These Analysts Increase Their Forecasts On Wintrust Financial After Strong Q4 Earnings

Benzinga01-23

Wintrust Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:WTFC) reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results, after the closing bell on Tuesday.

Wintrust Finl reported quarterly earnings of $3.15 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.92 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $714.264 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $700.352 million.

Timothy S. Crane, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “We are pleased with our strong 2025 results, including the 19% improvement in net income. Throughout the year, we leveraged our unique position in the markets we serve to achieve robust growth in both loans and deposits. Wintrust ended the year with solid momentum evidenced by record net income, record net interest income, a stable net interest margin and strong balance sheet growth.”

Wintrust Financial shares gained 2.3% to trade at $155.08 on Thursday.

These analysts made changes to their price targets on Wintrust Financial following earnings announcement.

Piper Sandler analyst Nathan Race maintained Wintrust Financial with an Overweight rating and raised the price target from $161 to $184.
RBC Capital analyst Jon G. Arfstrom maintained the stock with an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $160 to $17.

Considering buying WTFC stock? Here’s what analysts think:

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