Wintrust Financial Corp [WTFC] stock prices are up 3.44% to $133.03 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The WTFC shares have gain 17.42% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 19.85%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Wintrust Financial Corp [NASDAQ: WTFC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on July 19, 2024, when Keefe Bruyette downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform and also boosted its price target to $115 from $110. On March 08, 2024, Barclays initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $135 on the stock. Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $101 on December 01, 2023. Hovde Group upgraded its rating to a Outperform but $108 remained the price target by the analyst firm on February 01, 2023. Janney upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on March 08, 2022. In a note dated October 21, 2021, Janney downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock.
The stock price of Wintrust Financial Corp [WTFC] has been fluctuating between $76.67 and $131.66 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $129.14 within the next 12 months. Wintrust Financial Corp [NASDAQ: WTFC] shares were valued at $133.03 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -2.92% based on the average WTFC price forecast.
Analyzing the WTFC fundamentals
The Wintrust Financial Corp [NASDAQ:WTFC] reported sales of 4.04B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 12.77%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.82% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.02%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.25%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.18%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.11 and Total Capital is 0.0. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.68.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 130.93 points at the first support level, and at 128.83 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 134.98, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 136.92.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Wintrust Financial Corp [NASDAQ:WTFC]’s Current Ratio is 0.14. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.22, the price to book ratio is 1.48 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 13.94.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved MURPHY RICHARD B, VICE CHAIR,CHIEF LENDING OFC, that happened on Oct 29 ’24 when 4099.0 shares were sold. VICE CHAIRMAN AND COO, DYKSTRA DAVID A completed a deal on Oct 29 ’24 to sell 15492.0 shares. Meanwhile, Vice Chairman and COO David A. Dykstra bought 15492.0 shares on Oct 29 ’24.
