The company has commenced 2025 on a high note, leveraging its balanced business model to achieve notable outcomes. Timothy S. Crane, the firm's President and CEO, highlighted that the first quarter of 2025 has been marked by disciplined expansion in their loan portfolio. This growth has been effectively supported by substantial increases in deposits, showcasing the company's robust financial strategy.
Despite the challenges in the larger financial landscape, the firm's strategic approach has enabled them to build on their record-setting performance in 2024. This steadfast performance underscores the firm's ability to maintain stability and growth. The company's success in aligning its business operations has resulted in a promising outlook for the remainder of the year, with expectations to continue this momentum.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast
Based on the one-year price targets offered by 13 analysts, the average target price for Wintrust Financial Corp (WTFC, Financial) is $139.92 with a high estimate of $152.00 and a low estimate of $107.00. The average target implies an upside of 37.95% from the current price of $101.43. More detailed estimate data can be found on the Wintrust Financial Corp (WTFC) Forecast page.
Based on the consensus recommendation from 13 brokerage firms, Wintrust Financial Corp's (WTFC, Financial) average brokerage recommendation is currently 1.8, indicating "Outperform" status. The rating scale ranges from 1 to 5, where 1 signifies Strong Buy, and 5 denotes Sell.
Based on GuruFocus estimates, the estimated GF Value for Wintrust Financial Corp (WTFC, Financial) in one year is $109.69, suggesting a upside of 8.14% from the current price of $101.43. GF Value is GuruFocus' estimate of the fair value that the stock should be traded at. It is calculated based on the historical multiples the stock has traded at previously, as well as past business growth and the future estimates of the business' performance. More detailed data can be found on the Wintrust Financial Corp (WTFC) Summary page.
