The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Webster Financial Corp shares valued at $40,960 were sold by MADAR GREGORY on Dec 08 ’25. At $62.63 per share, MADAR GREGORY sold 654 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 7,621 shares worth approximately $0.49 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Weidner Marissa sold 2,500 shares, netting a total of over 157,454 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $62.98 each, the insider now holds 13,141 shares.
Before that, MADAR GREGORY had added 654 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $40,960, the Officer bought Webster Financial Corp shares for $62.63 each.
As published in their initiating research note from TD Cowen on September 25, 2025, Webster Financial Corp [WBS] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $78. Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early September. As of July 25, 2025, Seaport Research Partners has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for WBS. Earlier on May 21, 2025, Jefferies initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for WBS stock.
Analyzing WBS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Webster Financial Corp [NYSE: WBS] rose 0.47% to $64.0. The stock’s lowest price that day was $63.59, but it reached a high of $64.375 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.02%. Over the course of the year, Webster Financial Corp shares have jumped approximately 8.55%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $64.87 on 12/15/25 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 63.60, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 63.20. In the upper region, resistance lies at 64.39. The next price resistance is at 64.77. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 71.62 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Webster Financial Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Webster Financial Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-11-28 dropping by -0.14 million shares to 4.35 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 4.49 million shares. A decline of -3.21% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.84 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.84.
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 70 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.89% from the previous closing price of $63.7. Analysts anticipate Webster Financial Corp stock to reach 80 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 67. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Webster Financial Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 13, 2025, Truist assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $61.
