At the time of writing, Webster Financial Corp [WBS] stock is trading at $55.94, up 0.50%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The WBS shares have lost -3.00% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.76%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Webster Financial Corp [NYSE: WBS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 06, 2025, when Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Overweight and also boosted its price target to $75 from $70. On August 05, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Equal-Weight and revised its price target to $57 on the stock. Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $70 on March 08, 2024. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Overweight and raised its price target to $65 on January 24, 2024. BofA Securities started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on January 11, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $60. In a note dated December 01, 2023, Citigroup initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $51 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Webster Financial Corp fluctuated between $39.33 and $63.99. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $59.25 within the next 12 months. Webster Financial Corp [NYSE: WBS] shares were valued at $55.94 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 5.92% based on the average WBS price forecast.
Analyzing the WBS fundamentals
According to Webster Financial Corp [NYSE:WBS], the company’s sales were 4.18B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 5.08% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 1.21% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.32%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.32%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.25%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.09 and Total Capital is 0.03. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.44.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 55.37 points at the first support level, and at 54.79 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 56.74, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 57.53.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Webster Financial Corp [NYSE:WBS] has a current ratio of 0.05. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.29, the price to book ratio is 1.12 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 12.79.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved CIULLA JOHN R, Chairman and CEO, that happened on Feb 20 ’25 when 8000.0 shares were sold. Affiliate, John R. Ciulla completed a deal on Feb 20 ’25 to buy 8000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director MORSE LAURENCE C sold 13217.0 shares on Feb 19 ’25.
