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Wintrust Financial - WTFC Stock Forecast, Price & News

$72.95

+0.84 (+1.16%)

(As of 03/31/2023 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $72.09
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$73.53
50-Day Range: $69.65
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$95.65
52-Week Range: $57.48
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$98.54

Volume: 546,582 shs
Average Volume: 941,147 shs
Market Capitalization: $4.45 billion

P/E Ratio: 9.12
Dividend Yield: 2.19%
Price Target: $105.20

Institutional Ownership

Wintrust Financial MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 44.2% Upside
$105.20 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
2.03% of Shares Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Strong
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: -0.46
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: 0.02
Based on 10 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares
$520,501 Bought Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: -1.11%
From $10.83 to $10.71 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

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

3.47 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

11th out of 890 stocks

State Commercial Banks Industry

5th out of 188 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 $105.20, Wintrust Financial has a forecasted upside of 44.2% from its current price of $72.95.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Wintrust Financial has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
2.03% 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 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Wintrust Financial has recently increased by 7.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

4.2

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Wintrust Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 2.20%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Wintrust Financial has been increasing its dividend for 10 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Wintrust Financial is 20.00%. 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 14.94% 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.

2.2

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Wintrust Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.02. 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 0.46 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Wintrust Financial this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 1 people have searched for WTFC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -86% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
13 people have added Wintrust Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 550% compared to the previous 30 days.

3.3

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Wintrust Financial insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $520,501.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 1.41% of the stock of Wintrust Financial is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
89.47% of the stock of Wintrust Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

2.5

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Wintrust Financial are expected to decrease by -1.11% in the coming year, from $10.83 to $10.71 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Wintrust Financial is 9.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 121.26.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Wintrust Financial is 9.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 136.04.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Wintrust Financial has a PEG Ratio of 0.39. 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 1.01. 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 Corp. operates as holding company, which engages in the provision of banking and financial services. It operates through the following segments: Community Banking, Specialty Finance, and Wealth Management. The Community Banking segment provides community-oriented, personal, and commercial banking services to customers located in its market area. The Specialty Finance segment offers financing of insurance premiums for businesses and individuals, accounts receivable financing, value-added, out-sourced administrative services, and other specialty finance businesses. The Wealth Management segment is involved in wealth management services through Wintrust Investments, CTC, Great Lakes Advisors and CDEC, trust and investment services, tax-deferred like-kind exchange services, asset management, securities brokerage services and 401(k) and retirement plan services. The company was founded by Edward Joseph Wehmer on December 30, 1992 and is headquartered in Rosemont, IL.

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WTFC Stock News Headlines

March 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Wintrust Wins Highest Ranking by J.D. Power for Customer Satisfaction with Retail Banking in Illinois for the Second Year in a Row

March 30, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Wintrust Financial Co. to Post Q1 2023 Earnings of $2.64 Per Share, Wedbush Forecasts (NASDAQ:WTFC)

April 1, 2023 | Weiss Ratings (Ad)

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March 26, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) Shares Gap Down After Analyst Downgrade

March 24, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) Given New $87.00 Price Target at Truist Financial

March 22, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Head to Head Analysis: BayFirst Financial (NASDAQ:BAFN) & Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC)

March 15, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Strength Seen in Wintrust (WTFC): Can Its 5.5% Jump Turn into More Strength?

