Webster Financial (WBS) Competitors

Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) and M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WBS or MTB?

Webster Financial received 283 more outperform votes than M&T Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.78% of users gave Webster Financial an outperform vote while only 46.04% of users gave M&T Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Webster Financial	Outperform Votes 539 58.78%	Underperform Votes 378 41.22%
M&T Bank	Outperform Votes 256 46.04%	Underperform Votes 300 53.96%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in WBS or MTB?

85.6% of Webster Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.7% of M&T Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Webster Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of M&T Bank shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is WBS or MTB more profitable?

M&T Bank has a net margin of 19.24% compared to Webster Financial's net margin of 18.39%. Webster Financial's return on equity of 10.82% beat M&T Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Webster Financial	18.39%	10.82%	1.21%
M&T Bank	19.24%	10.12%	1.25%

Is WBS or MTB a better dividend stock?

Webster Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. M&T Bank pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Webster Financial pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M&T Bank pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Webster Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, WBS or MTB?

Webster Financial has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M&T Bank has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to WBS or MTB?

In the previous week, Webster Financial had 11 more articles in the media than M&T Bank. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Webster Financial and 17 mentions for M&T Bank. M&T Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Webster Financial's score of 0.48 indicating that M&T Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Webster Financial	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
M&T Bank	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WBS or MTB?

M&T Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Webster Financial. Webster Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&T Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Webster Financial	$2.62B	3.04	$768.71M	$4.44	10.64
M&T Bank	$9.30B	3.00	$2.59B	$14.93	11.37

Do analysts recommend WBS or MTB?

Webster Financial presently has a consensus price target of $62.73, suggesting a potential upside of 32.76%. M&T Bank has a consensus price target of $208.24, suggesting a potential upside of 22.70%. Given Webster Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Webster Financial is more favorable than M&T Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Webster Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
M&T Bank	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47

Summary

Webster Financial beats M&T Bank on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.