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After finishing at $64.77 in the prior trading day, Webster Financial Corp (NYSE: WBS) closed at $63.2, down -2.42%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.42 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.67 million shares were traded. WBS stock price reached its highest trading level at $64.315 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $63.13.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WBS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.44 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.16.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on September 25, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $78.
On September 10, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $70.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 08 ’25 when MADAR GREGORY sold 654 shares for $62.63 per share. The transaction valued at 40,960 led to the insider holds 7,621 shares of the business.
Weidner Marissa sold 2,500 shares of WBS for $157,454 on Dec 08 ’25. The Chief Corp. Resp. Officer now owns 13,141 shares after completing the transaction at $62.98 per share. On Dec 08 ’25, another insider, MADAR GREGORY, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 654 shares for $62.63 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WBS now has a Market Capitalization of 10503122944 and an Enterprise Value of 11675058176. As of this moment, Webster’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.77, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.65. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.92. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.35 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.13. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.523.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WBS is 1.07, which has changed by 0.1471839 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19226205 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WBS has reached a high of $66.54, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $39.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.69%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.75%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.35M shares per day over the past 3-months and 888580 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 164.82M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 159.88M. Insiders hold about 0.87% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.74% stake in the company. Shares short for WBS as of 1767139200 were 3358203 with a Short Ratio of 2.48, compared to 1764288000 on 4353226. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3358203 and a Short% of Float of 2.3599999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WBS’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.6, compared to 1.60 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024702797. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.22. The current Payout Ratio is 36.60% for WBS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-10. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-04-15 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of Webster Financial Corp (WBS) reflects the combined expertise of 18.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.52, with high estimates of $1.71 and low estimates of $1.46.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.97 and $5.83 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.88. EPS for the following year is $6.54, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $7.03 and $6.25.
Revenue Estimates
11 analysts predict $732.09M in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $740M to a low estimate of $723.73M. As of. The current estimate, Webster Financial Corp’s year-ago sales were $660.98MFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $730.77M. There is a high estimate of $761.03M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $718.75M.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WBS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.93B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.87B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.89B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.59BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.02B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.07B and the low estimate is $2.99B.
