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After finishing at $117.26 in the prior trading day, Wintrust Financial Corp (NASDAQ: WTFC) closed at $118.70, up 1.23%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.25 million shares were traded. WTFC stock price reached its highest trading level at $119.71 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $117.21.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WTFC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.64 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.64.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Jefferies on May 21, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $145.
On April 23, 2025, Hovde Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $107 to $115.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 27 ’25 when Hahnfeld Jeffrey D sold 936 shares for $124.16 per share. The transaction valued at 116,214 led to the insider holds 1,340 shares of the business.
Lee David Eric sold 1,548 shares of WTFC for $192,107 on Feb 27 ’25. The EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT now owns 14,178 shares after completing the transaction at $124.10 per share. On Feb 27 ’25, another insider, MURPHY RICHARD B, who serves as the VICE CHAIR,CHIEF LENDING OFC of the company, sold 7,166 shares for $123.62 each. As a result, the insider received 885,861 and left with 41,648 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WTFC now has a Market Capitalization of 7944626176 and an Enterprise Value of 7712058880. As of this moment, Wintrust’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.74, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.55. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.96. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.97 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.28. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.235.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WTFC is 0.82, which has changed by 0.26626837 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WTFC has reached a high of $142.04, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $89.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.51%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.29%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 449.61K shares per day over the past 3-months and 309970 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 66.92M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 65.57M. Insiders hold about 2.03% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.64% stake in the company. Shares short for WTFC as of 1748563200 were 1805158 with a Short Ratio of 4.01, compared to 1745971200 on 2075660. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1805158 and a Short% of Float of 3.01.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WTFC’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.85, compared to 1.90 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015776906The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.7. The current Payout Ratio is 17.46% for WTFC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-08 with an ex-dividend date of 1746662400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2002-03-15 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
