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Wells Fargo Initiates Coverage of Wintrust Financial Corporation - Preferred Stock at Equal-Weight

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Fintel reports that on September 24, 2026, Wells Fargo initiated coverage of Wintrust Financial Corporation - Preferred Stock (NASDAQGS:WTFCN) with a Equal-Weight recommendation. On the date of this rating action, the security's latest close was $25.98, following a pre-action clo

Directly affected

  • WFC Wells Fargo

    Named in this report.

  • WTFC Wintrust Financial

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • BAC Bank of America

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • C Citigroup

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • GS Goldman Sachs

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • MS Morgan Stanley

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR

    A fund of financial companies

  • KBE SPDR S&P Bank

    A fund of bank stocks

  • KRE SPDR S&P Regional Banking

    Regional banks are sensitive to deposits and rates

  • ERH Wells Fargo Advantage Utilities and High Income Fund

    GA selected ERH as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: fargo, wells. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • RSDE FT VEST U.S. EQUITY EQUAL WEIGHT BUFFER ETF - DECEMBER

    GA selected RSDE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: weight, equal. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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Fintel reports that on September 24, 2026, Wells Fargo initiated coverage of Wintrust Financial Corporation - Preferred Stock (NASDAQGS:WTFCN) with a Equal-Weight recommendation. On the date of this rating action, the security's latest clo…

Source: Nasdaq Markets

Price since this story was published: Wintrust Financial (WTFC)

Since the first closing price after “Wells Fargo Initiates Coverage of Wintrust Financial Corporation - Preferred Stock at Equal-Weight,” Wintrust Financial (WTFC) is -1.20%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.15% over the same days, a -1.35% difference versus the market.

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Official trades in Wintrust Financial (WTFC) around 25 Sep 2026

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Who gains and who loses around Wintrust Financial (WTFC)

Companies tied to this story

  • WTFC Wintrust Financial

    For “Wells Fargo Initiates Coverage of Wintrust Financial Corporation - Preferred Stock at Equal-Weight,” Wintrust Financial (WTFC) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: The reported development directly names WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP in the headline; GA resolved that company to WTFC

  • WFC Wells Fargo

    For “Wells Fargo Initiates Coverage of Wintrust Financial Corporation - Preferred Stock at Equal-Weight,” Wells Fargo (WFC) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: The reported development directly names WELLS FARGO & CO in the headline; GA resolved that company to WFC

  • ERH Allspring Utilities & High Income Fund

    In “Wells Fargo Initiates Coverage of Wintrust Financial Corporation - Preferred Stock at Equal-Weight,” Allspring Utilities & High Income Fund (ERH) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ERH as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: fargo, wells. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • RSDE Ft Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer Etf - December

    In “Wells Fargo Initiates Coverage of Wintrust Financial Corporation - Preferred Stock at Equal-Weight,” Ft Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer Etf - December (RSDE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected RSDE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: weight, equal. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BALY Bally's

    Bally's (BALY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 25 Sep 2026 story “Wells Fargo Initiates Coverage of Wintrust Financial Corporation - Preferred Stock at Equal-Weight.” Reason on file: GA selected BALY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: corporation, stock. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • PDLB Ponce Financial Group

    In “Wells Fargo Initiates Coverage of Wintrust Financial Corporation - Preferred Stock at Equal-Weight,” Ponce Financial Group (PDLB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected PDLB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial, stock. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • UVSP Univest Financial

    Univest Financial (UVSP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 25 Sep 2026 story “Wells Fargo Initiates Coverage of Wintrust Financial Corporation - Preferred Stock at Equal-Weight.” Reason on file: GA selected UVSP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: corporation, financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • WTFCN Wintrust Financial

    Wintrust Financial (WTFCN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 25 Sep 2026 story “Wells Fargo Initiates Coverage of Wintrust Financial Corporation - Preferred Stock at Equal-Weight.” Reason on file: GA selected WTFCN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial, wintrust. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Wintrust Financial (WTFC)

“Wells Fargo Initiates Coverage of Wintrust Financial Corporation - Preferred Stock at Equal-Weight” (25 Sep 2026) reaches Wintrust Financial (WTFC) through this story.

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) is on the page because The reported development directly names WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP in the headline; GA resolved that company to WTFC

A second company, Wells Fargo (WFC), is listed for a different reason: The reported development directly names WELLS FARGO & CO in the headline; GA resolved that company to WFC

Dates in the story, and the Wintrust Financial (WTFC) price range

ERH traded between 10.16 and 10.73 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 10.36. WFC traded between 78.01 and 86.54 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 81.79. WTFC traded between 138.30 and 147.12 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 142.24.

A simple score for Wintrust Financial (WTFC)

46 out of 100

“Wells Fargo Initiates Coverage of Wintrust Financial Corporation - Preferred Stock at Equal-Weight” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.