What Our Analysts Know About Webster Financial

By Emilio Sanchez • Tuesday, April 18 09:48 • Permanent Link

Webster Financial logged a -0.9% change during today's morning session, and is now trading at a price of $38.62 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 0.0%. WBS's trading volume is 40,511 compared to the stock's average volume of 1,523,334.

Webster Financial trades -30.0% away from its average analyst target price of $55.18 per share. The 11 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $43.0 to $74.0, and on average have given Webster Financial a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying WBS should be aware of the facts below:

Webster Financial's current price is -36.1% below its Graham number of $60.48, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
Webster Financial has moved -25.4% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of -7.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 3.72, Webster Financial has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.4 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
WBS has a forward P/E ratio of 5.8 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $6.63 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 0.31 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Webster Financial is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 0.9 compared to its sector average of 1.57
Webster Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Webster Bank, National Association that provides a range of financial services to individuals, families, and businesses in the United States.
Based in Stamford, the company has 4,065 full time employees and a market cap of $6,746,165,248. Webster Financial currently returns an annual dividend yield of 4.1%.

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