About Webster Financial Corporation Common Stock (WBS)
Webster Financial Corp is a regional banking institution that provides a wide range of financial services to individuals and businesses. The company operates through its subsidiary, which offers various products including personal and commercial banking, mortgages, and wealth management solutions. With a focus on community engagement, Webster Financial Corp aims to build strong relationships with its clients by delivering tailored financial solutions and exceptional customer service. Additionally, the institution emphasizes responsible lending and investment practices, contributing to the economic growth of the communities it serves. Read More
In a move that has sent shockwaves through the Atlantic banking corridor, Banco Santander (NYSE: SAN) announced on February 3, 2026, a definitive agreement to acquire Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) for approximately $12.3 billion. This landmark transaction represents the largest U.S. bank acquisition by a European lender
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Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) are investigating the proposed sale of Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) to Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE: SAN). Under the terms of the proposed transaction, shareholders of Webster will receive $48.75 in cash and 2.0548 Santander American Depository Shares for each share of Webster that they own. KSF is seeking to determine whether this consideration and the process that led to it are adequate, or whether the consideration undervalues the Company.
Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating whether the sale of Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) to Banco Santander, S.A. for $48.75 in cash and 2.0548 Santander American Depository Shares for each Webster common share is fair to Webster shareholders.
Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A., today announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which Banco Santander, S.A. (“Santander”) (NYSE: SAN, Madrid: SAN) will acquire Webster in a cash-and-stock transaction. Under the terms of the agreement, Webster stockholders will receive $48.75 in cash and 2.0548 Santander American Depository Shares for each Webster common share. Based on Santander’s closing stock price on Monday, February 2, 2026, the transaction has an aggregate value of approximately $12.3 billion.
Webster Financial’s fourth quarter saw modest revenue and EPS outperformance versus Wall Street expectations, but the market response was negative, reflecting investor caution despite the company’s operational progress. Management attributed the quarter’s results to broad-based loan and deposit growth, particularly highlighting the contributions from commercial lending and the continued investment in specialty verticals such as HSA Bank and Mitros. CEO John Ciulla emphasized active credit remediation efforts, stating, “We aggressively remediated the two isolated pockets of our loan portfolio with less favorable credit characteristics, which optimizes our balance sheet and enhances forward profitability.”
Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A., announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 per share on its common stock.
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Regional banking company Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) fell short of the markets revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025, with sales falling 1.9% year on year to $704.2 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.59 per share was 3.8% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Regional banking company Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q4 CY2025, with sales up 3.9% year on year to $746.2 million. Its GAAP profit of $1.55 per share was 0.9% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Webster Financial Corporation (“Webster”) (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A., today announced net income applicable to common stockholders of $248.7 million, or $1.55 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared to $171.8 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2024.
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Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A., today announced the following details for its fourth quarter 2025 earnings release and conference call:
Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A., announced today that it has lowered its prime lending rate to 6.75 percent from 7.00 percent, effective December 11, 2025.
Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE:WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A., announced today that Chairman and CEO John Ciulla is scheduled to speak to investors at the Goldman Sachs 2025 Financial Services Conference, on Wednesday, December 10, at 12:20 p.m. ET.
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