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WTFC vs. ABCB, EWBC, HWC, ONB, ASB, FNB, RF, SNV, SSB, and WBS

Should 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

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.

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.

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)
2.93
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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

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 Ratio
Wintrust Financial$3.97B2.18$695.04M$10.8811.86
Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.51$358.68M$5.6813.02

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.

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%

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.

Summary

Wintrust Financial beats Ameris Bancorp on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WTFC vs. The Competition

MetricWintrust FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$8.64B$2.41B$12.64B$10.76B
Dividend Yield1.59%3.72%5.56%4.83%
P/E Ratio11.8610.8721.3728.55
Price / Sales2.182.6429.91189.71
Price / Cash10.5710.5022.2960.67
Price / Book1.451.202.266.61
Net Income$695.04M$174.54M$1.02B$276.82M
7 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

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WTFC
Wintrust Financial
4.9649 of 5 stars
$129.04
+2.3%
$152.92
+18.5%
+10.3%$8.64B$3.97B11.865,903Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.6045 of 5 stars
$72.60
+2.0%
$72.14
-0.6%
+15.5%$4.98B$1.13B13.932,850Upcoming Earnings
Buyback Announcement
Analyst Revision
EWBC
East West Bancorp
4.6454 of 5 stars
$101.18
+1.9%
$121.33
+19.9%
+6.6%$13.68B$4.53B11.823,100Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.7513 of 5 stars
$60.49
+2.5%
$70.00
+15.7%
+8.6%$5.00B$2.06B11.143,476Dividend Announcement
ONB
Old National Bancorp
4.8794 of 5 stars
$21.25
+3.1%
$26.36
+24.1%
+9.0%$8.08B$2.96B12.574,066Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
ASB
Associated Banc
4.9628 of 5 stars
$25.37
+2.8%
$28.11
+10.8%
+12.8%$4.09B$2.39B32.954,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
FNB
F.N.B.
4.7148 of 5 stars
$15.63
+2.4%
$18.64
+19.3%
+6.0%$5.48B$2.57B12.214,280
RF
Regions Financial
4.9785 of 5 stars
$24.58
+1.7%
$27.89
+13.5%
+2.0%$21.56B$9.37B11.4319,644Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
SNV
Synovus Financial
4.9635 of 5 stars
$46.19
+2.7%
$58.50
+26.7%
-7.3%$6.24B$3.43B8.864,775Analyst Forecast
SSB
SouthState Bank
4.6557 of 5 stars
$96.24
+2.5%
$117.08
+21.7%
N/A$9.50B$2.44B14.344,986News Coverage
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
WBS
Webster Financial
4.99 of 5 stars
$57.14
+2.5%
$68.73
+20.3%
+8.2%$9.27B$4.18B11.594,407Earnings Report
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This page (NASDAQ:WTFC) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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