Webster Financial (WBS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Webster Financial Corporation is the bank holding company for Webster Bank, a regional financial institution headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. Through its banking operations, the company provides commercial and retail banking services to businesses, individuals and institutions.

Webster Bank offers lending, deposit, cash management, treasury, payment and wealth management services. Its commercial banking activities serve middle-market companies, commercial real estate borrowers, municipalities and other organizations, while its retail banking business provides checking, savings, mortgage and consumer lending products. The company also operates HSA Bank, a provider of health savings accounts and related consumer-directed healthcare solutions.

Webster serves customers primarily across the Northeastern United States, including markets in New England and the New York metropolitan area. The company traces its history to 1935, when it was established in Waterbury, Connecticut, and expanded its regional banking presence through organic growth and acquisitions. John R. Ciulla serves as president and chief executive officer of Webster Financial Corporation.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $77.57 to $77.57
• 50-Day Range: $75.38 to $79.09
• 52-Week Range: $52.69 to $79.74
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 10.67 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $12.57 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.61
• Dividend Yield: 2.06%
• Price Target: $74.58
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Webster Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Webster Financial scored higher than 36% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 705th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Webster Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.13, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 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 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.62%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Webster Financial are expected to grow by 10.62% in the coming year, from $6.59 to $7.29 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Webster Financial is 12.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.01.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Webster Financial is 12.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.55.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Webster Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.33. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.01% 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 2.45, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Webster Financial has recently increased by 25.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Webster Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 2.05%, 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 26.02%. 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 21.95% next year. This indicates that Webster Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for WBS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Webster Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/21/2026
• Record date for 8/20 Dividend: 8/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/20 Dividend: 8/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/20/2026
• Today: 9/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/16/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WBS
• CIK: 801337
• Web: public.websteronline.com
• Phone: (203) 578-2202
• Fax: 302-636-5454
• Employees: 3,240
• Year Founded: 1986

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Webster Financial: $74.58
• High Price Target: $79.00
• Low Price Target: $69.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -3.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.13
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.15
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.61
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.77
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.00 billion
• Net Margins: 22.78%
• Pretax Margin: 28.57%
• Return on Equity: 11.23%
• Return on Assets: 1.23%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.46
• Current Ratio: 0.87
• Quick Ratio: 0.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.94 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.27
• Cash Flow: $6.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.12
• Book Value: $58.49 per share
• Price / Book: 1.33

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 162,033,000
• Free Float: 161,158,000
• Market Cap: $12.57 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.01