Short Interest in Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFCM) Increases By 266.7%

Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFCM) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,600 shares, an increase of 266.7% from the December 31st total of 1,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 8,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.

Wintrust Financial Trading Down 0.2 %

Wintrust Financial stock opened at $25.05 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $25.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $24.94. Wintrust Financial has a 12 month low of $23.08 and a 12 month high of $25.50.

Wintrust Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be given a dividend of $0.41 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.55%.

Wintrust Financial Company Profile

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.