Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFCP) Short Interest Down 48.0% in March

Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFCPGet Free Report) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 13,000 shares, a decline of 48.0% from the February 28th total of 25,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 49,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Wintrust Financial Stock Up 0.1 %

WTFCP opened at $25.39 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $25.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $25.21. Wintrust Financial has a fifty-two week low of $24.53 and a fifty-two week high of $25.49.

Wintrust Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be paid a $0.4297 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.77%.

Wintrust Financial Company Profile

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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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