Webster Financial Stock Forecast, Price & News

10 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Webster Financial in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Webster Financial stock.
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Webster Financial saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,780,000 shares, an increase of 45.9% from the March 31st total of 1,220,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 638,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.8 days. Currently, 2.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.
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Webster Financial is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 22nd 2021.
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Webster Financial Co. (NYSE:WBS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Sunday, April, 18th. The financial services provider reported $1.25 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.35. The financial services provider earned $300.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $299.54 million. Webster Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.30% and a net margin of 20.01%. The business's revenue was down 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.39 earnings per share.
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Webster Financial's stock was trading at $30.71 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, WBS shares have increased by 79.7% and is now trading at $55.19.
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Webster Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 21st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share on Wednesday, May 19th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.90%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 4th.
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Webster Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.93%. Webster Financial does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Webster Financial is 39.31%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Webster Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 61.07% next year. This indicates that Webster Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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10 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Webster Financial's stock. Their forecasts range from $37.00 to $63.00. On average, they anticipate Webster Financial's stock price to reach $53.09 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.8%.
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6 employees have rated Webster Financial CEO James C. Smith on Glassdoor.com. James C. Smith has an approval rating of 84% among Webster Financial's employees.

Some companies that are related to Webster Financial include The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), Truist Financial (TFC), First Republic Bank (FRC), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), KeyCorp (KEY), Regions Financial (RF), M&T Bank (MTB), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Signature Bank (SBNY), East West Bancorp (EWBC), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), First Horizon (FHN), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION) and Commerce Bancshares (CBSH).
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Webster Financial trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WBS."

Webster Financial's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.89%), Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH (0.21%), Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.18%), Strs Ohio (0.17%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.16%) and MESIROW FINANCIAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Equity & Fixed Income (0.15%). Company insiders that own Webster Financial stock include Christopher J Motl, Daniel Bley, Elizabeth E Flynn, Glenn I Macinnes, John Joseph Crawford, John R Ciulla, Mark Pettie and William L Atwell.
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WBS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including MESIROW FINANCIAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Equity & Fixed Income, Fisher Asset Management LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH, LSV Asset Management, Congress Asset Management Co. MA, New York State Teachers Retirement System, and State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D. Company insiders that have sold Webster Financial company stock in the last year include Christopher J Motl, Daniel Bley, and Mark Pettie.
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WBS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Stanley Laman Group Ltd., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Hanlon Investment Management Inc., Meeder Asset Management Inc., Strs Ohio, Ingalls & Snyder LLC, Paragon Capital Management Ltd, and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have bought Webster Financial stock in the last two years include Elizabeth E Flynn, Glenn I Macinnes, John R Ciulla, and William L Atwell.
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One share of WBS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $55.19.

Webster Financial has a market capitalization of $4.99 billion and generates $1.44 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $382.72 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.07 on an earnings per share basis.

Webster Financial employs 3,345 workers across the globe.

Webster Financial was founded in 1986.

The official website for Webster Financial is public.websteronline.com.

Webster Financial is headquartered at 145 BANK STREET, WATERBURY CT, 06702.

Webster Financial's mailing address is 145 BANK STREET, WATERBURY CT, 06702. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 203-578-2202 or via email at [email protected]