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ConsensusBuy22 ratings
Bullish1568.2%
Neutral731.8%
Bearish00.0%
Wintrust Financial Corporation · WTFC · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026
Wintrust maintains growth targets as deposits and loans expand
The supplied analysis supports a constructive but conditional view: resilient loan and deposit growth, stable margins, and continued investment underpin Wintrust's trajectory, while pricing competition, expenses, credit conditions, and capital allocation are the key constraints.
Reported After market closeNASDAQFinancial Services
$10.10B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$3.30
Consensus $3.14
EPS surprise
+5.1%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$738.6M
Consensus $735.4M
Revenue surprise
+0.4%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
-2.9%
Event window
SPY move
+0.8%
Same window
Abnormal move
-3.7%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.3×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-0.0%
Up to 20 sessions
WTFCSPY benchmark
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Why did WTFC fall 2.9% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q2?What changed in WTFC's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q2?Give me the bull and bear case for WTFC after FY2026 Q2 earnings.
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What changed
Relative to the prior-quarter analysis, Wintrust's growth narrative remained intact while the current analysis added emphasis on the pending Northern Trust guardianship-services acquisition, continued branch openings, new digital features, and strong deposit momentum. The central debate shifted toward the durability of deposit costs, loan yields, expenses, and capital flexibility.
Guidance delta
Management maintained its mid- to high-single-digit 2026 loan-growth target; no guidance reduction was identified in the supplied analysis.
Key takeaways
- The quarter's analysis points to another record net-income period, supported by organic loan and deposit growth.
- Net interest margin was described as stable despite modest spread compression.
- Management highlighted branch expansion, digital-banking investments, and a pending guardianship-services acquisition.
- Credit quality remained solid in the supplied analysis, while competitive pricing and capital management remain watch items.
Management priorities
- Grow loans and deposits organically across the franchise.
- Expand branches in core Midwest markets and add digital-banking capabilities.
- Complete the planned guardianship-services acquisition.
- Maintain disciplined capital allocation while evaluating strategic opportunities.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$149.75Previous close
$120Low
$164.67Average
$195High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 23, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 5, 2026 |
| DA Davidson | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 10, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Strong Buy | Strong Buy | Maintain | Jul 23, 2025 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jul 23, 2025 |
| Wedbush | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 22, 2024 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 23, 2024 |
| Hovde Group | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Mar 8, 2022 |
| Janney Capital | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 25, 2020 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 19, 2020 |
| Keefe Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 23, 2020 |
| Stephens& Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jan 22, 2020 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 20, 2016 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Sep 4, 2012 |
| Stifel | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Sep 4, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $149.75. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $165 | $147.56 | +10.2% | Oct 21, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Jeff Rulis | $180 | $146.15 | +20.2% | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Bernard Von Gizycki | $175 | $144.2 | +16.9% | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $195 | $145.02 | +30.2% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $145.02 | +26.9% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Terry McEvoy | $160 | $143.71 | +6.8% | Sep 24, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Jeff Rulis | $190 | $158.27 | +26.9% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $186 | $158.93 | +24.2% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Capital One Financial | John Rodis | $170 | $158.98 | +13.5% | Jul 21, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Jeff Rulis | $185 | $158.98 | +23.5% | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $183 | $161.56 | +22.2% | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Daniel Tamayo | $180 | $161.45 | +20.2% | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Barclays | Jared Shaw | $192 | $161.94 | +28.2% | Jul 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $170 | $162.78 | +13.5% | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Stephens | Brandon Rud | $160 | $132.19 | +6.8% | Mar 27, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $176 | $156.04 | +17.5% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Brian Foran | $170 | $145 | +13.5% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Analyst unavailable | $172 | $155.24 | +14.9% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $175 | $153.91 | +16.9% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $162 | $153.6 | +8.2% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Nathan Race | $184 | $151.54 | +22.9% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $185 | $151.54 | +23.5% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Jeff Rulis | $165 | $150.34 | +10.2% | Jan 21, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $160 | $143.27 | +6.8% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $178 | $141.81 | +18.9% | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Brian Foran | $158 | $127.07 | +5.5% | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Nathan Race | $161 | $129.41 | +7.5% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| D.A. Davidson | Jeff Rulis | $158 | $128.29 | +5.5% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Jefferies | David Chiaverini | $160 | $125.29 | +6.8% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Barclays | Jared Shaw | $175 | $131.67 | +16.9% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Jon Arfstrom | $158 | $135.14 | +5.5% | Jul 23, 2025 |
| Jefferies | David Chiaverini | $145 | $122.02 | -3.2% | May 20, 2025 |
| Raymond James | David Long | $143 | $107.68 | -4.5% | Apr 23, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Nathan Race | $141 | $107.68 | -5.8% | Apr 23, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Nathan Race | $136 | $114.76 | -9.2% | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Benjamin Gerlinger | $135 | $114.76 | -9.8% | Oct 23, 2024 |
| D.A. Davidson | Kevin Reevey | $130 | $114.76 | -13.2% | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Nathan Race | $131 | $112.29 | -12.5% | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Brandon King | $123 | $110.2 | -17.9% | Sep 20, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Benjamin Gerlinger | $126 | $107.65 | -15.9% | Aug 26, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Brandon King | $118 | $105.02 | -21.2% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Nathan Race | $125 | $105.02 | -16.5% | Jul 19, 2024 |
| Barclays | Jared Shaw | $130 | $95.3 | -13.2% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Ken Usdin | $120 | $100.72 | -19.9% | Apr 8, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $121 | $98.02 | -19.2% | Apr 21, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $95.91 | -13.2% | Apr 21, 2022 |
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Start freeCompany context
Snapshot as of publicationWintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC) functions as a diversified financial holding company, structuring its operations across three primary business segments: Community Banking, Specialty Finance, and Wealth Management. The Community Banking segment offers a comprehensive array of financial products and services. This includes various deposit accounts, such as non-interest-bearing, interest-bearing transaction, savings, and domestic time deposits. On the lending side, it provides home equity loans, consumer loans, and real estate financing. Customers also have access to essential banking services like safe deposit facilities, ATMs, online banking, and mobile banking. Beyond standard offerings, this segment is actively involved in originating and acquiring residential mortgages for sale in the secondary market. It extends specialized lending, deposit, and treasury management solutions to condominium, homeowner, and community associations, alongside offering asset-based financing for middle-market enterprises.…
Historical context
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Missed on EPS
- VRSNFY2026 Q3 · October 22, 2026-2.0% EPS-0.9% move
- HBANMFY2026 Q3 · October 22, 2026-5.3% EPS+0.5% move
- HBANPFY2026 Q3 · October 22, 2026-5.3% EPS0.0% move
- PCGFY2026 Q3 · October 22, 2026-0.8% EPS-1.3% move
- PHMFY2026 Q3 · October 22, 2026-4.5% EPS+5.8% move
- HBANLFY2026 Q3 · October 22, 2026-5.3% EPS+0.5% move
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Sources
- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-07-21T17:02:28.310502+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-08-25T01:23:15.181505+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-23T07:40:42.220844+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-23T07:40:42.218021+00:00
Methodology
Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.
Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.
By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-23. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.