What is DA Davidson’s Forecast for WTFC Q1 Earnings?

Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFC) – Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Wintrust Financial in a report released on Thursday, January 23rd. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis expects that the bank will earn $2.59 per share for the quarter. 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The bank reported $2.63 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 earned $1.87 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on WTFC. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $152.00 price objective on shares of Wintrust Financial in a report on Thursday. StockNews.com downgraded Wintrust Financial from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Truist Financial upgraded Wintrust Financial to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Wintrust Financial from $151.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Wintrust Financial from $151.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $133.69.

Wintrust Financial Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of WTFC stock opened at $133.03 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.90 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $131.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $116.44. Wintrust Financial has a twelve month low of $89.68 and a twelve month high of $142.04.

Wintrust Financial Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 6th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This is a positive change from Wintrust Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.50%. Wintrust Financial’s payout ratio is 17.46%.

Insider Activity at Wintrust Financial

In related news, COO David A. Dykstra sold 15,492 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.48, for a total transaction of $1,789,016.16. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 197,591 shares in the company, valued at $22,817,808.68. This trade represents a 7.27 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Richard B. Murphy sold 4,099 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.63, for a total value of $473,967.37. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 42,311 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,892,420.93. This trade represents a 8.83 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.47% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Wintrust Financial

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Wintrust Financial by 13.4% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 4,666 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $459,000 after acquiring an additional 552 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its position in shares of Wintrust Financial by 910.1% in the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 20,181 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,976,000 after acquiring an additional 18,183 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Wintrust Financial in the 2nd quarter valued at about $265,000. Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Wintrust Financial in the 2nd quarter valued at about $446,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in Wintrust Financial by 25.2% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 148,151 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $14,602,000 after purchasing an additional 29,839 shares during the last quarter. 93.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.