Wintrust Financial price target lowered to $132 from $145 at Stephens

Stephens lowered the firm’s price target on Wintrust Financial (WTFC) to $132 from $145 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. It is “tough to poke a hole in Wintrust’s 1Q25 earnings,” says the analyst, who trimmed the firm’s price target on the shares but adds that the company’s proven lower-risk growth strategy has “become more valuable in an environment where organic growth may stall for the industry.”