Webster Financial (WBS) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate MTB or WBS?

M&T Bank presently has a consensus price target of $212.53, indicating a potential upside of 15.84%. Webster Financial has a consensus price target of $63.75, indicating a potential upside of 22.33%. Given Webster Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Webster Financial is more favorable than M&T Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
M&T Bank	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Webster Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MTB or WBS?

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
M&T Bank	$9.30B	3.17	$2.59B	$14.93	12.29
Webster Financial	$2.62B	3.35	$768.71M	$4.44	11.74

Is MTB or WBS 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
M&T Bank	19.24%	10.12%	1.25%
Webster Financial	18.39%	10.82%	1.21%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MTB or WBS?

Webster Financial received 282 more outperform votes than M&T Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.91% of users gave Webster Financial an outperform vote while only 46.26% of users gave M&T Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
M&T Bank	Outperform Votes 260 46.26%	Underperform Votes 302 53.74%
Webster Financial	Outperform Votes 542 58.91%	Underperform Votes 378 41.09%

Which has more volatility and risk, MTB or WBS?

M&T Bank has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Webster Financial has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MTB or WBS?

84.7% of M&T Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.6% of Webster Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of M&T Bank shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Webster Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to MTB or WBS?

In the previous week, M&T Bank had 12 more articles in the media than Webster Financial. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for M&T Bank and 20 mentions for Webster Financial. Webster Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat M&T Bank's score of 0.99 indicating that Webster Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
M&T Bank	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Webster Financial	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MTB or WBS a better dividend stock?

M&T Bank pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Webster Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. M&T Bank pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Webster Financial pays out 36.0% 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. Webster Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Webster Financial beats M&T Bank on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.