Q1 2025 Earnings Estimate for Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFC) Issued By Wedbush

Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFC) – Wedbush increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Wintrust Financial in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, April 18th. Wedbush analyst D. Chiaverini now expects that the bank will post earnings of $2.40 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.33. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $116.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Wintrust Financial’s current full-year earnings is $10.02 per share.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Truist Financial dropped their target price on Wintrust Financial from $117.00 to $112.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Barclays reduced their price objective on Wintrust Financial from $135.00 to $130.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Citigroup cut their target price on Wintrust Financial from $115.00 to $113.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on Wintrust Financial from $103.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 19th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on Wintrust Financial from $114.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $112.33.

Wintrust Financial Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ WTFC opened at $99.30 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $98.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $91.16. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The company has a market capitalization of $6.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.27 and a beta of 1.21. Wintrust Financial has a twelve month low of $58.12 and a twelve month high of $105.29.

Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 18th. The bank reported $2.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.42 by $0.47. Wintrust Financial had a net margin of 17.86% and a return on equity of 13.09%. The business had revenue of $604.77 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $577.80 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.80 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Wintrust Financial Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, February 8th were paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 7th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.81%. This is a boost from Wintrust Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. Wintrust Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.61%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Wintrust Financial

In related news, EVP Jeffrey D. Hahnfeld sold 588 shares of Wintrust Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.88, for a total transaction of $57,553.44. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 3,410 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $333,770.80. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. In related news, EVP Jeffrey D. Hahnfeld sold 588 shares of Wintrust Financial stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.88, for a total transaction of $57,553.44. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 3,410 shares in the company, valued at $333,770.80. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Edward J. Wehmer sold 9,500 shares of Wintrust Financial stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.36, for a total value of $943,920.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 177,124 shares in the company, valued at $17,599,040.64. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.47% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of WTFC. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina grew its stake in shares of Wintrust Financial by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 26,713 shares of the bank’s stock worth $2,017,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC raised its holdings in Wintrust Financial by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 3,028 shares of the bank’s stock worth $229,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the period. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC raised its holdings in Wintrust Financial by 1.7% during the first quarter. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC now owns 9,290 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $970,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank raised its holdings in Wintrust Financial by 30.6% during the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 725 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares during the period. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its holdings in Wintrust Financial by 21.7% during the third quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,028 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $78,000 after acquiring an additional 183 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.48% of the company’s stock.

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.