In a filing, Webster Financial Corp revealed its EVP & CAO of Bank CIESLIK ELZBIETA unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.12 million on Sep 15 ’25. In the deal valued at $61.58 per share,2,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, CIESLIK ELZBIETA now holds 14,894 shares worth roughly $0.89 million.
Then, CIESLIK ELZBIETA sold 1,000 shares, generating $61,615 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $61.62, the EVP & CAO of Bank now owns 16,894 shares.
Before that, CIESLIK ELZBIETA bought 2,000 shares. Webster Financial Corp shares valued at $123,150 were divested by the Officer at a price of $61.58 per share.
Cantor Fitzgerald initiated its Webster Financial Corp [WBS] rating to an Overweight in a research note published on September 10, 2025; the price target was $70. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Seaport Research Partners’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in late July from “a Buy” to “a Neutral”. Jefferies began covering WBS with “Buy” recommendation on May 21, 2025. Truist started covering the stock on May 13, 2025. It rated WBS as “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of WBS
On Tuesday, Webster Financial Corp [NYSE:WBS] saw its stock fall -1.86% to $59.49. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.83%. Webster Financial Corp shares have risen nearly 36.04% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 7.73% 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 2025-08-29, growing by 0.53 million shares to a total of 3.92 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-07-31 was 3.39 million shares. There was a rise of 13.47%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
