NASDAQ:WTFC Wintrust Financial (WTFC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $150.75 +0.20 (+0.13%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$150.70 -0.05 (-0.03%) As of 07:30 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 Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Wintrust Financial Stock (NASDAQ:WTFC) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Wintrust Financial alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$148.80▼$151.0550-Day Range$148.74▼$166.9052-Week Range$119.61▼$167.21Volume426,349 shsAverage Volume404,925 shsMarket Capitalization$10.17 billionP/E Ratio12.11Dividend Yield1.46%Price Target$177.77Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Wintrust Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: WTFC) is a financial services company and bank holding company headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois. Founded in 1991, the company operates a network of community banks that serve individuals, families, businesses and institutions. Wintrust’s banking operations provide deposit accounts, commercial and consumer lending, mortgage financing, treasury management, payment services and other traditional banking products. Through specialized subsidiaries and affiliated businesses, the company also offers wealth management, investment services, insurance premium financing, equipment leasing and related financial solutions. The company primarily serves communities in the greater Chicago metropolitan area and has expanded its banking presence into surrounding Midwestern markets, including parts of Wisconsin and Indiana. Wintrust was founded by Edward J. Wehmer, who has served as a longstanding leader of the organization; Timothy S. Crane serves as president and chief executive officer.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Wintrust Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks92nd Percentile Overall ScoreWTFC MarketRank™: Wintrust Financial scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 166th out of 840 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.8 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingWintrust Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.69, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialWintrust Financial has a consensus price target of $177.77, representing about 17.9% upside from its current price of $150.75.Amount of Analyst CoverageWintrust Financial has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Wintrust Financial's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth5.14% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Wintrust Financial are expected to grow by 5.14% in the coming year, from $13.04 to $13.71 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Wintrust Financial is 12.11, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.04.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Wintrust Financial is 12.11, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.59.Price to Book Value per Share RatioWintrust Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.48. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Wintrust Financial's valuation and earnings. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted4.07% of the float of Wintrust Financial has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverWintrust Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.92.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Wintrust Financial has recently increased by 7.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldWintrust Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 1.44%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthWintrust Financial has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Wintrust Financial is 17.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Wintrust Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.05% next year. This indicates that Wintrust Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Wintrust Financial's dividend. News and Social Media4.0 / 5News Sentiment1.37 News SentimentWintrust Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.37. 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 0.88 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Wintrust Financial this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.MarketBeat Follows4 people have added Wintrust Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $2,199,837.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders1.24% of the stock of Wintrust Financial is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions93.48% of the stock of Wintrust Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Wintrust Financial's insider trading history. Receive WTFC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Wintrust Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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WTFC Stock News HeadlinesWintrust Financial Corporation: Lower Yield And Premium Valuation Equals Few Share Price CatalystsSeptember 9 at 11:11 AM | seekingalpha.comWintrust Financial Corp.August 18, 2026 | money.usnews.comThis looks like plywood. It's not.AI data centers have a power problem nobody likes to talk about. A single rack of computers can now use more electricity than an entire office building. One new chip, which looks more like a piece of plywood than a processor, delivers similar performance on a fraction of the power. Tech investing veteran George Gilder says that efficiency gap could decide who wins the next stage of AI. Gilder has identified three companies positioned around this power breakthrough, calling them the Trillion Dollar Triangle.September 10 at 1:00 AM | Eagle Publishing (Ad)Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) COO David Dykstra Sells 13,515 Shares of StockAugust 14, 2026 | insidertrades.comQ2 earnings highlights: Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) vs the rest of the regional banks stocksAugust 11, 2026 | msn.comWintrust Financial Pays Out $37 Million in Dividends TodayAugust 6, 2026 | 247wallst.comDer aktuelle Kurs der Wintrust Financial Corporation Aktie beträgt 159,54.July 31, 2026 | de.investing.comTD Cowen Remains a Buy on Wintrust Financial (WTFC)July 25, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comSee More Headlines WTFC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have WTFC shares performed this year? Wintrust Financial's stock was trading at $139.82 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, WTFC stock has increased by 7.8% and is now trading at $150.75. How were Wintrust Financial's earnings last quarter? Wintrust Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:WTFC) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July, 20th. The bank reported $3.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.15 by $0.15. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Does Wintrust Financial have any subsidiaries? Wintrust Financial subsidiaries include these companies: First Community Bank, 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, and others. Who are Wintrust Financial's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Wintrust Financial include California State Teachers Retirement System (18.54%), BlackRock Inc. (9.76%), Bank of America Corp DE (1.55%) and Wellington Management Group LLP (0.87%). Insiders that own company stock include David A Dykstra, Richard B Murphy, Kathleen M Boege, David Eric Lee, David L Stoehr, Suzet M Mckinney, Edward J Wehmer and Jeffrey D Hahnfeld. View institutional ownership trends. 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 Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Wintrust Financial own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Wintrust Financial investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), TotalEnergies (TTE), The RMR Group (RMR) and Southern First Bancshares (SFST). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/20/2026Record date for 8/20 Dividend8/06/2026Ex-Dividend for 8/20 Dividend8/06/2026Dividend Payable8/20/2026Today9/10/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/19/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (5m+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 WTFC's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. WTFC has been in this zone for over 5 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Banks Sub-IndustryRegional Banks Current SymbolNASDAQ:WTFC CIK1015328 Webwww.wintrust.com Phone(847) 939-9000Fax847-615-4091Employees5,902Year Founded1991Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Wintrust Financial$177.77 High Price Target$192.00 Low Price Target$160.00 Potential Upside/Downside+17.9%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.69 Research Coverage13 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$12.45 Trailing P/E Ratio12.11 Forward P/E Ratio11.56 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$823.84 million Net Margins20.72% Pretax Margin28.01% Return on Equity13.37% Return on Assets1.28% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.62 Current Ratio0.98 Quick Ratio0.97 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$4.23 billion Price / Sales2.40 Cash Flow$14.22 per share Price / Cash Flow10.60 Book Value$102.04 per share Price / Book1.48Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares67,470,000Free Float66,629,000Market Cap$10.17 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.84 Social Links The Infrastructure's Backbone: 10 Stocks Powering the AI BuildoutThe AI boom extends far beyond the biggest tech names. 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