Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFCM) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFCM) saw a significant increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,800 shares, an increase of 153.3% from the March 31st total of 1,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 17,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Wintrust Financial Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ WTFCM opened at $23.82 on Friday. Wintrust Financial has a 1-year low of $18.40 and a 1-year high of $24.71. The business’s 50 day moving average is $23.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.93.

About Wintrust Financial

Wintrust Financial Corporation operates as a financial holding company. It operates in 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 (ATM), online and mobile banking, and other services.