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WBS vs. EWBC, FITB, HWC, WTFC, ASB, CFG, FNB, RF, SNV, and SSB

Should you be buying Webster Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Webster Financial include East West Bancorp (EWBC), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Associated Banc (ASB), Citizens Financial Group (CFG), F.N.B. (FNB), Regions Financial (RF), Synovus Financial (SNV), and SouthState Bank (SSB).

Webster Financial vs. Its Competitors

Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) and East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Webster Financial$4.18B2.25$768.71M$5.3710.54
East West Bancorp$4.53B3.14$1.17B$8.5612.05

Webster Financial has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, East West Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

85.6% of Webster Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Webster Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

East West Bancorp has a net margin of 27.16% compared to Webster Financial's net margin of 21.32%. East West Bancorp's return on equity of 15.55% beat Webster Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Webster Financial21.32% 11.07% 1.23%
East West Bancorp 27.16%15.55%1.63%

In the previous week, East West Bancorp had 32 more articles in the media than Webster Financial. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for East West Bancorp and 23 mentions for Webster Financial. Webster Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat East West Bancorp's score of 0.87 indicating that Webster Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Webster Financial
11 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
East West Bancorp
21 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
16 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Webster Financial presently has a consensus target price of $69.69, suggesting a potential upside of 23.13%. East West Bancorp has a consensus target price of $123.85, suggesting a potential upside of 20.05%. Given Webster Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Webster Financial is more favorable than East West Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Webster Financial
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.81
East West Bancorp
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

Webster Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Webster Financial pays out 29.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. East West Bancorp pays out 28.0% 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. East West Bancorp has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Summary

East West Bancorp beats Webster Financial on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WBS vs. The Competition

MetricWebster FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$9.41B$900.10M$254.98B$22.06B
Dividend Yield2.86%3.13%5.56%3.59%
P/E Ratio10.5516.1321.3233.00
Price / Sales2.252.2965.9460.67
Price / Cash9.6051.9822.2924.20
Price / Book1.021.1118.274.69
Net Income$768.71M$54.82M$1.02B$1.01B
7 Day Performance4.30%3.06%544.31%2.38%
1 Month Performance-5.85%-2.01%715.74%1.33%
1 Year Performance9.04%8.67%1,471.53%13.62%

Webster Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WBS
Webster Financial
4.9914 of 5 stars
$56.60
+1.4%
$69.69
+23.1%
+8.2%$9.41B$4.18B10.554,407Earnings Report
EWBC
East West Bancorp
4.6082 of 5 stars
$98.32
+2.4%
$121.33
+23.4%
+6.6%$13.23B$4.53B11.493,100Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
FITB
Fifth Third Bancorp
4.9657 of 5 stars
$41.80
+2.2%
$50.45
+20.7%
-4.1%$27.06B$13.28B12.4818,616Earnings Report
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.7152 of 5 stars
$56.57
+2.4%
$69.86
+23.5%
+8.6%$4.68B$2.06B9.803,476Dividend Announcement
WTFC
Wintrust Financial
4.9657 of 5 stars
$126.55
+3.1%
$149.57
+18.2%
+10.3%$8.22B$3.97B11.975,903Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ASB
Associated Banc
4.9551 of 5 stars
$25.35
+4.0%
$28.11
+10.9%
+12.8%$4.04B$2.39B32.924,000Trending News
Earnings Report
CFG
Citizens Financial Group
4.6862 of 5 stars
$50.34
+2.1%
$56.57
+12.4%
+23.1%$21.27B$12.36B14.1017,287
FNB
F.N.B.
4.7052 of 5 stars
$15.51
+2.8%
$18.71
+20.7%
+6.0%$5.42B$2.57B11.154,280
RF
Regions Financial
4.9829 of 5 stars
$24.06
+2.0%
$28.05
+16.6%
+2.0%$21.04B$9.37B10.6019,644Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
SNV
Synovus Financial
4.9629 of 5 stars
$45.95
+1.4%
$58.71
+27.8%
-7.3%$6.29B$3.43B8.574,775
SSB
SouthState Bank
4.6484 of 5 stars
$94.62
+2.3%
$117.08
+23.7%
N/A$9.36B$2.44B14.104,986News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement

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