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Wintrust Financial Corp Stock: price and insider trades · United States
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 28 Jul 2025.
Wintrust Financial Corp: what insiders have been doing
Headquartered in Rosemont, United States, Wintrust Financial Corp belongs to the Finance & Banking sector and traces its origins to 1991. Filings by its managers are published through SEC (Form 4). The last twelve months, up to 18 October 2026, brought 87 filings signed by 24 insiders.
The flow runs one way only: 11 sales worth €5.9M, from 6 insiders, and no purchase. One trade stands out by size: a sale of €1.9M from Dykstra David A, disclosed on 13 August 2026, or 0.022% of market capitalisation.
Between a trade and the moment it shows up on SEC (Form 4), the median delay is 2 days. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade. Selling is not necessarily a view on the stock: liquidity needs and diversification are common motives.
With 87 filings in twelve months, the company is more active than the median of 19 filings across the 5,813 companies we follow on the same exchange. Our records for Wintrust Financial Corp go back to 2016, with 13 purchases and 42 sales on the open market in total. The 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2025 shows 823.8 m USD of net income and a dividend of 2.00 USD per share.
Elsewhere in the same sector, our signals recently picked up insider purchases at First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and BCB Bancorp Inc. Every figure here comes from the filings published by SEC (Form 4) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.
Insider Decl.
469
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€2M
13 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€19M
42 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleDavid A. Dykstra5 sales
Hahnfeld Jeffrey D5 sales
Murphy Richard B5 sales
David L. Stoehr4 sales
Boege Kathleen M3 sales
Edward J. Wehmer2 buys
+1 other insider
Since the insiders bought
- +21.1%Entry US$131.50 · Close at T+365 US$159.21
- +28.2%Entry US$94.91 · Close at T+365 US$121.72
- +61.3%Entry US$63.04 · Close at T+365 US$101.68
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Wintrust Financial Corp Buy (bullish), based on 16 analysts. Average price target: US$176.13.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 851 of 24,148 companies
81.0
score / 100
Value81
Quality81
FCF yld8.9%
Earn yld8.5%
EV/EBITDA·
ROE12%
Gross mgn·
Net mgn30%
Debt/EBITDA·
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$143.54
Analyst consensus
16 analystsBuy
US$160.00Target US$176.13(+23%)US$195.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$2.7B
Net incomeUS$823.8M32.6% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)11.5x
PER (forward)10.3x
P/Book1.4x
Beta0.89
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$9.7B
Total debtUS$4.5B
Free Cash FlowUS$860.4M
Profitability & ownership
ROE12.2%
ROA1.3%
% insiders1.4%
% institutions97.1%
Last declaration on 30 September 2026
Declarations469 total
412 shares@ US$160.720.0007% mcap7.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001761744-26-000014:0
420 shares@ US$160.720.0007% mcap5.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001777967-26-000008:0
354 shares@ US$160.720.0006% mcap11.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001865855-26-000016:0
394 shares@ US$160.720.0007% mcap38.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001106469-26-000008:0
439 shares@ US$160.720.0007% mcap6.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001777925-26-000008:0
470 shares@ US$160.720.0008% mcap5.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001020076-26-000008:0
434 shares@ US$160.720.0007% mcap4.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001814152-26-000008:0
388 shares@ US$160.720.0006% mcap13.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001366763-26-000008:0
616 shares@ US$160.720.0010% mcap5.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001244272-26-000008:0
346 shares@ US$160.720.0006% mcap36.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002090993-26-000008:0
361 shares@ US$160.720.0006% mcap5.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001642693-26-000008:0
153 shares@ US$152.610.0002% mcap0.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001244276-26-000018:0
218 shares@ US$152.610.0003% mcap0.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001244290-26-000009:0
1,000 shares0Common StockSEC:0001365691-26-000008:0
13,515 shares@ US$162.100.022% mcap100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC144:0001244276-26-000014
13,515 shares@ US$162.770.022% mcap12.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001244276-26-000016:0
154 shares@ US$150.690.0002% mcap0.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001244276-26-000012:0
9,579 shares@ US$148.820.013% mcap8.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001244276-26-000010:0
3,020 shares@ US$150.450.0040% mcap6.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001244289-26-000010:0
470 shares@ US$139.827.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001761744-26-000008:0
412 shares@ US$139.826.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001642693-26-000003:0
12 shares@ US$139.820.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001436572-26-000003:0
395 shares@ US$139.8255.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002090993-26-000003:0
438 shares@ US$139.8214.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001366763-26-000003:0
524 shares@ US$139.824.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001814152-26-000003:0
25 of 469 declarations
About Wintrust Financial Corp
Wintrust Financial Corp. (ticker: WTFC) is a U.S. financial holding company listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market in the United States. Headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois, near Chicago, the group was founded in December 1991 around a simple premise: offer a community-banking alternative to the large money-center banks while combining local service with a broader product platform. From a single storefront bank in the northern Chicago suburbs, Wintrust has expanded into a multi-brand financial services franchise. ([wintrust.com](https://www.wintrust.com/careers/about-us.html?utm_source=openai))
Wintrust currently reports three primary operating segments: community banking, specialty finance, and wealth management. Community banking is the historic core and serves individuals, small and mid-sized businesses, local governments, and institutional clients through relationship-based banking, deposits, commercial lending, commercial real estate lending, residential mortgages, and treasury solutions. Specialty finance includes insurance premium financing, equipment finance and leasing, accounts receivable financing, and outsourced administrative services. Wealth management offers trust and investment services, asset management, brokerage, and related tax-deferred exchange services. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015328/000101532826000011/exhibit9912026-q1.htm))
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Geographically, Wintrust remains rooted in the Midwest, with a strong presence in the Chicago metropolitan area, southern Wisconsin, and northwest Indiana, while some specialty businesses operate nationally. The company states that it now has 16 banking charters, more than 175 community bank locations, and bank and non-bank businesses operating across more than 30 states, provinces, and territories in the U.S. and Canada. That hybrid footprint gives the group a local-bank feel in its core markets and access to niche national opportunities in specialty finance. ([wintrust.com](https://www.wintrust.com/our-story/who-we-are.html?utm_source=openai))
From a competitive standpoint, Wintrust occupies an attractive middle ground between a traditional community bank and a diversified commercial bank. Its positioning is supported by a deposit-rich franchise, broad product capabilities, and a long-standing relationship model. In first-quarter 2026 results, management highlighted a fifth consecutive quarter of record net income, broad-based loan growth, robust deposit generation, a stable net interest margin, and disciplined underwriting with low levels of net charge-offs and non-performing loans. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015328/000101532826000011/exhibit9912026-q1.htm))
Recent catalysts include a quarterly cash dividend announced in 2025, multiple Coalition Greenwich Best Bank Awards for middle-market banking, and the completed acquisition of Macatawa Bank, which expanded Wintrust’s footprint in West Michigan. For investors, the key analytical question is whether Wintrust can continue to compound through organic balance-sheet growth, prudent credit management, and monetization of its differentiated relationship banking platform in the United States. ([ir.wintrust.com](https://ir.wintrust.com/investor-news-events/press-releases/news-details/2025/Wintrust-Financial-Corporation-Announces-Cash-Dividends-401249201/default.aspx?utm_source=openai))
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