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

Wintrust Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WTFCM) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 10,500 shares, a decrease of 71.2% from the August 15th total of 36,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 15,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Wintrust Financial Stock Down 0.2 %

NASDAQ WTFCM traded down $0.05 on Thursday, hitting $25.08. 3,136 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 14,524. Wintrust Financial has a 52 week low of $20.46 and a 52 week high of $25.18. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $24.53 and a 200-day moving average of $24.19.

Wintrust Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st will be given a $0.41 dividend. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 1st.

Wintrust Financial Company Profile

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.