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After finishing at $51.49 in the prior trading day, Webster Financial Corp (NYSE: WBS) closed at $50.77, down -1.40%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.28 million shares were traded.
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 0.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.10.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Jefferies on May 21, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $65.
On May 13, 2025, Truist started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $61.
Wells Fargo Upgraded its Equal Weight to Overweight on January 06, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $70 to $75.
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 Jun 06 ’25 when WILKINS CHARLES L sold 5,000 shares for $53.25 per share. The transaction valued at 266,250 led to the insider holds 31,534 shares of the business.
WILKINS CHARLES L bought 5,000 shares of WBS for $266,250 on Jun 06 ’25. On May 28 ’25, another insider, Evans Javier L., who serves as the Chief Human Resources Officer of the company, sold 7,800 shares for $52.58 each. As a result, the insider received 410,124 and left with 19,820 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Webster’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.43, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.80. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.14. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.03 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.98.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WBS has reached a high of $63.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $39.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.54%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 171.39M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 166.83M. Insiders hold about 0.83% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.68% stake in the company.
