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Webster Financial Corp has a consensus price target of $67.1 based on the ratings of 25 analysts. The high is $80 issued by Barclays on November 11, 2025. The low is $42 issued by Wells Fargo on October 4, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, UBS, and Wells Fargo on May 1, 2026, April 7, 2026, and March 3, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $72.17 between Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, UBS, and Wells Fargo, there's an implied -5.84% downside for Webster Financial Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) was reported by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on May 1, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $77.50 expecting WBS to rise to within 12 months (a possible 1.12% upside). 31 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) was provided by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, and Webster Financial maintained their outperform rating.
The last upgrade for Webster Financial Corp happened on January 6, 2025 when Wells Fargo raised their price target to $75. Wells Fargo previously had an equal-weight for Webster Financial Corp.
The last downgrade for Webster Financial Corp happened on March 3, 2026 when Wells Fargo changed their price target from $70 to $70 for Webster Financial Corp.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Webster Financial, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Webster Financial was filed on May 1, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 1, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Webster Financial (WBS) rating was a maintained with a price target of $79.00 to $77.50. The current price Webster Financial (WBS) is trading at is $76.64, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 05/01/2026 | Buy Now | 1.12% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $79 → $77.5 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/07/2026 | Buy Now | -9.97% | UBS | $75 → $69 | Assumes | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/03/2026 | Buy Now | -8.66% | Wells Fargo | $70 → $70 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 03/02/2026 | Buy Now | 3.08% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $77 → $79 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2026 | Buy Now | -2.14% | Citigroup | $75 → $75 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/06/2026 | Buy Now | -8.66% | Wells Fargo | $70 → $70 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/05/2026 | Buy Now | -2.14% | UBS | $77 → $75 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/05/2026 | Buy Now | -2.14% | Morgan Stanley | $77 → $75 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/04/2026 | Buy Now | -4.75% | Stephens & Co. | → $73 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/26/2026 | Buy Now | 3.08% | TD Cowen | $77 → $79 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/26/2026 | Buy Now | -4.75% | Truist Securities | $72 → $73 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/26/2026 | Buy Now | -2.14% | Citigroup | $77 → $75 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/26/2026 | Buy Now | 0.47% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $75 → $77 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2026 | Buy Now | 0.47% | TD Cowen | $78 → $77 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2026 | Buy Now | -4.75% | Raymond James | $65 → $73 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/16/2025 | Buy Now | -2.14% | JP Morgan | $70 → $75 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/16/2025 | Buy Now | -2.14% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $70 → $75 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/11/2025 | Buy Now | 4.38% | Barclays | $78 → $80 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2025 | Buy Now | -15.19% | Raymond James | $68 → $65 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2025 | Buy Now | -12.58% | Truist Securities | $69 → $67 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2025 | Buy Now | -8.66% | Wells Fargo | $75 → $70 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/01/2025 | Buy Now | -11.27% | JP Morgan | $70 → $68 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/29/2025 | Buy Now | 0.47% | Morgan Stanley | $64 → $77 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/25/2025 | Buy Now | 1.77% | TD Cowen | → $78 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/10/2025 | Buy Now | -8.66% | Cantor Fitzgerald | → $70 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/25/2025 | Buy Now | — | Seaport Global | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2025 | Buy Now | -2.14% | Wells Fargo | $70 → $75 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2025 | Buy Now | -7.36% | Citigroup | $65 → $71 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2025 | Buy Now | -11.27% | Raymond James | $65 → $68 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2025 | Buy Now | -11.27% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $65 → $68 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2025 | Buy Now | -12.58% | Truist Securities | $61 → $67 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/10/2025 | Buy Now | -8.66% | Wells Fargo | $60 → $70 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/08/2025 | Buy Now | 0.47% | Barclays | $72 → $77 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/08/2025 | Buy Now | -15.19% | Raymond James | $58 → $65 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/01/2025 | Buy Now | -15.19% | JP Morgan | $55 → $65 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/21/2025 | Buy Now | -15.19% | Jefferies | → $65 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/13/2025 | Buy Now | -20.41% | Truist Securities | → $61 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/25/2025 | Buy Now | -15.19% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $70 → $65 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/09/2025 | Buy Now | -21.71% | Wells Fargo | $75 → $60 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2025 | Buy Now | -6.05% | Barclays | $80 → $72 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/02/2025 | Buy Now | -24.32% | Raymond James | $65 → $58 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2025 | Buy Now | -13.88% | Morgan Stanley | $75 → $66 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/21/2025 | Buy Now | -11.27% | RBC Capital | $66 → $68 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2025 | Buy Now | -15.19% | JP Morgan | $67 → $65 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/06/2025 | Buy Now | -2.14% | Wells Fargo | $70 → $75 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/17/2024 | Buy Now | -0.84% | UBS | → $76 | Assumes | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/05/2024 | Buy Now | -9.97% | Barclays | $63 → $69 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/03/2024 | Buy Now | -8.66% | Wells Fargo | $60 → $70 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2024 | Buy Now | -23.02% | Wedbush | $52 → $59 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2024 | Buy Now | -17.8% | Barclays | $60 → $63 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2024 | Buy Now | -19.1% | RBC Capital | $57 → $62 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2024 | Buy Now | -21.71% | Wells Fargo | $50 → $60 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2024 | Buy Now | -28.24% | JP Morgan | $58 → $55 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/30/2024 | Buy Now | -29.54% | Morgan Stanley | $57 → $54 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2024 | Buy Now | -25.63% | Morgan Stanley | $54 → $57 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2024 | Buy Now | -33.46% | RBC Capital | $54 → $51 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/09/2024 | Buy Now | -28.24% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $58 → $55 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/03/2024 | Buy Now | -33.46% | Jefferies | $56 → $51 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/27/2024 | Buy Now | -24.32% | JP Morgan | $63 → $58 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/24/2024 | Buy Now | -21.71% | Barclays | $65 → $60 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2024 | Buy Now | -28.24% | Citigroup | $60 → $55 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2024 | Buy Now | -29.54% | RBC Capital | $57 → $54 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2024 | Buy Now | -15.19% | Barclays | $70 → $65 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2024 | Buy Now | -17.8% | JP Morgan | $65 → $63 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2024 | Buy Now | -24.32% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $64 → $58 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/09/2024 | Buy Now | -25.63% | RBC Capital | $59 → $57 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2024 | Buy Now | -26.93% | Jefferies | $65 → $56 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/26/2024 | Buy Now | -21.71% | Raymond James | $60 → $60 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/26/2024 | Buy Now | -16.49% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $64 → $64 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/08/2024 | Buy Now | -8.66% | Barclays | → $70 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2024 | Buy Now | -20.41% | Morgan Stanley | $51 → $61 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/25/2024 | Buy Now | -21.71% | Citigroup | $61 → $60 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2024 | Buy Now | -23.02% | RBC Capital | $59 → $59 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2024 | Buy Now | -16.49% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $62 → $64 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2024 | Buy Now | -15.19% | JP Morgan | $60 → $65 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2024 | Buy Now | -21.71% | Raymond James | $57 → $60 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/11/2024 | Buy Now | -21.71% | B of A Securities | → $60 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/05/2024 | Buy Now | -25.63% | Raymond James | $49 → $57 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/21/2023 | Buy Now | -19.1% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $57 → $62 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/15/2023 | Buy Now | -21.71% | Piper Sandler | $53 → $60 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/04/2023 | Buy Now | -33.46% | Morgan Stanley | $49 → $51 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/01/2023 | Buy Now | -33.46% | Citigroup | → $51 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2023 | Buy Now | -36.06% | Raymond James | $51 → $49 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/04/2023 | Buy Now | -45.2% | Wells Fargo | $50 → $42 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/27/2023 | Buy Now | -36.06% | Morgan Stanley | $43 → $49 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/12/2023 | Buy Now | -26.93% | Seaport Global | → $56 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/25/2023 | Buy Now | -43.89% | Morgan Stanley | $43 → $43 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2023 | Buy Now | -33.46% | Raymond James | $50 → $51 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2023 | Buy Now | -34.76% | Wedbush | $40 → $50 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2023 | Buy Now | -30.85% | RBC Capital | $51 → $53 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |