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 7,296 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 6 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
6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$58
12%
upside
Avg. target
$64
22%
upside
High target
$72
39%
upside
6 analyst ratings
6 positive
100%
0 neutral
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0 negative
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Jefferies David Chiaverini | 25%upside $65 | Buy Initiated | 21 May 2025 |
Truist Securities David Smith | 17%upside $61 | Buy Initiated | 13 May 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Christopher Mcgratty | 25%upside $65 | Outperform Maintained | 25 Apr 2025 |
Wells Fargo Timur Braziler | 16%upside $60 | Overweight Maintained | 9 Apr 2025 |
Barclays Jared Shaw | 39%upside $72 | Overweight Maintained | 8 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Positive
Invezz
3 weeks 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
3 weeks 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
1 month 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.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Webster Financial Corporation Declares Common and Preferred Dividends
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Webster Dividends.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Webster Financial Q1 Earnings Miss on Higher Provisions & Expenses
Webster Financial's first-quarter 2025 earnings lag estimates on high provisions and costs, and lower fee income, partially offset by higher NII.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Webster Financial Corporation (WBS) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE:WBS ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 24, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Emlen Harmon - Director, IR John Ciulla - CEO Neal Holland - CFO Luis Massiani - President and Chief Operating Officer Conference Call Participants Andrew Leischner - KBW Jared Shaw - Barclays Mark Fitzgibbon - Piper Sandler Matthew Breese - Stephens Casey Haire - Autonomous Research Timur Braziler - Wells Fargo Manan Gosalia - Morgan Stanley Bernard Von Gizycki - Deutsche Bank Daniel Tamayo - Raymond James Laurie Hunsicker - Seaport Samuel Varga - UBS Jon Arfstrom - RBC Capital Markets Anthony Elian - JPMorgan Operator Good morning, and welcome to Webster Financial Corporation First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. Please note, this event is being recorded.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Webster Financial (WBS) Q1 Earnings
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Webster Financial (WBS) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Webster Financial (WBS) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates
Webster Financial (WBS) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.30 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.38 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.35 per share a year ago.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Webster Reports First Quarter 2025 EPS of $1.30
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Webster Financial Corporation (“Webster”) (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A., today announced net income applicable to common stockholders of $220.4 million, or $1.30 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared to $210.1 million, or $1.23 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. “Webster has again proven its capacity to consistently execute through a variety of operating environments,” said John R. Ciul.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Exploring Analyst Estimates for Webster Financial (WBS) Q1 Earnings, Beyond Revenue and EPS
Besides Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates for Webster Financial (WBS), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared during the quarter ended March 2025.
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