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Wintrust Financial Corp has a consensus price target of $154 based on the ratings of 21 analysts. The high is $190 issued by Barclays on April 22, 2026. The low is $100 issued by Hovde Group on June 21, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by TD Cowen, DA Davidson, and Citigroup on April 23, 2026, April 22, 2026, and April 22, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $179.33 between TD Cowen, DA Davidson, and Citigroup, there's an implied 14.44% upside for Wintrust Financial Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) was reported by TD Cowen on April 23, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $176.00 expecting WTFC to rise to within 12 months (a possible 12.32% upside). 34 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) was provided by TD Cowen, and Wintrust Financial maintained their buy rating.
There is no last upgrade for Wintrust Financial
The last downgrade for Wintrust Financial Corp happened on July 19, 2024 when Keefe, Bruyette & Woods changed their price target from $110 to $115 for Wintrust Financial Corp.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Wintrust Financial, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Wintrust Financial was filed on April 23, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 23, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Wintrust Financial (WTFC) rating was a maintained with a price target of $173.00 to $176.00. The current price Wintrust Financial (WTFC) is trading at is $156.70, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 04/23/2026 | Buy Now | 12.32% | TD Cowen | $173 → $176 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2026 | Buy Now | 14.87% | DA Davidson | $165 → $180 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2026 | Buy Now | 16.15% | Citigroup | $178 → $182 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2026 | Buy Now | 18.06% | RBC Capital | $175 → $185 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2026 | Buy Now | 21.25% | Barclays | $185 → $190 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2026 | Buy Now | 19.97% | Piper Sandler | $184 → $188 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2026 | Buy Now | 5.3% | DA Davidson | $165 → $165 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/27/2026 | Buy Now | 2.11% | Stephens & Co. | → $160 | Assumes | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/23/2026 | Buy Now | -4.28% | Truist Securities | $170 → $150 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/26/2026 | Buy Now | 8.49% | Truist Securities | $158 → $170 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2026 | Buy Now | 13.59% | Citigroup | $167 → $178 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2026 | Buy Now | 18.06% | Barclays | $178 → $185 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2026 | Buy Now | 12.95% | TD Cowen | $170 → $177 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2026 | Buy Now | 9.76% | DA Davidson | $165 → $172 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2026 | Buy Now | 3.38% | Stephens & Co. | $158 → $162 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2026 | Buy Now | 11.68% | RBC Capital | $160 → $175 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2026 | Buy Now | 17.42% | Piper Sandler | $161 → $184 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2026 | Buy Now | 8.49% | TD Cowen | $168 → $170 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/30/2025 | Buy Now | 6.57% | Citigroup | $159 → $167 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2025 | Buy Now | 13.59% | Barclays | $175 → $178 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2025 | Buy Now | 0.83% | Truist Securities | $151 → $158 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/22/2025 | Buy Now | 2.74% | Piper Sandler | $160 → $161 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/22/2025 | Buy Now | 0.83% | DA Davidson | $158 → $158 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/21/2025 | Buy Now | 2.11% | Jefferies | $165 → $160 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/25/2025 | Buy Now | 5.93% | TD Cowen | → $166 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/03/2025 | Buy Now | 5.3% | Jefferies | $150 → $165 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2025 | Buy Now | -3.64% | Truist Securities | $137 → $151 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2025 | Buy Now | 2.11% | Piper Sandler | $141 → $160 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2025 | Buy Now | 0.19% | Raymond James | $155 → $157 | Reiterates | Strong Buy → Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2025 | Buy Now | -11.93% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $130 → $138 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2025 | Buy Now | -1.08% | DA Davidson | $135 → $155 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2025 | Buy Now | 0.83% | RBC Capital | $137 → $158 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/08/2025 | Buy Now | -1.08% | Raymond James | $143 → $155 | Reiterates | Strong Buy → Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/08/2025 | Buy Now | 3.38% | Barclays | $145 → $162 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/21/2025 | Buy Now | -7.47% | Jefferies | → $145 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/25/2025 | Buy Now | -12.57% | Truist Securities | $150 → $137 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | -13.85% | DA Davidson | $140 → $135 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | -13.85% | RBC Capital | $152 → $135 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | -10.02% | Piper Sandler | $145 → $141 