Wintrust Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:WTFC) went down by -3.65% during the previous trading session, and it is maintaining the win ahead of Tuesday’s trading session. The share price of the Banks – Regional giant went up by $41.17 to trade ended Tuesday trading at $42.73. This is down from the $42.73 price recorded on Monday’s trading session. Thanks to this latest performance, WTFC is closer to the higher price 52-week target of $60.00 and further from the lowest price target of $35.00. Its performance from the start of the year has also been negative, with WTFC down by -41.93% year-to-date.
Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC) started the day trading at $41.96 and recorded an intraday high of $42.03. It also recorded an intraday low of $40.84 during Tuesday’s trading session. Wintrust Financial Corporation is a very active stock that recorded a trading volume that is less than -116.02% of the average daily trading volume on Tuesday. The stock’s trading volume on Tuesday was 317194, which is less than -116.02 of the total average daily trading volume of 685.21K.
Wintrust Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:WTFC) 2020 Performance Impressive
The increase in WTFC’s stock price on Tuesday saw its overall performance boost over the past few months. We can quantify the performance of the stock so far this year using a few metrics. The 52-week high price of WTFC currently stands at $72.73, which is higher than the current trading price of the stock by 43.39%. However, WTFC’s current trading price is -86.97% lower than the 52-week low price of $22.02. In terms of trading volume, Wintrust Financial Corporation currently experienced healthy participation during the last trading session. 317194 shares of Wintrust Financial Corporation were traded on the stock exchange on Tuesday, which is less than -116.02% of the 685.21K average trading volume of the stock.
The performance of the stock has been positive over the past year. WTFC’s performance over the past one year has seen it plunge by -42.16%, while the stock has gone down by -41.53% in the last six months. The quarterly performance of WTFC currently stands at 19.47%, and it is down by -18.43% in the last month. The only negative figure was from the weekly performance, which currently reads -3.99%. At the time of writing WTFC’s report, the company has a total market cap of $2.35B, making it one of the largest publicly-traded companies in the world.Wintrust Financial Corporation also has over 5057 employees all over the world.
WTFC Insider Activities
For Wintrust Financial Corporation, insiders hold 92.90% of all company shares. The insider transactions over the past six months are up by 9.80%. During that period, insiders bought 68,193 shares in 41 transactions. In that same period, insiders sold 18,351 of their shares in 11 transactions. After these transactions, insiders at Wintrust Financial Corporation now hold 731.13k shares, which is over 91.92% of the total company stocks. Institutional investors currently hold a large chunk of the WTFC shares, as they control 1.27% of the company’s total stock.
WTFC Fundamental Analysis
For Wintrust Financial Corporation, the stock’s diluted earnings per share (EPS) stands at 5.55. In the coming year, analysts expect the EPS to be 3.70. The EPS growth will up over the next five years to 10.00% after surging by 15.20% in the previous five years. In terms of revenue, Wintrust Financial Corporation’s quarterly sales (YOY) is growing at 0.72, which is lower than the average annual revenue of 15.20% over the past half a decade.
The Return on Investment (ROI) on Wintrust Financial Corporation’s stock currently stands at 18.80%, and it has a net profit margin of 23.00%. The operating margin of the company is 68.70%.
WTFC Analysts Prediction
In April 06, 2020, several analysts reiterated their positions on the Wintrust Financial Corporation stock and predicted its performance to their investors. The analysts at Raymond James believe WTFC is still a Strong Buy and set the price target between $52 and $50.
At the moment, Wintrust Financial Corporation’s Total Debt to Equity ratio stands at 0.33, and they have a long-term Debt to Equity ratio of 0.33.
WTFC Technical Analysis
The Simple Moving Average (SMA) is one of the most powerful technical indicators. The 20-day Simple Moving Average of WTFC currently stands at -8.96%, while the SMA50 is -1.69%. The biggest one is the SMA200, which is currently reading -24.24% ahead of Tuesday’s trading session. The Relative Strength Index of this stock is 45.51, while its price to earnings ratio (P/E) is 7.41.
