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NYSE:WBS

Webster Financial (WBS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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About Webster Financial Stock (NYSE:WBS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$77.57
▼
$77.57
50-Day Range
$75.38
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$79.09
52-Week Range
$52.69
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$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

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.

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Webster Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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29th Percentile Overall Score

WBS MarketRank™: 
1.44134525557 of 5 stars

Webster Financial scored higher than 29% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 732nd out of 848 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 2.13, 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 1 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 10.62% 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 35.69.

  • 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 23.69.

  • 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

    There is no current short interest data available for WBS.
  • 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.

  • Read more about Webster Financial's dividend.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for WBS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 News Headlines

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WBS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE:WBS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 21st. The financial services provider reported $1.60 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.01. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Webster Financial's board approved a stock buyback program on Thursday, May 1st 2025, which permits the company to buy back $700,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 8.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is 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 investors of Webster Financial include IFP Advisors Inc. 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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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Webster Financial investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Intel (INTC), PayPal (PYPL), Tesla (TSLA), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), ExxonMobil (XOM) and Netflix (NFLX).

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
10/23/2026
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
Employees
3,240
Year Founded
1986

Price Target and Rating

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

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This page (NYSE:WBS) was last updated on 8/20/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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