Wintrust Financial Co. Expected to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $2.40 Per Share (NASDAQ:WTFC)

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

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

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on WTFC. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on Wintrust Financial from $109.00 to $116.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 9th. Barclays lowered their price objective on Wintrust Financial from $135.00 to $130.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 19th. Raymond James boosted their price objective on Wintrust Financial from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 19th. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on Wintrust Financial from $117.00 to $112.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Wintrust Financial from $114.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $112.33.

Wintrust Financial Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of WTFC stock opened at $99.88 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $6.17 billion, a PE ratio of 10.33 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Wintrust Financial has a 12 month low of $58.12 and a 12 month high of $105.29. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $98.38 and a 200-day moving average of $91.33.

Wintrust Financial Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 8th were given a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.80%. This is a boost from Wintrust Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 7th. Wintrust Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 18.61%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Wintrust Financial

In other news, insider Edward J. Wehmer sold 9,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.36, for a total transaction of $943,920.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 177,124 shares in the company, valued at $17,599,040.64. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In other news, EVP Jeffrey D. Hahnfeld sold 588 shares of the 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 owns 3,410 shares in the company, valued at $333,770.80. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Edward J. Wehmer sold 9,500 shares of the 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 approximately $17,599,040.64. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 1.47% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Wintrust Financial

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in WTFC. Ronald Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Wintrust Financial by 347.8% during the third quarter. Ronald Blue Trust Inc. now owns 824 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $60,000 after acquiring an additional 640 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB lifted its stake in shares of Wintrust Financial by 49.9% during the third quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 13,223 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $998,000 after acquiring an additional 4,400 shares during the period. Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Wintrust Financial during the third quarter valued at $203,000. Shaker Investments LLC OH lifted its stake in shares of Wintrust Financial by 99.7% during the third quarter. Shaker Investments LLC OH now owns 34,135 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $2,577,000 after acquiring an additional 17,041 shares during the period. Finally, Reinhart Partners LLC. lifted its stake in shares of Wintrust Financial by 4.9% during the third quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. now owns 652,206 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $49,242,000 after acquiring an additional 30,279 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.