The stock of Webster Financial Corp (WBS) has gone down by -0.48% for the week, with a 14.65% rise in the past month and a 32.13% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.94%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.70% for WBS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.48% for WBS’s stock, with a 26.58% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Webster Financial Corp (NYSE: WBS) Right Now?
Webster Financial Corp (NYSE: WBS) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 13.49x compared to its average ratio. WBS has 36-month beta value of 1.27. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
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The public float for WBS is 169.81M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.75% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of WBS on November 21, 2024 was 1.27M shares.
WBS) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Webster Financial Corp (NYSE: WBS) has decreased by -0.68 when compared to last closing price of 59.96. Despite this, the company has experienced a -0.48% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2024-11-07 that STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A., announced today that it has lowered its prime lending rate to 7.75 percent from 8.00 percent, effective November 8, 2024.
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 17.40% 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 unable to rebound, for now settling with -2.57% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.70%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.94%, as shares surge +15.70% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +35.46% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WBS fell by -0.48%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +29.06% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $55.92. In addition, Webster Financial Corp saw 17.32% 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 John R. Ciulla, who proposed sale 8,000 shares at the price of $59.96 back on Nov 20 ’24. After this action, John R. Ciulla now owns shares of Webster Financial Corp, valued at $479,680 using the latest closing price.
WILKINS CHARLES L, the Head of HSA Bank of Webster Financial Corp, sale 5,000 shares at $59.50 during a trade that took place back on Nov 19 ’24, which means that WILKINS CHARLES L is holding 33,657 shares at $297,500 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WBS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.32 for the present operating margin
- 1.21 for the gross margin
The net margin for Webster Financial Corp stands at 0.25. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 8.83, with 1.01 for asset returns.
Based on Webster Financial Corp (WBS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.3 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.03. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.44. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.79.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.16 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.13. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.44. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.09.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Webster Financial Corp (WBS) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
