Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for WTFC FY2025 Earnings

Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFC) – Analysts at DA Davidson increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Wintrust Financial in a research note issued on Thursday, January 23rd. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis now forecasts that the bank will earn $11.30 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $10.50. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $130.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Wintrust Financial’s current full-year earnings is $10.17 per share.

Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The bank reported $2.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.52 by $0.11. Wintrust Financial had a net margin of 17.52% and a return on equity of 12.60%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.87 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Raymond James reiterated a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $150.00 price objective (up from $135.00) on shares of Wintrust Financial in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $130.00 price target on shares of Wintrust Financial in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. Citigroup increased their price objective on Wintrust Financial from $126.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. UBS Group initiated coverage on shares of Wintrust Financial in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. They set a “buy” rating and a $157.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Wintrust Financial from $151.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $133.69.

Wintrust Financial Stock Up 1.7 %

Shares of WTFC opened at $132.11 on Monday. Wintrust Financial has a 12 month low of $89.68 and a 12 month high of $142.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $131.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is $117.31. The firm has a market cap of $8.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.81 and a beta of 1.20.

Wintrust Financial Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 6th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.51%. This is a positive change from Wintrust Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 6th. Wintrust Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.46%.

Institutional Trading of Wintrust Financial

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Wintrust Financial in the second quarter valued at $265,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Wintrust Financial in the second quarter valued at about $593,000. AXA S.A. increased its holdings in shares of Wintrust Financial by 69.4% in the second quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 58,927 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $5,808,000 after purchasing an additional 24,148 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Wintrust Financial by 160.0% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 67,806 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $6,595,000 after purchasing an additional 41,722 shares during the period. Finally, Algert Global LLC acquired a new stake in Wintrust Financial in the second quarter valued at $613,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.48% of the company’s stock.

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.