Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Webster Financial Corp shares valued at $50,147 were sold by GRIFFIN JAMES MI on Aug 28 ’25. At $62.14 per share, GRIFFIN JAMES MI sold 807 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 12,556 shares worth approximately $0.78 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, BLEY DANIEL purchased 1,308 shares, netting a total of over 80,115 in proceeds.
Before that, CIULLA JOHN R had sold 8,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $463,597, the Chairman and CEO traded Webster Financial Corp shares for $57.95 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 8,000 shares, worth approximately $14.82 million.
As published in a research note from Seaport Research Partners on July 25, 2025, Webster Financial Corp [WBS] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral. Analysts at Jefferies started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of May 13, 2025, Truist has initiated its “Buy” rating for WBS. Earlier on January 06, 2025, Wells Fargo upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for WBS stock which previously was a “an Equal weight”.
Analyzing WBS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Webster Financial Corp [NYSE: WBS] plunged -0.77% to $61.77. The stock’s lowest price that day was $61.235, but it reached a high of $62.75 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.37%. Over the course of the year, Webster Financial Corp shares have jumped approximately 30.67%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $63.25 on 08/27/25 and a 52-week low of $39.43 on 04/04/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Webster Financial Corp (WBS)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 61.08, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 60.38. In the upper region, resistance lies at 62.61. The next price resistance is at 63.44. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 62.59 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Webster Financial Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Webster Financial Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-15 dropping by -0.88 million shares to 3.1 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 3.97 million shares. A decline of -28.25% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.1 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.1.
Which companies own the most shares of Webster Financial Corp (WBS)?
In terms of Webster Financial Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 64.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 3.61% from the previous closing price of $62.25. Analysts anticipate Webster Financial Corp stock to reach 69 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 60. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Webster Financial Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
