Webster Financial Corporation Enters Into Merger Agreement With Banco Santander, S.A. for $12.3 Billion [Yahoo! Finance]
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Transaction Provides Compelling Value for Webster Stockholders STAMFORD, Conn., February 03, 2026 BUSINESS WIRE )--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. The per share consideration of $75.59 is based on closing prices as of February 2, 2026 and represents a 16% premium to Webster's 10-day volume-weighted average stock price, a 9% premium to Webster's all-time high closing stock price, and is greater than 2.0x Webster's fourth quarter 2025 period-end tangibl
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- Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) was given a new $70.00 price target on by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company.MarketBeat
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- Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $77.00 to $75.00. They now have an "equal weight" rating on the stock.MarketBeat
- Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) was downgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating.MarketBeat
- Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) was downgraded by analysts at Stephens from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating.MarketBeat
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