Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFCP) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFCPGet Free Report) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 23,500 shares, a decrease of 27.2% from the January 31st total of 32,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 26,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.9 days.

Wintrust Financial Trading Up 0.0 %

NASDAQ:WTFCP opened at $25.26 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $25.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $25.18. Wintrust Financial has a fifty-two week low of $24.53 and a fifty-two week high of $25.49.

Wintrust Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be given a dividend of $0.4297 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.80%.

About Wintrust Financial

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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.

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