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After finishing at $53.15 in the prior trading day, Webster Financial Corp (NYSE: WBS) closed at $51.71, down -2.71%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.71 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.69 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 0.39 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.12.
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 the company, Wells Fargo on January 06, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $75 from $70 previously.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on August 05, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $54 to $57.
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 Feb 20 ’25 when CIULLA JOHN R sold 8,000 shares for $57.43 per share. The transaction valued at 459,446 led to the insider holds 210,051 shares of the business.
John R. Ciulla bought 8,000 shares of WBS for $469,360 on Feb 20 ’25. On Feb 19 ’25, another insider, MORSE LAURENCE C, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 13,217 shares for $59.07 each. As a result, the insider received 780,728 and left with 18,808 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Webster’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.82, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.69. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.04. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.00.
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 -9.60%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.81%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 171.39M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 169.79M. Insiders hold about 0.91% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.11% stake in the company.
