In the past week, WBS stock has gone up by 9.41%, with a monthly gain of 28.50% and a quarterly surge of 30.84%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.28%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.92% for Webster Financial Corp The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 12.51% for WBS stock, with a simple moving average of 23.59% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Webster Financial Corp (NYSE: WBS) Right Now?
Webster Financial Corp (NYSE: WBS) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 13.03x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.25. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
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The public float for WBS is 169.83M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.83% of that float. On November 06, 2024, the average trading volume of WBS was 1.14M shares.
WBS) stock’s latest price update
Webster Financial Corp (NYSE: WBS)’s stock price has surge by 13.11relation to previous closing price of 50.85. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 9.41% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2024-10-22 that STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Webster Financial Corporation Declares Common and Preferred Dividends.
Analysts’ Opinion of WBS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WBS stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for WBS by listing it as a “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for WBS in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $57 based on the research report published on August 05, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WBS reach a price target of $70. The rating they have provided for WBS stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on March 08th, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Overweight” to WBS, setting the target price at $65 in the report published on January 24th of the current year.
WBS Trading at 20.12% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WBS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 5.77% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.92%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.28%, as shares surge +24.96% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +22.12% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WBS rose by +8.27%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +13.93% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $51.09. In addition, Webster Financial Corp saw 13.32% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WBS starting from Pettie Mark, who sale 4,500 shares at the price of $51.14 back on Oct 22 ’24. After this action, Pettie Mark now owns 32,780 shares of Webster Financial Corp, valued at $230,139 using the latest closing price.
BLEY DANIEL, the Chief Risk Officer of Webster Financial Corp, sale 3,463 shares at $52.10 during a trade that took place back on Oct 21 ’24, which means that BLEY DANIEL is holding 19,529 shares at $180,440 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WBS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.24 for the present operating margin
- 0.9 for the gross margin
The net margin for Webster Financial Corp stands at 0.19. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 9.01, with 1.01 for asset returns.
Based on Webster Financial Corp (WBS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.32 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.25. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.46. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.12.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 36.21 million with net debt to EBITDA at 21.0. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.41. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.08.
Conclusion
To sum up, Webster Financial Corp (WBS) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
