Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Wintrust Financial Co.’s FY2026 Earnings (NASDAQ:WTFC)

Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFC) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush reduced their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Wintrust Financial in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 9th. Wedbush analyst D. Chiaverini now expects that the bank will post earnings of $10.20 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $10.30. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $130.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Wintrust Financial’s current full-year earnings is $10.09 per share.

Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 17th. The bank reported $2.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.42 by ($0.10). The company had revenue of $591.76 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $587.33 million. Wintrust Financial had a return on equity of 12.71% and a net margin of 17.02%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.38 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of Wintrust Financial from $118.00 to $116.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 3rd. Stephens reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Wintrust Financial in a report on Thursday, July 18th. DA Davidson raised their price objective on shares of Wintrust Financial from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 19th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Wintrust Financial from $118.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 20th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on shares of Wintrust Financial from $116.00 to $117.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 9th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $118.23.

Wintrust Financial Stock Performance

NASDAQ WTFC opened at $111.00 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The stock has a market cap of $7.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.55 and a beta of 1.16. Wintrust Financial has a twelve month low of $71.86 and a twelve month high of $113.68. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $104.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $101.49.

Institutional Trading of Wintrust Financial

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of WTFC. C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd. bought a new stake in Wintrust Financial in the 4th quarter valued at about $77,000. American Trust acquired a new position in shares of Wintrust Financial in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $211,000. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Wintrust Financial in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $234,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Wintrust Financial by 84.0% in the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 5,745 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $533,000 after buying an additional 2,623 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Wintrust Financial in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $681,000. Institutional investors own 93.48% of the company’s stock.

Wintrust Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 8th were issued a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 8th. Wintrust Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 18.73%.

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.