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

Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFC) – DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Wintrust Financial in a report issued on Thursday, January 23rd. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis expects that the bank will post earnings of $2.59 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $130.00 price target 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 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 return on equity of 12.60% and a net margin of 17.52%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.87 EPS.

WTFC has been the topic of a number of other reports. UBS Group initiated coverage on shares of Wintrust Financial in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. They set a “buy” rating and a $157.00 price target on the stock. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Wintrust Financial from $151.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. StockNews.com lowered shares of Wintrust Financial from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $152.00 price objective on shares of Wintrust Financial in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 price objective on shares of Wintrust Financial in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $133.69.

Wintrust Financial Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of WTFC opened at $131.79 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $131.10 and its two-hundred day moving average is $116.81. The stock has a market cap of $8.76 billion, a PE ratio of 12.78 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. Wintrust Financial has a 52-week low of $89.68 and a 52-week high of $142.04.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Wintrust Financial

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Wintrust Financial during the 3rd quarter worth $35,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in Wintrust Financial by 62.0% during the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 512 shares of the bank’s stock worth $56,000 after buying an additional 196 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new stake in Wintrust Financial during the third quarter worth about $61,000. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its holdings in Wintrust Financial by 32.1% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 539 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $67,000 after buying an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Covestor Ltd lifted its position in shares of Wintrust Financial by 77.9% during the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 653 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $71,000 after acquiring an additional 286 shares during the period. 93.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Wintrust Financial

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

Wintrust Financial Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 6th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. 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. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.52%. Wintrust Financial’s payout ratio is 17.46%.

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.