In a filing, Webster Financial Corp revealed its Former Officer BLEY DANIEL acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.18 million on Jul 21 ’25. In the deal valued at $61.12 per share,3,000 shares were bought.
Then, SOTO JASON A. bought 2,500 shares, generating $153,017 in total proceeds.
Before that, WILKINS CHARLES L sold 5,000 shares. Webster Financial Corp shares valued at $266,250 were divested by the Head of HSA Bank at a price of $53.25 per share. As a result of the transaction, WILKINS CHARLES L now holds 31,534 shares, worth roughly $1.9 million.
Jefferies initiated its Webster Financial Corp [WBS] rating to a Buy in a research note published on May 21, 2025; the price target was $65. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Truist’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in mid May with a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating. Wells Fargo also remained covering WBS and has increased its forecast on January 06, 2025 with a “an Overweight” recommendation from previously “an Equal weight” rating.
Price Performance Review of WBS
On Monday, Webster Financial Corp [NYSE:WBS] saw its stock fall -0.87% to $60.32. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 1.12%. Webster Financial Corp shares have risen nearly 22.95% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 9.24% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Webster Financial Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Webster Financial Corp stocks on 2025-06-13, growing by 0.84 million shares to a total of 4.78 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-05-15 was 3.94 million shares. There was a rise of 17.62%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
