Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Webster Financial Corp shares valued at $26,430 were purchased by Wang Albert Jen-Wen on Oct 06 ’25. At $61.90 per share, Wang Albert Jen-Wen acquired 427 shares.
Also, CIESLIK ELZBIETA sold 2,000 shares, netting a total of over 123,160 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $61.58 each, the insider now holds 14,894 shares.
Before that, CIESLIK ELZBIETA had sold 1,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $61,615, the EVP & CAO of Bank traded Webster Financial Corp shares for $61.62 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,000 shares, worth approximately $0.95 million.
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] plunged -0.76% to $56.16. The stock’s lowest price that day was $55.79, but it reached a high of $57.07 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.45%. Over the course of the year, Webster Financial Corp shares have jumped approximately 9.79%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $63.59 on 09/05/25 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 55.60, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 55.05. In the upper region, resistance lies at 56.89. The next price resistance is at 57.63. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 43.79 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Webster Financial Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Webster Financial Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 0.27 million shares to 3.73 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 3.45 million shares. A jump of 7.34% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.67 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.67.
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 23.7% from the previous closing price of $56.59. Analysts anticipate Webster Financial Corp stock to reach 78 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.
