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CHICAGO, July 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ: NTRS) and Wintrust Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: WTFC) today announced that Wintrust Private Trust Company, N.A., has entered into an agreement to purchase the guardianship services business of Northern Trust. The transaction is expected to close later this year. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

ROSEMONT, Ill., June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wintrust Financial Corporation ("Wintrust") (Nasdaq: WTFC) today announced it will release second quarter and year-to-date 2026 earnings results after the market closes on Monday, July 20, 2026, and host a conference call on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. CDT.

Wintrust (WTFC) is at a 52-week high, but can investors hope for more gains in the future? We take a look at the company's fundamentals for clues.

Wintrust Financial Corporation remains rated a soft "Buy" as robust growth and asset quality offset valuation concerns. WTFC's net interest income and non-interest income both rose year-over-year, driving net profits from $182 million to $219 million. Balance sheet expansion continues, with deposits up to $58.91 billion and high-cost brokered deposits declining as a percentage of total.

Wintrust (WTFC) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.

Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Wintrust (WTFC) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.22 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.96 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.69 per share a year ago.