Wintrust Financial Corp’s filing revealed 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 $0.16 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 $5.13 million.
Jefferies initiated its Wintrust Financial Corp [WTFC] rating to a Buy in a research note published on May 21, 2025; the price target was $145. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Hovde Group’s analysts, who remained covering the stock and in late April has reiterated a ‘”a Market perform”‘ rating for it. Keefe Bruyette revised its rating on July 19, 2024. It rated WTFC as “a Mkt perform” which previously was an “an Outperform”.
Price Performance Review of WTFC
On Tuesday, Wintrust Financial Corp [NASDAQ:WTFC] saw its stock jump 0.78% to $123.09. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 0.61%. Wintrust Financial Corp shares have fallen nearly -1.30% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 29.69% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Wintrust Financial Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Wintrust Financial Corp stocks on 2025-05-15, growing by 74802.0 shares to a total of 2.05 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-04-15 was 1.97 million shares. There was a rise of 3.65%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