March 14, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

Analyst Ratings for Wintrust Finl

April 1, 2023 | Weiss Ratings (Ad)

Banking Nightmare

March 3, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

Wintrust Financial: Attractively Valued With Good Prospects Of Earnings Growth

February 22, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Wintrust Financial Corporation to Present at RBC Capital Markets Global Financials Conference on March 7, 2023

February 6, 2023 | benzinga.com

Insiders Buying Wintrust Financial And 2 Other Stocks

February 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Alex Washington Is The Independent Director of Wintrust Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:WTFC) And They Just Picked Up 8.4% More Shares

February 1, 2023 | msn.com

Benzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For February 1, 2023

January 30, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Wintrust To Appoint Timothy S. Crane as Chief Executive Officer

January 19, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC) Q4 2022 Earnings Call Transcript

January 18, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Wintrust Financial Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results

December 22, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Wintrust Financial Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-to-Date 2022 Earnings Release Schedule

December 8, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bull of the Day: Wintrust Financial (WTFC)

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

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WTFC Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 1/18/2023
Ex-Dividend for 2/23 Dividend: 2/08/2023
Dividend Payable: 2/23/2023
Today: 4/01/2023
Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/18/2023
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2023

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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: 5,275
Year Founded: 1991

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Forecast: $105.20
High Stock Price Forecast: $121.00
Low Stock Price Forecast: $87.00
Forecasted Upside/Downside: +44.2%
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $8.00
Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.12
Forward P/E Ratio: 6.74
P/E Growth: 0.39
Net Income: $509.68 million
Net Margins: 23.08%
Pretax Margin: 31.72%
Return on Equity: 11.99%
Return on Assets: 0.99%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.82
Current Ratio: 0.99
Quick Ratio: 0.98

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $2.21 billion
Price / Sales: 2.02
Cash Flow: $9.83 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 7.42
Book Value: $72.15 per share
Price / Book: 1.01

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 61,020,000
Free Float: 60,156,000
Market Cap: $4.45 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.20

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Key Executives

Edward Joseph Wehmer
Chief Executive Officer & Director

Timothy S. Crane
President & Director

David A. Dykstra
Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer

David L. Stoehr
Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President

Tom Zidar
EVP & Head-Market Wealth Management Services

Key Competitors

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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 analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Wintrust Financial in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating, 7 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" WTFC shares.
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What is Wintrust Financial's stock price forecast for 2023?: 9 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Wintrust Financial's shares. Their WTFC share price forecasts range from $87.00 to $121.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $105.20 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 44.2% from the stock's current price.
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How have WTFC shares performed in 2023?: Wintrust Financial's stock was trading at $84.52 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, WTFC stock has decreased by 13.7% and is now trading at $72.95.
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When is Wintrust Financial's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 18th 2023.
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How were Wintrust Financial's earnings last quarter?: Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFC) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January, 18th. The bank reported $2.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.60 by $0.37. The bank earned $550.66 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $550.90 million. Wintrust Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.99% and a net margin of 23.08%.
How often does Wintrust Financial pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Wintrust Financial?: Wintrust Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 9th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share on Thursday, February 23rd. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.19%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 8th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.34.
Read our dividend analysis for WTFC.
What ETFs hold Wintrust Financial's stock?: ETFs with the largest weight of Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) stock in their portfolio include First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA), Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF (KBWR), Nuveen Small Cap Select ETF (NSCS), SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE), SPDR S&P Bank ETF (KBE), Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3x Shares (DPST), iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF (IAT) and First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF (DVLU).
Is Wintrust Financial a good dividend stock?: Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.20%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 10 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 20.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WTFC will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.94% 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."
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 $72.95.
How much money does Wintrust Financial make?: Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) has a market capitalization of $4.45 billion and generates $2.21 billion in revenue each year. The bank earns $509.68 million in net income (profit) each year or $8.00 on an earnings per share basis.
How many employees does Wintrust Financial have?: The company employs 5,275 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 4/1/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Wintrust Financial - WTFC Stock Forecast, Price & News

Wintrust Financial MarketRank™ Forecast

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

Environmental Sustainability

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest

MarketBeat Follows

Company Ownership

Earnings and Valuation

About Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) Stock

WTFC Stock News Headlines

WTFC Company Calendar

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Price Target and Rating

Profitability

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Miscellaneous

Social Links

Key Executives

Key Competitors

Insiders & Institutions

WTFC Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Overall MarketRank^™