Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Webster Financial Corp shares valued at $123,160 were sold by CIESLIK ELZBIETA on Sep 15 ’25. At $61.58 per share, CIESLIK ELZBIETA sold 2,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 14,894 shares worth approximately $0.9 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, CIESLIK ELZBIETA sold 1,000 shares, netting a total of over 61,615 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $61.62 each, the insider now holds 16,894 shares.
Before that, CIESLIK ELZBIETA had added 2,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $123,150, the Officer bought Webster Financial Corp shares for $61.58 each.
As published in their initiating research note from Cantor Fitzgerald on September 10, 2025, Webster Financial Corp [WBS] has been an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $70. Analysts at Seaport Research Partners downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of May 21, 2025, Jefferies has initiated its “Buy” rating for WBS. Earlier on May 13, 2025, Truist initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for WBS stock.
Analyzing WBS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Webster Financial Corp [NYSE: WBS] plunged -0.91% to $60.16. The stock’s lowest price that day was $60.02, but it reached a high of $61.16 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.81%. Over the course of the year, Webster Financial Corp shares have jumped approximately 25.26%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $63.59 on 09/05/25 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 59.73, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 59.31. In the upper region, resistance lies at 60.87. The next price resistance is at 61.59. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 47.56 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 rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.53 million shares to 3.92 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 3.39 million shares. A jump of 13.47% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.45 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.45.
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 69 in the next 12 months, up nearly 13.66% from the previous closing price of $60.71. Analysts anticipate Webster Financial Corp stock to reach 70 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. On January 06, 2025, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $75.
