Short Interest in Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFCM) Increases By 266.7%

Posted by Stacy Sanders on Jan 29th, 2025

Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFCM – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,600 shares, a growth of 266.7% from the December 31st total of 1,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 8,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days.

Wintrust Financial Stock Performance

Wintrust Financial stock opened at $25.09 on Wednesday. Wintrust Financial has a 12 month low of $23.08 and a 12 month high of $25.50. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $25.11 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $24.94.

Wintrust Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be given a dividend of $0.41 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.54%.

Wintrust Financial Company Profile

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Wintrust Financial Corporation operates as a financial holding company. It operates in three segments: Community Banking, Specialty Finance, and Wealth Management. The Community Banking segment offers non-interest bearing deposits, non-brokered interest-bearing transaction accounts, and savings and domestic time deposits; home equity, consumer, and real estate loans; safe deposit facilities; and automatic teller machine (ATM), online and mobile banking, and other services.