Webster Financial (WBS) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer WBS or MTB?

In the previous week, M&T Bank had 18 more articles in the media than Webster Financial. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for M&T Bank and 21 mentions for Webster Financial. M&T Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Webster Financial's score of 0.81 indicating that M&T Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Webster Financial	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
M&T Bank	22 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate WBS or MTB?

Webster Financial currently has a consensus target price of $61.92, suggesting a potential upside of 42.63%. M&T Bank has a consensus target price of $215.97, suggesting a potential upside of 36.38%. Given Webster Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Webster Financial is more favorable than M&T Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Webster Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
M&T Bank	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WBS or MTB?

Webster Financial received 287 more outperform votes than M&T Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.80% of users gave Webster Financial an outperform vote while only 45.80% of users gave M&T Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Webster Financial	Outperform Votes 538 58.80%	Underperform Votes 377 41.20%
M&T Bank	Outperform Votes 251 45.80%	Underperform Votes 297 54.20%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	$2.58B	2.88	$768.71M	$4.37	9.93
M&T Bank	$9.23B	2.82	$2.59B	$14.63	10.82

Which has more volatility and risk, WBS or MTB?

Webster Financial has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M&T Bank has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WBS or MTB?

85.6% of Webster Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.7% of M&T Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Webster Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of M&T Bank shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 3.7%. M&T Bank pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Webster Financial pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M&T Bank pays out 36.9% 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.

Is WBS or MTB more profitable?

M&T Bank has a net margin of 19.24% compared to Webster Financial's net margin of 18.39%. Webster Financial's return on equity of 10.82% beat M&T Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Webster Financial	18.39%	10.82%	1.21%
M&T Bank	19.24%	10.12%	1.25%

Summary

Webster Financial beats M&T Bank on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.