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It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that Webster Financial Corporation Declares Common and Preferred Dividends.
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Webster Financial Corp. is listed on the NYSE in the Financial sector while operating in the Banks – Regional industry. The current market capitalization of Webster Financial Corp. is $8.41B. A total of 1.85 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.18M shares.
In the most recent transaction, SOTO JASON A. sold 907 shares of WBS for 48.17 per share on Mar 05 ’24. After the transaction, the Chief Credit Officer now owns 23,091 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 29 ’24, BLEY DANIEL sold 2,000 shares at 47.60 per share. WBS shares that Chief Risk Officer owns now total 27,955.
Among the insiders who sold shares, SOTO JASON A. disposed of 2,100 shares on Feb 28 ’24 at a per-share price of $47.47. This resulted in the Chief Credit Officer holding 20,356 shares of WBS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Massiani Luis sold 13,500 shares at $51.63 per share on Jan 30 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Operating Officer now total 89,621.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Webster Financial Corp. pays an annual dividend of $1.60, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.27%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.98. WBS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/2/2024 when it declared a $0.40 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/16/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/13/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/2/2023. The WBS stock dividend was $0.40 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WBS has a high of $53.39 and a low of $31.03.
As of this writing, WBS has an earnings estimate of $1.42 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 13 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.56 per share and a lower estimate of $1.34. The company reported an EPS of $1.55 in the last quarter, which was 4.00% higher than expectations of $1.49.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. Its Book Value Per Share was $48.87, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.44B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for WBS is Buy with a score of 4.47.
