Comp: $1.17M

Mr. David Alan Dykstra (Age 61)
Vice Chairman & COO
Comp: $2.07M

Mr. Richard B. Murphy (Age 62)
Vice Chairman & Chief Lending Officer
Comp: $1.54M

Mr. Tony Buttrick
Exec. VP & Chief Information Officer

Ms. Kathleen M. Boege (Age 55)
Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec.

Ms. Norah Larke
Sr. VP & Chief HR Officer

Mr. Thomas Patrick Zidar (Age 53)
Exec. VP & Market Head of Wealth Management Services

Mr. Guy W. Eisenhuth (Age 66)
Exec. VP & Regional Market Head

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Insiders & Institutions

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WTFC Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Wintrust Financial stock right now?: 9 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Wintrust Financial in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating, 7 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" WTFC shares.
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What is Wintrust Financial's stock price forecast for 2023?: 9 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for Wintrust Financial's stock. Their WTFC share price forecasts range from $96.00 to $121.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $110.88 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 26.8% from the stock's current price.
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How have WTFC shares performed in 2022?: Wintrust Financial's stock was trading at $90.82 at the start of the year. Since then, WTFC stock has decreased by 3.7% and is now trading at $87.42.
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When is Wintrust Financial's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 18th 2023.
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How were Wintrust Financial's earnings last quarter?: Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October, 18th. The bank reported $2.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.11 by $0.10. The bank had revenue of $502.93 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $497.95 million. Wintrust Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.10% and a net margin of 23.23%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 18.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.77 EPS.
How often does Wintrust Financial pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Wintrust Financial?: Wintrust Financial declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 10th will be given a dividend of $0.34 per share on Friday, November 25th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.56%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 9th.
Read our dividend analysis for WTFC.
Is Wintrust Financial a good dividend stock?: Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.57%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 9 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 18.50%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WTFC will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.71% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for WTFC.
What is Edward J. Wehmer's approval rating as Wintrust Financial's CEO?: 95 employees have rated Wintrust Financial Chief Executive Officer Edward J. Wehmer on Glassdoor.com. Edward J. Wehmer has an approval rating of 93% among the company's employees. This puts Edward J. Wehmer in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

What other stocks do shareholders of Wintrust Financial own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Wintrust Financial investors own include Exxon Mobil (XOM), Intel (INTC), NVIDIA (NVDA), AT&T (T), Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), Walt Disney (DIS), KeyCorp (KEY), Netflix (NFLX), AbbVie (ABBV) and Cisco Systems (CSCO).
What is Wintrust Financial's stock symbol?: Wintrust Financial trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WTFC."
Who are Wintrust Financial's major shareholders?: Wintrust Financial's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.76%), BlackRock Inc. (9.56%), State Street Corp (4.35%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.95%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (3.88%) and Alliancebernstein L.P. (2.13%). Insiders that own company stock include Alex E Washington III, David L Stoehr, Edward J Wehmer, Gary D Sweeney, H Patrick Hackett Jr, Karin Gustafson Teglia, Kathleen M Boege, Richard B Murphy, Thomas P Zidar and Timothy Crane.
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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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Wintrust Financial's stock price today?: One share of WTFC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $87.42.
How much money does Wintrust Financial make?: Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) has a market capitalization of $5.31 billion and generates $1.86 billion in revenue each year. The bank earns $466.15 million in net income (profit) each year or $7.35 on an earnings per share basis.
How many employees does Wintrust Financial have?: The company employs 5,239 workers across the globe.
Does Wintrust Financial have any subsidiaries?: The following companies are subsidiares of Wintrust Financial: 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, FIFC Edge International Corporation, First Community Bank, First Insurance Funding of Canada Inc., First Northwest Capital Trust I, Great Lakes Advisors LLC, Hinsdale Bank & Trust Company N.A., Hyde Park Facilities Inc., Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company N.A., Libertyville Bank & Trust Company N.A., Northbrook Bank & Trust Company N.A., Northview Capital Trust I, Old Plank Trail Community Bank N.A., Schaumburg Bank & Trust Company N.A., St. Charles Bank & Trust Company N.A., State Bank of the Lakes N.A., Suburban Illinois Capital Trust II, The Chicago Trust Company N.A., Town Bank N.A., Town Bankshares Capital Trust I, Tricom Inc. of Milwaukee, Village Bank & Trust N.A., WHAMCO Holding Company, Wheaton Bank and Trust Company N.A., Wintrust Asset Finance Inc., Wintrust Bank N.A., Wintrust Capital Trust III, Wintrust Capital Trust IX, Wintrust Capital Trust VII, Wintrust Capital Trust VIII, Wintrust Investments L.L.C., Wintrust Statutory Trust IV, and Wintrust Statutory Trust V.
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How can I contact Wintrust Financial?: Wintrust Financial's mailing address is 9700 WEST HIGGINS ROAD 8TH FLOOR, ROSEMONT IL, 60018. The official website for the company is www.wintrust.com. The bank can be reached via phone at (847) 939-9000, via email at investor_info@wintrust.com, or via fax at 847-615-4091.

This page (NASDAQ:WTFC) was last updated on 12/7/2022 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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