Wintrust Financial (WTFC) Competitors $129.04 +2.94 (+2.33%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$131.00 +1.96 (+1.52%) As of 05:09 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WTFC vs. ABCB, EWBC, HWC, ONB, ASB, FNB, RF, SNV, SSB, and WBSShould you be buying Wintrust Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wintrust Financial include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), East West Bancorp (EWBC), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Old National Bancorp (ONB), Associated Banc (ASB), F.N.B. (FNB), Regions Financial (RF), Synovus Financial (SNV), SouthState Bank (SSB), and Webster Financial (WBS). Wintrust Financial vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp East West Bancorp Hancock Whitney Old National Bancorp Associated Banc F.N.B. Regions Financial Synovus Financial SouthState Bank Webster Financial Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings. Do institutionals and insiders believe in WTFC or ABCB? 93.5% of Wintrust Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Wintrust Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend WTFC or ABCB? Wintrust Financial currently has a consensus target price of $152.92, suggesting a potential upside of 18.50%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $72.14, suggesting a potential downside of 2.47%. Given Wintrust Financial's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Wintrust Financial is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Wintrust Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to WTFC or ABCB? In the previous week, Wintrust Financial had 14 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Wintrust Financial and 22 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Wintrust Financial's score of 0.79 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Wintrust Financial 10 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ameris Bancorp 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, WTFC or ABCB? Wintrust Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. Wintrust Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWintrust Financial$3.97B2.18$695.04M$10.8811.86Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.51$358.68M$5.6813.02 Which has more volatility & risk, WTFC or ABCB? Wintrust Financial has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is WTFC or ABCB more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Wintrust Financial's net margin of 18.85%. Wintrust Financial's return on equity of 13.05% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Wintrust Financial18.85% 13.05% 1.21% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% Is WTFC or ABCB a better dividend stock? Wintrust Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Wintrust Financial pays out 18.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Wintrust Financial has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Wintrust Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryWintrust Financial beats Ameris Bancorp on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Wintrust Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WTFC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WTFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWintrust FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$8.64B$2.41B$12.64B$10.76BDividend Yield1.59%3.72%5.56%4.83%P/E Ratio11.8610.8721.3728.55Price / Sales2.182.6429.91189.71Price / Cash10.5710.5022.2960.67Price / Book1.451.202.266.61Net Income$695.04M$174.54M$1.02B$276.82M7 Day Performance5.13%4.39%1.49%2.07%1 Month Performance-2.04%-0.70%-0.26%2.62%1 Year Performance13.02%7.70%536.91%32.86% Wintrust Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WTFCWintrust Financial4.9649 of 5 stars$129.04+2.3%$152.92+18.5%+10.3%$8.64B$3.97B11.865,903Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionABCBAmeris Bancorp3.6045 of 5 stars$72.60+2.0%$72.14-0.6%+15.5%$4.98B$1.13B13.932,850Upcoming EarningsBuyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionEWBCEast West Bancorp4.6454 of 5 stars$101.18+1.9%$121.33+19.9%+6.6%$13.68B$4.53B11.823,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHWCHancock Whitney4.7513 of 5 stars$60.49+2.5%$70.00+15.7%+8.6%$5.00B$2.06B11.143,476Dividend AnnouncementONBOld National Bancorp4.8794 of 5 stars$21.25+3.1%$26.36+24.1%+9.0%$8.08B$2.96B12.574,066Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastASBAssociated Banc4.9628 of 5 stars$25.37+2.8%$28.11+10.8%+12.8%$4.09B$2.39B32.954,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastFNBF.N.B.4.7148 of 5 stars$15.63+2.4%$18.64+19.3%+6.0%$5.48B$2.57B12.214,280RFRegions Financial4.9785 of 5 stars$24.58+1.7%$27.89+13.5%+2.0%$21.56B$9.37B11.4319,644Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSNVSynovus Financial4.9635 of 5 stars$46.19+2.7%$58.50+26.7%-7.3%$6.24B$3.43B8.864,775Analyst ForecastSSBSouthState Bank4.6557 of 5 stars$96.24+2.5%$117.08+21.7%N/A$9.50B$2.44B14.344,986News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastWBSWebster Financial4.99 of 5 stars$57.14+2.5%$68.73+20.3%+8.2%$9.27B$4.18B11.594,407Earnings ReportAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ABCB Alternatives EWBC Alternatives HWC Alternatives ONB Alternatives ASB Alternatives FNB Alternatives RF Alternatives SNV Alternatives SSB Alternatives WBS Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WTFC) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNext opportunity for crypto millionsThe floodgates have opened. 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