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Webster Financial (WBS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$71.85 -0.73 (-1.00%)
Closing price 05/22/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$71.80 -0.06 (-0.08%)
As of 05/22/2026 05:06 PM Eastern
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About Webster Financial Stock (NYSE:WBS)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$71.79
$72.59
50-Day Range
$67.26
$73.35
52-Week Range
$49.81
$74.00
Volume
5.44 million shs
Average Volume
2.94 million shs
Market Capitalization
$11.64 billion
P/E Ratio
11.76
Dividend Yield
2.23%
Price Target
$73.96
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Webster Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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73rd Percentile Overall Score

WBS MarketRank™: 

Webster Financial scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 413th out of 881 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Webster Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.19, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Webster Financial is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Webster Financial has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Webster Financial's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Webster Financial are expected to grow by 10.32% in the coming year, from $6.59 to $7.27 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Webster Financial is 11.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.02.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Webster Financial is 11.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.96.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Webster Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Webster Financial's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.67% of the float of Webster Financial has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Webster Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.79, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Webster Financial has recently decreased by 2.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Webster Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 2.23%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Webster Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Webster Financial is 26.19%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Webster Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.01% next year. This indicates that Webster Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Webster Financial's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Webster Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.66. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Webster Financial this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Webster Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.54% of the stock of Webster Financial is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    85.58% of the stock of Webster Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Webster Financial's insider trading history.
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WBS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Webster Financial's stock was trading at $62.94 at the start of the year. Since then, WBS shares have increased by 14.2% and is now trading at $71.8540.

Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE:WBS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.04. Webster Financial's revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Webster Financial's Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program on Thursday, May 1st 2025, which allows the company to repurchase $700,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 8.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Webster Financial: Bend Financial Inc., Sterling Bancorp, Sterling National Bank, Webster Bank N.A., Webster Licensing LLC, Webster Statutory Trust I, and Webster Wealth Advisors Inc..

Top institutional shareholders of Webster Financial include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.90%), Bank of America Corp DE (2.30%), Whitebox Advisors LLC (1.19%) and Sei Investments Co. (0.98%). Insiders that own company stock include Jack L Kopnisky, John R Ciulla, Luis Massiani, Christopher J Motl, Mark Pettie, Charles L Wilkins, William L Atwell, Daniel Bley, Javier L Evans, Jason A Soto, Laurence C Morse, Albert Jen-Wen Wang, Elzbieta Cieslik, Lauren States and James Mi Griffin.
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Shares of WBS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Webster Financial investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), Adobe (ADBE), Jabil (JBL) and e.l.f. Beauty (ELF).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/28/2026
Record date for 5/21 Dividend
5/11/2026
Ex-Dividend for 5/21 Dividend
5/11/2026
Dividend Payable
5/21/2026
Today
5/24/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/16/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
BANKS - NORTHEAST
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
Current Symbol
NYSE:WBS
CIK
801337
Employees
4,601
Year Founded
1986

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$79.00
Low Price Target
$69.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+2.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.19
Research Coverage
16 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$6.11
Trailing P/E Ratio
11.76
Forward P/E Ratio
10.90
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$1.00 billion
Net Margins
22.95%
Pretax Margin
28.73%
Return on Equity
11.31%
Return on Assets
1.24%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.60
Current Ratio
0.87
Quick Ratio
0.87

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$4.42 billion
Price / Sales
2.63
Cash Flow
$6.40 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.22
Book Value
$57.33 per share
Price / Book
1.25

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
162,030,000
Free Float
161,151,000
Market Cap
$11.64 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.02

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This page (NYSE:WBS) was last updated on 5/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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