Webster Financial Corp’s recent filing unveils that its Chairman and CEO CIULLA JOHN R unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.44 million on Nov 17 ’25. In the deal valued at $55.45 per share,8,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, CIULLA JOHN R now holds 231,872 shares worth roughly $13.88 million.
Then, John R. Ciulla bought 8,000 shares, generating $451,440 in total proceeds.
Before that, Wang Albert Jen-Wen bought 427 shares. Webster Financial Corp shares valued at $26,430 were divested by the Officer at a price of $61.90 per share.
TD Cowen initiated its Webster Financial Corp [WBS] rating to a Buy in a research note published on September 25, 2025; the price target was $78. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Cantor Fitzgerald’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in early September with a ‘”an Overweight”‘ rating. Seaport Research Partners also remained covering WBS and has decreased its forecast on July 25, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. Jefferies started covering the stock on May 21, 2025. It rated WBS as “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of WBS
On Tuesday, Webster Financial Corp [NYSE:WBS] saw its stock jump 3.31% to $59.86. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 8.17%. Webster Financial Corp shares have fallen nearly -1.04% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 8.40% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $63.99 was reached on 09/05/25, a 52-week low of $39.43 was recorded on 04/04/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For WBS Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 58.49, which if violated will result in even more drops to 57.12. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 60.82. A further resistance level may holdings at 61.78.
How much short interest is there in Webster Financial Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Webster Financial Corp stocks on 2025-11-14, growing by 0.51 million shares to a total of 4.24 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-10-15 was 3.73 million shares. There was a rise of 12.1%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on May 13, 2025 when Truist began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $61 price target.
