Webster Financial (WBS) Competitors

Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) and M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Is WBS or MTB a better dividend stock?

Webster Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. M&T Bank pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Webster Financial pays out 36.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M&T Bank pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Webster Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WBS or MTB?

M&T Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Webster Financial. Webster Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&T Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Webster Financial	$2.55B	3.69	$867.84M	$4.41	12.47
M&T Bank	$9.17B	3.43	$2.74B	$13.51	14.03

Do analysts prefer WBS or MTB?

Webster Financial presently has a consensus price target of $60.31, indicating a potential upside of 9.67%. M&T Bank has a consensus price target of $215.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.73%. Given M&T Bank's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe M&T Bank is more favorable than Webster Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Webster Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
M&T Bank	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Does the media prefer WBS or MTB?

In the previous week, Webster Financial had 8 more articles in the media than M&T Bank. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Webster Financial and 10 mentions for M&T Bank. Webster Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat M&T Bank's score of 0.78 indicating that Webster Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Webster Financial	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
M&T Bank	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, WBS or MTB?

Webster Financial has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M&T Bank has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of WBS or MTB?

85.6% of Webster Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.7% of M&T Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Webster Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of M&T Bank shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WBS or MTB?

Webster Financial received 286 more outperform votes than M&T Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.72% of users gave Webster Financial an outperform vote while only 45.90% of users gave M&T Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Webster Financial	Outperform Votes 532 58.72%	Underperform Votes 374 41.28%
M&T Bank	Outperform Votes 246 45.90%	Underperform Votes 290 54.10%

Is WBS or MTB more profitable?

Webster Financial has a net margin of 18.80% compared to M&T Bank's net margin of 17.82%. Webster Financial's return on equity of 11.03% beat M&T Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Webster Financial	18.80%	11.03%	1.23%
M&T Bank	17.82%	9.52%	1.15%

Summary

Webster Financial beats M&T Bank on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.