Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC)

Wintrust Financial Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 14 analysts that cover Wintrust Financial stock have a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $164.71, which forecasts a 12.71% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $135 and the highest is $185.

Price Target: $164.71 (+12.71%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$135	$164.71	$167	$185
Change	-7.62%	+12.71%	+14.27%	+26.59%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Wintrust Financial stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26
Strong Buy	7	8	8	8	6	7
Buy	5	5	5	5	5	6
Hold	1	1	1	1	1	1
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	13	14	14	14	12	14

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Benjamin Gerlinger Citigroup	Citigroup	Strong Buy Maintains $167 → $178	Strong Buy	Maintains	$167 → $178	+21.80%	Jan 23, 2026
Jared Shaw Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $178 → $185	Buy	Maintains	$178 → $185	+26.59%	Jan 22, 2026
Janet Lee TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Strong Buy Maintains $170 → $177	Strong Buy	Maintains	$170 → $177	+21.12%	Jan 22, 2026
Jeff Rulis DA Davidson	DA Davidson	Strong Buy Maintains $165 → $172	Strong Buy	Maintains	$165 → $172	+17.70%	Jan 22, 2026
Terry McEvoy Stephens & Co.	Stephens & Co.	Buy Maintains $158 → $162	Buy	Maintains	$158 → $162	+10.85%	Jan 22, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

2.94B

Increased by 11.71%

from 2.63B

Revenue Next Year

3.12B

Increased by 6.30%

from 2.94B

EPS This Year

12.09

Increased by 6.09%

from 11.40

EPS Next Year

13.27

Increased by 9.73%

from 12.09

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	1.77B	1.88B	2.16B	2.35B	2.63B	2.94B	3.12B
Revenue Growth	23.82%	6.07%	14.88%	8.88%	11.94%	11.71%	6.30%
EPS	7.58	8.02	9.58	10.31	11.40	12.09	13.27
EPS Growth	61.97%	5.81%	19.45%	7.62%	10.57%	6.09%	9.73%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	12.08	11.01
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	16	13

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	3.1B	3.3B
Avg	2.9B	3.1B
Low	2.8B	2.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	17.1%	13.0%
Avg	11.7%	6.3%
Low	5.0%	0.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	13.24	14.65
Avg	12.09	13.27
Low	10.89	12.20

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	16.1%	21.2%
Avg	6.1%	9.7%
Low	-4.5%	0.9%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.