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | -15.76% | Stephens & Co. | $145 → $132 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | -7.47% | Barclays | $138 → $145 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2025 | Buy Now | -11.93% | Barclays | $155 → $138 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2025 | Buy Now | -3% | RBC Capital | $152 → $152 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2025 | Buy Now | -0.45% | Piper Sandler | $151 → $156 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2025 | Buy Now | -4.28% | Raymond James | $135 → $150 | Reiterates | Strong Buy → Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2025 | Buy Now | -1.08% | Barclays | $151 → $155 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/17/2024 | Buy Now | 0.19% | UBS | → $157 | Assumes | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/05/2024 | Buy Now | -3.64% | Barclays | $130 → $151 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2024 | Buy Now | -17.04% | DA Davidson | $125 → $130 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2024 | Buy Now | -13.85% | Raymond James | $125 → $135 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2024 | Buy Now | -13.85% | Citigroup | $126 → $135 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2024 | Buy Now | -18.95% | Truist Securities | $123 → $127 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2024 | Buy Now | -13.21% | Piper Sandler | $131 → $136 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/22/2024 | Buy Now | -17.04% | Wedbush | $130 → $130 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/20/2024 | Buy Now | -21.51% | Truist Securities | $118 → $123 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/22/2024 | Buy Now | -24.7% | Truist Securities | $107 → $118 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2024 | Buy Now | -20.23% | DA Davidson | $120 → $125 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2024 | Buy Now | -20.23% | Piper Sandler | $113 → $125 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2024 | Buy Now | -26.61% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $110 → $115 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2024 | Buy Now | -26.61% | Stephens & Co. | $115 → $115 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2024 | Buy Now | -17.04% | Wedbush | $115 → $130 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/09/2024 | Buy Now | -25.34% | RBC Capital | $116 → $117 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/08/2024 | Buy Now | -31.72% | Truist Securities | $112 → $107 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/03/2024 | Buy Now | -25.97% | Jefferies | $118 → $116 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/21/2024 | Buy Now | -36.18% | Hovde Group | → $100 | Reinstates | → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2024 | Buy Now | -27.89% | Citigroup | $115 → $113 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2024 | Buy Now | -28.53% | Truist Securities | $117 → $112 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/19/2024 | Buy Now | -17.04% | Barclays | $135 → $130 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/18/2024 | Buy Now | -25.97% | Wedbush | $116 → $116 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2024 | Buy Now | -29.8% | Stephens & Co. | $110 → $110 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/09/2024 | Buy Now | -25.97% | RBC Capital | $109 → $116 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2024 | Buy Now | -23.42% | Jefferies | $114 → $120 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/01/2024 | Buy Now | -25.34% | Truist Securities | $111 → $117 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/18/2024 | Buy Now | -26.61% | Citigroup | $114 → $115 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2024 | Buy Now | -27.25% | Citigroup | $112 → $114 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/08/2024 | Buy Now | -13.85% | Barclays | → $135 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2024 | Buy Now | -27.89% | UBS | $105 → $113 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2024 | Buy Now | -29.16% | Truist Securities | $105 → $111 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/19/2024 | Buy Now | -30.44% | RBC Capital | $104 → $109 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/19/2024 | Buy Now | -26.61% | Raymond James | $95 → $115 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/19/2024 | Buy Now | -32.35% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $103 → $106 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/18/2024 | Buy Now | -29.8% | Wedbush | $110 → $110 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/15/2023 | Buy Now | -32.99% | Truist Securities | $92 → $105 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/01/2023 | Buy Now | -35.55% | Citigroup | → $101 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2023 | Buy Now | -41.29% | Truist Securities | $86 → $92 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2023 | Buy Now | -39.37% | Raymond James | $100 → $95 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2023 | Buy Now | -42.57% | Wedbush | → $90 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/27/2023 | Buy Now | -45.12% | Truist Securities | $92 → $86 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2023 | Buy Now | -41.29% | Truist Securities | $80 → $92 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2023 | Buy Now | -39.37% | Wedbush | $86 → $95 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2023 | Buy Now | -36.18% | Raymond James | $95 → $100 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/20/2023 | Buy Now | -42.57% | Stephens & Co. | → $90 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |