After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.
Stocks Info
WBS belongs to the Financial sector of the NYSE while operating in the Banks – Regional industry. The current market capitalization of Webster Financial Corp is $8.82B. A total of 0.88 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.14M shares.
In the most recent transaction, CIULLA JOHN R sold 8,000 shares of WBS for 57.43 per share on Feb 20 ’25. After the transaction, the Chairman and CEO now owns 210,051 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 20 ’25, John R. Ciulla bought 8,000 shares at 58.67 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, MORSE LAURENCE C disposed of 13,217 shares on Feb 19 ’25 at a per-share price of $59.07. This resulted in the Director holding 18,808 shares of WBS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, BLEY DANIEL sold 500 shares at $61.91 per share on Nov 29 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Risk Officer now total 17,279.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Webster Financial Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.60, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.11%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.77. WBS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.67% when it declared a $0.40 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/10/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/1/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3.08%. The WBS stock dividend was $0.40 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WBS has a high of $63.99 and a low of $39.33.
As of this writing, WBS has an earnings estimate of $1.38 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 14.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.45 per share and a lower estimate of $1.29.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. Its Book Value Per Share was $51.63, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.44B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for WBS is Buy with a score of 4.64.
