Wintrust Financial Corp’s recently made public that its EVP-CONTROLLER & CHIEF ACC OFF Hahnfeld Jeffrey D unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.12 million on Feb 27 ’25. In the deal valued at $124.16 per share,936 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Hahnfeld Jeffrey D now holds 1,340 shares worth roughly $0.15 million.
Then, Lee David Eric sold 1,548 shares, generating $192,107 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $124.10, the EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT now owns 14,178 shares.
Before that, MURPHY RICHARD B sold 7,166 shares. Wintrust Financial Corp shares valued at $885,861 were divested by the VICE CHAIR,CHIEF LENDING OFC at a price of $123.62 per share. As a result of the transaction, MURPHY RICHARD B now holds 41,648 shares, worth roughly $4.71 million.
Hovde Group reiterated its Wintrust Financial Corp [WTFC] rating to a Market perform in a research note published on April 23, 2025; the price target was $115. Keefe Bruyette also remained covering WTFC and has decreased its forecast on July 19, 2024 with a “Mkt perform” recommendation from previously “an Outperform” rating.
Price Performance Review of WTFC
On Tuesday, Wintrust Financial Corp [NASDAQ:WTFC] saw its stock jump 0.77% to $113.01. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 5.95%. Wintrust Financial Corp shares have fallen nearly -9.38% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 13.96% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $142.04 was reached on 01/22/25, a 52-week low of $89.10 was recorded on 04/04/25. SMA at 50 days reached $111.86, while 200 days put it at $116.43.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For WTFC Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 111.24, which if violated will result in even more drops to 109.47. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 114.06. A further resistance level may holdings at 115.11. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 58.45, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 6.89, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 1.56%. Stochastics %K at 94.94% indicates the stock is a selling.
How much short interest is there in Wintrust Financial Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Wintrust Financial Corp stocks on 2025-04-15, growing by 0.13 million shares to a total of 1.97 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-03-14 was 1.84 million shares. There was a rise of 6.59%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on March 08, 2024 when Barclays began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Overweight”‘ rating along with a $135 price target.
