Boston Partners Group has expanded its position in Wintrust Financial Company.

The Boston Partners' most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission discloses that the investment company grew its ownership of Wintrust Financial Co shares by 35.8% during the third quarter.

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Wintrust Financial Corp., a holding company that owns a bank, offers a variety of banking and financial services to its customers. The company's three operating segments are community banking, specialized finance, and wealth management. In addition to commercial and community banking services, customers who qualify for community banking are also eligible for personal banking services.

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The corporation acquired a total of 485,624 shares of the bank's stock after acquiring an additional 128,122 shares over the relevant period.

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According to their most recent SEC filing, Boston Partners held 0.80% of Wintrust Financial, worth $40.503 million at the time.

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In the past several months, a significant increase in the total number of WTFC shares held by institutional investors has occurred.

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Throughout the first three months of 2018, HighTower Advisors LLC increased its own holdings of Wintrust Financial shares by 3.9%.

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HighTower Advisors LLC now owns over 11,802 shares of the bank's stock due to the acquisition of 438 more shares during the relevant period. Currently, these shares are worth a total of $1,095,000.

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During the first three months of the year, PNC Financial Services Group INC raised its investment of Wintrust Financial shares by 12.8%, bringing its total ownership percentage to 100%.

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PNC Financial Services Group INC has bought 394 extra shares of the bank's stock, bringing its total number of shares to 3,475, with a current value of $324,000. The firm Natixis Advisors L.P.

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The amount of Wintrust Financial shares held increased by 1.5% during the first three months of the year.

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After acquiring 255 more shares of the bank's stock during the most recent fiscal quarter, Natixis Advisors L.P. now holds 16,809 shares of the institution's stock when exchanged on the market. The value of these shares is currently $1,562,000.

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MetLife Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Wintrust Financial by 33.4% over the first three months of the current fiscal year.

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MetLife Investment Management LLC now holds 36,861 shares of the bank's stock, valued at $3,425,000, after acquiring an additional 9,235 shares during the recent last quarter. This raises the company's total number of shares to 36,861.

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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS grew its interest in the firm during the most recent fiscal quarter by acquiring an additional 1,992 shares.

As a result, the total number of shares in the firm has climbed to 20,892, and its value has risen to $1,941,000. Hedge funds and other forms of institutional investors collectively control 89.47% of the firm's outstanding shares, making them the current owners of the stock.

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When trading began on Friday, the price per share of WTFC stock was $93.48.

The 50-day and 200-day moving averages of the stock's price are $86.73 and $87.47, respectively. Examples of stock characteristics include:

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A price-to-earnings ratio of 11.69.

A price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.51.

A beta value of 1.20.

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The market capitalization of the firm is $5.68 billion, representing its total value.

The current debt-to-equity ratio is 0.82, the current ratio is 0.99, and the quick ratio is 0.98. These three ratios are all at their respective historical minimums. Wintrust Financial Company has had a 52-week low of $76.13 and a 52-week high of $105.32 during the last year and a half.

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In addition, the company recently declared a quarterly dividend, which is set to be distributed on February 23. On February 9, shareholders of record will be entitled to receive the dividend payment of $0.40 per share, which will be issued to them. The day of February 8, a Wednesday will no longer contribute toward the accumulation of dividends.

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This modification will become effective the following day. Based on the fact that Wintrust Financial's most recent quarterly dividend was $0.34, we can conclude that this indicates an increase.

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According to an annualized computation of the data, this is a dividend payment of $1.60 and a yield of 1.71%. Wintrust Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is at 20%.

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In a report released to the public on Friday, Trust Financial indicated that they had reduced their price objective for Wintrust Financial shares from $112.00 to $102.00. In a research note released on Friday, DA Davidson dropped their price objective on Wintrust Financial shares from $120.00 to $110.00 while keeping their "buy" recommendation on the stock.

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 Raymond James dropped their price target on Wintrust Financial shares from $118.00 to $110.00 it is a report dated January 20,

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Raymond James said investors should "highly buy" the shares despite the development. Previously, StockNews.com had given Wintrust Financial a "buy" recommendation, but in a report issued on November 19, 2018, the rating for Wintrust Financial was modified to "hold."

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In a report on October 20, Stephens raised their price objective on Wintrust Financial shares from $107.00 to $115.00 and rated the stock "overweight." Two analysts have assigned the stock a recommendation of "hold," eight analysts have assigned the stock a one of "buy," and one analyst has awarded the stock a rating of "strong buy."

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According to Trade Algo, the current average price objective per share for Wintrust Financial is $108.70.

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"Moderate Buy" is the current consensus rating for the company.

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