Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFCP) Short Interest Update

Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFCPGet Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 52,400 shares, a growth of 110.4% from the November 15th total of 24,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 27,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.9 days.

Wintrust Financial Stock Performance

Shares of WTFCP opened at $25.30 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $25.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $25.04. Wintrust Financial has a twelve month low of $24.23 and a twelve month high of $25.49.

Wintrust Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.4297 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.79%.

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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