* The 5-Year Book Value Growth Rate is the 5-year average Book Value per share growth rate. While the denominator is a percentage, we use the whole number as opposed to the decimal form for the calculation. For example, 5% would be shown as 5 as opposed to 0.05. If it's smaller than or equal to 0, then the PEG Ratio is not calculated.
The historical rank and industry rank for Wintrust Financial's PEG Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
WTFC'
s PEG Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.62 Med: 1.59 Max: 24.97
Current: 1.24
During the past 13 years, Wintrust Financial's highest PEG Ratio was 24.97. The lowest was 0.62. And the median was 1.59.
WTFC's PEG Ratio is ranked better than 55.8% of 1163
companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 1.45
vs WTFC: 1.24
Peter Lynch thinks a company with a P/E ratio equal to its growth rate is fairly valued.
Wintrust Financial PEG Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Wintrust Financial's PEG Ratio can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of Wintrust Financial's PEG Ratio
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Wintrust Financial's PEG Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PEG Ratio data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Wintrust Financial's PEG Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Wintrust Financial's PEG Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Wintrust Financial's PEG Ratio falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
* Note: The 5-Year Book Value Growth Rate is the 5-year average Book Value per share growth rate. While the denominator is a percentage, we use the whole number as opposed to the decimal form for the calculation. For example, 5% would be shown as 5 as opposed to 0.05. If it's smaller than or equal to 0, then the PEG Ratio is not calculated.
Wintrust Financial (NAS:WTFC) PEG Ratio Explanation
To compare stocks with different growth rates, Peter Lynch invented a ratio called PEG Ratio. PEG Ratio is defined as the P/E ratio divided by the growth ratio. He thinks a company with a P/E ratio equal to its growth rate is fairly valued. Still he said he would rather buy a company growing 20% a year with a P/E of 20, instead of a company growing 10% a year with a P/E of 10.
Wintrust Financial PEG Ratio Related Terms
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Wintrust Financial Corp is a financial holding company that provides community-oriented, personal, and commercial banking services to customers generally located in the Chicago metropolitan area, southern Wisconsin, northwest Indiana, and western Michigan. The company provides specialty finance services, including financing for the payment of property and casualty insurance premiums and life insurance premiums, and wealth management services to customers in its market area. The company's operations consist of three primary segments: community banking, specialty finance, and wealth management. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the community banking segment.
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