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Webster Financial Corp (NYSE: WBS) closed the day trading at $43.95 down -14.64% from the previous closing price of $51.49. In other words, the price has decreased by -$14.64 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.01 million shares were traded. WBS stock price reached its highest trading level at $48.705 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $43.91.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WBS, let’s 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:
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 7530612736 and an Enterprise Value of 9813660672. As of this moment, Webster’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.05, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.66. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.00. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.80 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.85. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.146.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WBS is 0.95, which has changed by -0.08418423 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.036926866 over the same period for the S&P500. 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 -20.02%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.75%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WBS traded about 1.15M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WBS traded about 1368000 shares per day. A total of 171.39M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 169.70M. Insiders hold about 0.96% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.08% stake in the company. Shares short for WBS as of 1741910400 were 3804758 with a Short Ratio of 3.32, compared to 1739491200 on 3261365. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3804758 and a Short% of Float of 2.5.
Dividends & Splits
WBS’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.60, up from 1.6 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.031073995The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.59. The current Payout Ratio is 36.60% for WBS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-10 with an ex-dividend date of 1739145600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-04-15 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
