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The closing price of Webster Financial Corp. (NYSE: WBS) was $45.46 for the day, down -2.03% from the previous closing price of $46.40. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.03 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.18 million shares were traded. WBS stock price reached its highest trading level at $46.2625 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $44.9.
Ratios:
Our analysis of WBS’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.45 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 the company, Morgan Stanley on August 05, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight and sets its target price to $57 from $54 previously.
On March 08, 2024, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $70.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on January 24, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $60 to $65.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 18 ’24 when CIULLA JOHN R sold 5,584 shares for $48.01 per share. The transaction valued at 268,067 led to the insider holds 231,465 shares of the business.
CIULLA JOHN R sold 2,416 shares of WBS for $116,261 on Sep 19 ’24. The Chairman and CEO now owns 229,049 shares after completing the transaction at $48.12 per share. On Sep 11 ’24, another insider, MORSE LAURENCE C, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 8,175 shares for $43.98 each. As a result, the insider received 359,536 and left with 32,025 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 7793026048 and an Enterprise Value of 10743176192. As of this moment, Webster’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.88, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.73. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.51. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.91 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.91. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.446.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WBS has reached a high of $53.39, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $36.36. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.37%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.70%.
Shares Statistics:
WBS traded an average of 1.38M shares per day over the past three months and 1388470 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 172.02M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 169.82M. Insiders hold about 0.94% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.04% stake in the company. Shares short for WBS as of 1724976000 were 3487801 with a Short Ratio of 2.34, compared to 1722384000 on 3647589. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3487801 and a Short% of Float of 2.29.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.6, WBS has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.60. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03448276The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.69.
