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Stock Evaluator: Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC)

Wintrust Financial Corporation WTFC

$141.82 -1.67 -1.16%
September 30, 2026 4:00:00 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 393,320
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
USD NASD | DELAYED PRICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY
Financials Banks

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COMPANY SUMMARY
Wintrust Financial Corporation, a financial holding company, provides community-oriented, personal, and commercial banking services in the United States. It operates through 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, online and mobile banking, and other services. This segment also engages in the retail origination of residential mortgages; provision of lending, deposits, and treasury management services to condominium, homeowner, and community associations; and asset-based lending for middle-market companies. In addition, it provides loan and deposit services to mortgage brokerage companies; lending to restaurant franchisees; direct leasing; small business administration loans; commercial mortgages and construction loans; and financial solutions. The Specialty Finance segment offers commercial and life insurance premiums financing for businesses and individuals; accounts receivable financing, value-added, and out-sourced administrative services, including data processing of payrolls, billing, and cash management services to temporary staffing industry; other specialty finance services; equipment financing through structured loan and lease products; and property and casualty insurance premium financing. The Wealth Management segment provides wealth management services, such as trust and investment, tax-deferred like-kind exchange, asset management, and securities brokerage services. Wintrust Financial Corporation was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois.

Commentary & Analysis

Financial Summary

Share Statistics WTFC Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $9,566.7 $684.5 77%
Shares Out (Mil) 68.3 15.4 55%
Institutional Ownership 98.7% 84.0% 81%
Float (Mil) 66.5 21.6 53%
Beta 0.84 0.44 50%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 454 47 54%
Price Change
(52-week)		 7.0% 91.4% 59%
Growth WTFC Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 13.0% 7.7% 68%
Net Income (5yr) 23.0% 11.1% 77%
EPS (5yr) 19.5% 10.0% 68
Dividends (5yr) 12.3% 3.6% 91%
Cash Flow (5yr) (26.0%) (17.1%) 24%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year		 Next
Fiscal
Year
# of Estimates 14 15 15
Current EPS $3.286 $13.105 $13.835
Month Ago EPS $3.281 $13.098 $13.819
# Rev Up 2 1 1
# Rev Down 1 0 1
Three Months Ago EPS $3.317 $13.065 $13.867
Year/Year Chg (0.4%) 15.0% 32.2%
Financials WTFC Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $2,759 $187 65%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $900 $53 85%
EPS (TTM) $12.627 $2.600 96%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $1,644 $34 86%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) ($100) $2 14%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $4,374 $94 84%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) na $0 na
Valuation WTFC Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 1.35 1.23 37%
P/E 11.4 12.0 25%
Dividend Yield 1.6% 2.2% 72%
PEG (5yr hist) 0.6 1.1 30%
Ratios WTFC Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin na 63.7% na
Net Margin 32.6% 29.2% 91%
ROA 1.3% 1.1% 50%
ROE 13.4% 11.3% 67%
Liabilities to Assets 89.9% 89.7% 86%
F-Score 5 4 50%

Passing Stock Screens

As of 9/30/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies, WTFC meetings the criteria of 1 screen:
Stock Screen
GURU STRATEGY

Graham--Defensive Investor (Utility) Screen

Factors: Yield, Value, Quality, Industry/Sector
Graham's approach leads to three separate screens that focus on the concept of intrinsic value, justified by a firm's financial strength. 
Performance Since Inception: 6.7%
+/- S&P 500: -0.8

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