Webster Financial
About: Webster Financial Corp is a full-service provider of financial services, offering commercial and consumer banking, mortgages, and investment advisory along with trust and wealth management services in Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. The company's segment includes Commercial Banking, HSA Bank, and Consumer Banking. It generates maximum revenue from the Commercial Banking segment.
Employees: 4,407
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Funds holding %
of 7,312 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 7 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 46
22% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $22.8M | Put options by funds: $18.7M
19% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 183 | Existing positions reduced: 154
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 467 [Q4 2024] → 486 (+19) [Q1 2025]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 [Q4 2024] → 9 (+0) [Q1 2025]
3.22% less ownership
Funds ownership: 88.71% [Q4 2024] → 85.49% (-3.22%) [Q1 2025]
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.4B [Q4 2024] → $7.55B (-$849M) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$65
10%
upside
Avg. target
$68
15%
upside
High target
$77
31%
upside
7 analyst ratings
7 positive
100%
0 neutral
0%
0 negative
0%
Truist Securities David Smith | 14%upside $67 | Buy Maintained | 11 Jul 2025 |
Wells Fargo Timur Braziler | 19%upside $70 | Overweight Maintained | 10 Jul 2025 |
Barclays Jared Shaw | 31%upside $77 | Overweight Maintained | 8 Jul 2025 |
Raymond James Daniel Tamayo | 10%upside $65 | Outperform Reiterated | 8 Jul 2025 |
JP Morgan Anthony Elian | 10%upside $65 | Overweight Maintained | 1 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 7 articles about WBS published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
Webster Financial (WBS) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release
Webster Financial (WBS) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Neutral
Business Wire
4 days ago
Webster Financial Corporation Announces Q2 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A., today announced the following details for its second quarter 2025 earnings release and conference call: Earnings Release: Thursday, July 17, 2025, at approximately 7:30 a.m. (Eastern) Conference Call: Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern) Dial-in number: Toll Free: 888-330-2446; or International Callers:1-240-789-2732 Passcode: 8607257 Webcast: Via Webst.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
6 days ago
Webster Financial: A Bit More Upside Is Warranted
Webster Financial's stock has outperformed the S&P 500, and despite recent gains, I maintain a soft 'buy' due to continued value. Balance sheet improvements, rising deposits, and proactive credit loss provisioning support my cautious optimism, though debt has increased. Valuation remains attractive—WBS is the cheapest among peers on P/E and price-to-book, with solid asset quality and above-threshold returns.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
WBS or WASH: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
Investors looking for stocks in the Banks - Northeast sector might want to consider either Webster Financial (WBS) or Washington Trust Bancorp (WASH). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now?
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Webster Financial Corporation Appoints Chief Risk Officer; Names New Board Member
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Webster Financial Corporation (“Webster” or “the Company”) (NYSE: WBS), the holding company, for Webster Bank, N.A., (the “Bank”) announced its Board of Directors approved both the appointment of Jason E. Schugel, as Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and Executive Vice President, and the appointment of Frederick (Fred) J. Crawford, as an independent member of the Board of Directors of the Company and the Bank. Schugel's appointment, effective July 14, follows current Ex.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in Webster Financial Stock?
Investors need to pay close attention to WBS stock based on the movements in the options market lately.
Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
Andrea Mills Appointed President of Ametros
WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ametros, the industry leader in professional administration of medical insurance claims settlements, today announced the promotion of Andrea Mills to Executive Managing Director of Webster Bank (NYSE: WBS) and President of Ametros, effective July 1st, 2025. Mills, a member of the executive team since 2018, most recently served as the Chief Client Officer of Ametros. As President, she will now oversee all aspects of Ametros' operations and continue leading the.
Positive
Invezz
1 month ago
As Buffett bails on Wall Street banks, Truist says these regional peers are worth buying
Legendary investor Warren Buffett has recently sold his entire stake in Citigroup to load up on the likes of Constellation Brands, indicating he now sees consumer goods as a better pick than bank stocks.
Neutral
Market Watch
1 month ago
Three bank stocks to avoid — and 18 to buy — from analysts at Jefferies
Analysts at the firm rolled out their coverage of 32 regional banks ahead of annual regulatory stress tests in June.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 months ago
Webster Announces Increase to Common Stock Repurchase Authorization
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Webster Financial Corporation (“the Company”) (NYSE:WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A., announced today that its Board of Directors increased the Company's authority to repurchase shares of its common stock by $700,000,000 under its existing share repurchase program. The repurchase program permits shares to be repurchased in open market or private transactions, through block trades, and pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordanc.
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