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WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP WBS
WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP (WBS) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health). It pays a dividend yielding 2.20% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $2.9B at a 34.6% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | Barclays | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-07-22 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform (main) |
| 2026-05-01 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-03-03 | Wells Fargo | Underweight (down) |
| 2026-03-02 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-02-13 | Citigroup | Neutral (down) |
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How it ranks in Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · percentile among 1129 companies
Percentile vs other Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Sector peers · similar-size Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBS | WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP | 7/9 | — | 12.1 | +11.9% |
| FHN | FIRST HORIZON CORP | 5/9 | — | 12.4 | +7.2% |
| CFR | CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC. | 5/9 | — | 15 | +8.3% |
| BANC | BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC. | 5/9 | — | 14 | -3.8% |
| HBAN | HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/ | 5/9 | — | 16.3 | +6.4% |
| CASH | PATHWARD FINANCIAL, INC. | 6/9 | — | 9.9 | +5.3% |
| CBU | COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC. | 6/9 | — | 16.8 | +9.6% |
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About WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP
Webster Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Webster Bank, National Association that provides various financial products and services to businesses, individuals, and families in the United States. It operates through three segments: Commercial Banking, Healthcare Financial Services, and Consumer Banking. The company offers checking, savings, and money market accounts; time deposits; individual retirement account retirement savings; certificates of deposit; mortgages; home equity loans and lines of credit; business lines of credit; overdrafts; and term, commercial mortgages, student, PPA, SBA, and personal loans. It also provides commercial lending; financial planning, life and long-term insurance, personal retirement, and portfolio management solutions; employee retirement plans; credit cards; payroll services; automated clearing house payables and wires; bill pay, remote deposit capture, merchant, and lockbox services; treasury management and investment services; private banking services; wealth management services; and online and mobile banking services. Webster Financial Corporation was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
FAQ
Is WBS financially healthy?
WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP's Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak).
Does WBS pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP pays a dividend yielding about 2.20% with a 26.6% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is WBS?
In FY2025, WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP had a net margin of 34.6% and a return on equity of 10.6%.
Is WBS overvalued or undervalued?
WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP trades at about 13.4× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.1×–24.3×, median 14.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for WBS?
The average Wall-Street price target for WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP is $76.18, about 3.7% below the recent price, from 11 analysts (consensus: hold).
Is WBS a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, a P/E of about 12.1×, a dividend yield of 2.20%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.