Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Wintrust Financial (WTFC)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ: WTFC):

• 10/5/2026 – Wintrust Financial had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $192.00 to $190.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/5/2026 – Wintrust Financial had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $183.00 to $173.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/5/2026 – Wintrust Financial had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $186.00 to $195.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/26/2026 – Wintrust Financial was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 9/25/2026 – Wintrust Financial had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 9/24/2026 – Wintrust Financial is now covered by Wells Fargo & Company. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $160.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/24/2026 – Wintrust Financial is now covered by Wells Fargo & Company. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $160.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/12/2026 – Wintrust Financial was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.

Wintrust Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 6th were issued a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 6th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Wintrust Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 17.67%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Wintrust Financial

In related news, COO David Dykstra sold 13,515 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.77, for a total transaction of $2,199,836.55. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 166,449 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,092,903.73. This trade represents a 7.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 1.24% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wintrust Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: WTFC) is a financial holding company headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois. Founded in 1991, the company operates a network of community banks serving individuals, families and businesses primarily in the Chicago metropolitan area, southern Wisconsin and northwest Indiana.

Wintrust’s banking subsidiaries provide deposit accounts, commercial and consumer lending, residential mortgages, treasury management, trust and investment services, and other traditional banking products.