Jefferies initates Wintrust Financial Corp (WTFC) rating to a Buy

In a filing, Wintrust Financial Corp revealed its Officer David A. Dykstra acquired Company’s shares for reported $1.97 million on Jul 29 ’25. In the deal valued at $132.11 per share,14,942 shares were bought.

Then, WEHMER EDWARD J bought 3,919 shares, generating $103,266 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $26.35, the FOUNDER AND SENIOR ADVISOR now owns 3,919 shares.

Before that, WEHMER EDWARD J bought 2,382 shares. Wintrust Financial Corp shares valued at $62,766 were divested by the FOUNDER AND SENIOR ADVISOR at a price of $26.35 per share. As a result of the transaction, WEHMER EDWARD J now holds 2,382 shares, worth roughly $0.31 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 fall -0.38% to $131.5. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.84%. Wintrust Financial Corp shares have risen nearly 20.79% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 5.44% 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.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For WTFC Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 130.00, which if violated will result in even more drops to 128.51. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 134.00. A further resistance level may holdings at 136.50.

How much short interest is there in Wintrust Financial Corp?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Wintrust Financial Corp stocks on 2025-07-15, dropping by -0.13 million shares to a total of 1.85 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-13 was 1.98 million shares. There was a decline of -7.12%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.

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