Webster Financial Corp’s filing revealed that its Chairman and CEO CIULLA JOHN R unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.46 million on Aug 14 ’25. In the deal valued at $57.95 per share,8,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, CIULLA JOHN R now holds 239,872 shares worth roughly $13.9 million.
Then, John R. Ciulla bought 8,000 shares, generating $462,080 in total proceeds.
Before that, ATWELL WILLIAM L sold 16,823 shares. Webster Financial Corp shares valued at $995,852 were divested by the Director at a price of $59.20 per share. As a result of the transaction, ATWELL WILLIAM L now holds 30,915 shares, worth roughly $1.79 million.
Seaport Research Partners downgraded its Webster Financial Corp [WBS] rating to a Neutral from a a Buy in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Jefferies’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in late May with a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating. Truist began covering WBS with “Buy” recommendation on May 13, 2025. Wells Fargo revised its rating on January 06, 2025. It rated WBS as “an Overweight” which previously was an “an Equal weight”.
Price Performance Review of WBS
On Tuesday, Webster Financial Corp [NYSE:WBS] saw its stock fall -0.50% to $57.93. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 0.29%. Webster Financial Corp shares have risen nearly 27.68% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 4.91% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $63.99 was reached on 07/23/25, 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 57.46, which if violated will result in even more drops to 56.99. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 58.60. A further resistance level may holdings at 59.27.
How much short interest is there in Webster Financial Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Webster Financial Corp stocks on 2025-07-31, dropping by -1.62 million shares to a total of 3.39 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-30 was 5.01 million shares. There was a decline of -47.76%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
