Webster Financial Ownership

WBS Stock  USD 56.31  1.80  3.30%   
Webster Financial retains a total of 161.29 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Webster Financial outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. These institutions are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to purchase positions in Webster Financial to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, other corporate entities are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Webster Financial. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Webster Financial as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that no matter how many assets the company shows, if the real value of the company is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1987-03-31
Previous Quarter
166.1 M
Current Value
164.5 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
62.9 M
Quarterly Volatility
46.9 M
 
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Covid
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
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Webster Stock Ownership Analysis

About 95.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.96. Historically many companies with similar price-to-book (P/B) ratio do better than the market in the long run. Webster Financial has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 1.93. The entity recorded earning per share (EPS) of 5.37. The firm last dividend was issued on the 10th of November 2025. Webster Financial had 2:1 split on the 15th of April 1998. Webster Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Webster Bank, National Association that provides a range of banking, investment, and financial services to individuals, families, and businesses in the United States. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. Webster Financial operates under BanksRegional classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 2424 people. For more information please call John Ciulla at 203 578 2202 or visit https://www.websterbank.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Webster Financial also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Webster Financial's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Webster Financial's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Webster Financial Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

83.19 Billion

Webster Financial Insider Trades History

Less than 1% of Webster Financial are currently held by insiders. Unlike Webster Financial's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Webster Financial's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Webster Financial's insider trades
 
Dot-com Bubble
 
Housing Crash
 
Credit Downgrade
 
Yuan Drop
 
Covid

Webster Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Webster Financial is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Webster Financial backward and forwards among themselves. Webster Financial's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Webster Financial's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Geode Capital Management, Llc2025-06-30
3.1 M
Macquarie Group Ltd2025-06-30
2.8 M
Bank Of America Corp2025-06-30
2.5 M
Norges Bank2025-06-30
2.4 M
Davis Asset Management, L.p.2025-06-30
M
Azora Capital Lp2025-06-30
1.9 M
Sei Investments Co2025-06-30
1.7 M
Pzena Investment Management, Llc2025-06-30
1.6 M
Aqr Capital Management Llc2025-06-30
1.6 M
Vanguard Group Inc2025-06-30
17.5 M
Blackrock Inc2025-06-30
15.4 M
Note, although Webster Financial's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Webster Financial Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Webster Financial insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Webster Financial's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Webster Financial insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Webster Financial Outstanding Bonds

Webster Financial issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Webster Financial uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Webster bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Webster Financial has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Webster Financial Corporate Filings

10Q
10th of November 2025
Quarterly performance report mandated by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to be filed by publicly traded corporations
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F4
30th of October 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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8K
24th of October 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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F3
10th of September 2025
The report used by insiders such as officers, directors, and major shareholders (beneficial owners holding more than 10% of any class of the company's equity securities) to declare their ownership of a company's stock
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