In a filing, Webster Financial Corp revealed its Director HAYLES CAROL unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.3 million on Sep 08 ’25. In the deal valued at $61.58 per share,4,841 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, HAYLES CAROL now holds 12,389 shares worth roughly $0.76 million.
Then, HAYLES CAROL bought 4,841 shares, generating $298,085 in total proceeds.
Before that, GRIFFIN JAMES MI sold 807 shares. Webster Financial Corp shares valued at $50,147 were divested by the Head of Consumer Banking at a price of $62.14 per share. As a result of the transaction, GRIFFIN JAMES MI now holds 12,556 shares, worth roughly $0.77 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 -1.39% to $61.22. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -1.65%. Webster Financial Corp shares have risen nearly 36.77% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 10.87% 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 60.76, which if violated will result in even more drops to 60.31. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 62.05. A further resistance level may holdings at 62.89.
How much short interest is there in Webster Financial Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Webster Financial Corp stocks on 2025-08-15, dropping by -0.88 million shares to a total of 3.1 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-07-15 was 3.97 million shares. There was a decline of -28.25%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
