Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFCM) Short Interest Down 22.9% in October

Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFCM) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,700 shares, a decline of 22.9% from the September 30th total of 3,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 13,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Wintrust Financial Price Performance

Shares of WTFCM traded down $0.08 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $25.05. 4,665 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 13,560. Wintrust Financial has a 52 week low of $20.46 and a 52 week high of $25.50. The company’s 50 day moving average is $24.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $24.55.

About Wintrust Financial

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.