CATALYSTSeekingAlpha • 1d ago
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Why WTFC Stock surged +2.56% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
$154.13 +2.56% NASDAQ • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot
Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC) carries a Roarable Rating of C (Hold) with 62/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.
ROARABLE C • HOLD / WATCH
Cap $10.40B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C
JEV AI Jury Split (Battleground)
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ · Rk C+
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+1.8% Base Target
WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:57% Call Buyers ($2.6M)
43% PutsMax Pain: $151.00
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Why WTFC Stock surged +2.56% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC) surged +2.56% to $154.13 as options desks priced 57% call premium vs. 43% put protection around the $151 max-pain magnet. Solid 41% profit margin (3% return on capital), mixed timing at 13x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.
- ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 71% of its 52-week range ($122 – $167.22) with RSI-14 at 61.1 (BULLISH MOMENTUM).
- ▸Whale Options Positioning: $2.6M in bullish call flow vs. $1.9M in put flow (Put/Call 0.75x, implied earnings swing ±7.4%).
- ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable C (Hold) backed by 44% gross margin and $860.4M annual free cash flow.
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MARKET WIREYahoo • 1d ago
5 Dividend Stocks With November Payments. Three Go Ex-Dividend MondayFive dividend stocks are paying out in November, but three of them stop accepting new buyers as early as today. Miss the window by even one day and the payment goes to whoever sold you the shares.
RISK WATCHYahoo • 2d ago
1 mid-cap stock for long-term investors and 2 we find riskyMid-cap stocks often strike the right balance between having proven business models and market opportunities that can support $100 billion corporations. However, they face intense competition from scaled industry giants
CATALYSTYahoo • 2d ago
Wintrust Financial shares gain 2.5% as UBS lifts rating on strong outlookInvesting.com -- Shares of Wintrust Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:WTFC) rose 2.5% in Thursday trading following an upgrade from UBS, which cited robust loan expansion and structural net interest margin upside that positi
MARKET WIREYahoo • 3d ago
Here Are Thursday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Alphabet, Boston Scientific, eBay, Fervo Energy, Fortinet, Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Lennox International, Palantir Technologies, and MoreAlphabet cratered after hours while Microsoft soared, and now traders brace for Amazon's results as analysts across Wall Street reshuffle their ratings on Palantir, Fortinet, Hilton, and a new geothermal energy play just
CATALYSTBenzinga • 3d ago
This Hilton Hotels Analyst Turns Bullish; Here Are Top 5 Upgrades For ThursdayAnalysts upgraded VF Corp, Hilton, Ares Capital, eBay and Wintrust Financial, raising targets for VF, Hilton, eBay and Wintrust.
CATALYSTBenzinga • 3d ago
UBS Upgrades Wintrust Financial to Buy, Raises Price Target to $180UBS analyst Timur Braziler upgrades Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) from Neutral to Buy and raises the price target from $160 to $180.
MARKET WIREBenzinga • 6d ago
Truist Securities Maintains Buy on Wintrust Financial, Lowers Price Target to $175Truist Securities analyst Brian Foran maintains Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $183 to $175.
CATALYSTYahoo • 9d ago
WTFC Q3 Deep Dive: Deposit Growth, Stable Margins, and Expansion Shape OutlookRegional banking company Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q3 2026, with sales up 9.3% year on year to $762.2 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $3.37 per share was 1.9% above analy
CATALYSTYahoo • 9d ago
Wintrust Financial Corporation Announces Cash DividendsROSEMONT, Ill., Oct. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Wintrust Financial Corporation (“Wintrust” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: WTFC) has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.55 per share of outstan
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WTFC // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +1.20%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $155.0H $155.0L $151.7C $152.4VOL 448.8K
RES: $171.0SUP: $137.4SMA50: $148.0SMA200: $150.2
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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)
Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).
Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
3.5%/yr Implied 5Y Growth
vs. +5.9% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).
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Why WTFC Stock surged +2.56% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Solid 41% profit margin (3% return on capital), mixed timing at 13x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.