Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFC – Free Report) – Investment analysts at Wedbush upped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Wintrust Financial in a research note issued to investors on Monday, June 24th. Wedbush analyst D. Chiaverini now expects that the bank will post earnings per share of $2.45 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.40. 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 $10.13 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Wintrust Financial’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.57 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.62 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.60 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $10.25 EPS.
Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 18th. The bank reported $2.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $604.77 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $577.80 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.80 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Wintrust Financial Stock Down 0.6 %
WTFC stock opened at $95.40 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Wintrust Financial has a twelve month low of $68.86 and a twelve month high of $105.29. The company’s 50 day moving average is $97.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $96.79. The stock has a market cap of $5.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.87 and a beta of 1.19.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Wintrust Financial
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in WTFC. Johnson Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Wintrust Financial during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Concord Wealth Partners acquired a new position in shares of Wintrust Financial during the first quarter valued at $26,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Wintrust Financial during the first quarter valued at $27,000. Quent Capital LLC grew its holdings in Wintrust Financial by 120.8% during the fourth quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 351 shares of the bank’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 192 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new position in Wintrust Financial during the fourth quarter worth about $41,000. 93.48% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Wintrust Financial Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 9th were paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.89%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 8th. Wintrust Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.61%.
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.
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