Analysts Set Expectations for Wintrust Financial Co.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:WTFC)

Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFC) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Wintrust Financial in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 27th. Wedbush analyst D. Chiaverini expects that the bank will earn $2.33 per share for the quarter. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $110.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Wintrust Financial’s current full-year earnings is $9.95 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Wintrust Financial’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.49 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.54 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $2.49 EPS.

Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 18th. The bank reported $1.87 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.42 by ($0.55). The firm had revenue of $570.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $578.89 million. Wintrust Financial had a return on equity of 13.23% and a net margin of 18.71%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.23 EPS.

WTFC has been the topic of a number of other reports. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Wintrust Financial from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 18th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Wintrust Financial from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 23rd. Barclays began coverage on Wintrust Financial in a research report on Friday, March 8th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $135.00 price objective on the stock. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Wintrust Financial from $105.00 to $111.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 22nd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on Wintrust Financial from $103.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Wintrust Financial presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $107.17.

Wintrust Financial Price Performance

Wintrust Financial stock opened at $104.67 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $97.12 and a 200 day simple moving average of $88.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The company has a market capitalization of $6.50 billion, a PE ratio of 10.93 and a beta of 1.20. Wintrust Financial has a one year low of $58.12 and a one year high of $104.71.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Wintrust Financial

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of WTFC. Johnson Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Wintrust Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Quent Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 192 shares during the period. Belpointe Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Wintrust Financial by 106.2% in the first quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC now owns 365 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new stake in shares of Wintrust Financial in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Finally, McGlone Suttner Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Wintrust Financial during the 4th quarter worth $46,000. 93.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Wintrust Financial

In related news, EVP Jeffrey D. Hahnfeld sold 588 shares of Wintrust Financial stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.88, for a total value of $57,553.44. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 3,410 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $333,770.80. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. In other news, EVP Jeffrey D. Hahnfeld sold 588 shares of Wintrust Financial stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.88, for a total value of $57,553.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 3,410 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $333,770.80. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Edward J. Wehmer sold 9,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.36, for a total transaction of $943,920.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 177,124 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,599,040.64. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 1.41% of the company’s stock.

Wintrust Financial Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 8th were given a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 7th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.72%. This is an increase from Wintrust Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. Wintrust Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 18.79%.

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.