Should You Invest in Webster Financial Corporation (WBS) Now?
Diamond Hill Capital, an investment management company, released its “Small Cap Fund” first-quarter 2023 investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here. In the first quarter, the fund outperformed the Russell 2000 Index and returned 6.31%, compared to the Index’s return of 2.74%. Strength in industrials, energy, and healthcare holdings contributed to the fund’s relative performance in the quarter. In addition, you can check the top 5 holdings of the fund to know its best picks in 2023.
Diamond Hill Small Cap Fund highlighted stocks like Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE:WBS) in the first quarter 2023 investor letter. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE:WBS) is a bank holding company that provides financial services to individuals, families, and businesses. On May 15, 2023, Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE:WBS) stock closed at $33.35 per share. One-month return of Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE:WBS) was -12.49%, and its shares lost 30.97% of their value over the last 52 weeks. Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE:WBS) has a market capitalization of $5.837 billion.
Diamond Hill Small Cap Fund made the following comment about Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE:WBS) in its Q1 2023 investor letter:
"Our bottom contributors in Q1 were heavily concentrated in the financials sector, including Live Oak Bancshares, First Interstate BancSystem, Bank OZK, BOK Financial Corporation, and Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE:WBS). Following the failure of SVB and Signature, liquidity fears spread among the entire banking industry — with a particular focus on uninsured deposit balances and high commercial real estate exposure, which these institutions all have to varying degrees. However, we have rigorously reevaluated each banks’ balance sheet and fundamentals in the wake of the volatility and feel comfortable with our current positioning. We believe the market overreacted to SVB’s failure, dragging down shares of institutions that are meaningfully differentiated and which — at this point — seem relatively unlikely to encounter similar solvency concerns. While we will remain vigilant in evaluating any new information which could alter our theses for any of these institutions, for now, we are maintaining our exposure."
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Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE:WBS)is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 36 hedge fund portfolios held Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE:WBS) at the end of the fourth quarter which was 30 in the previous quarter.
We discussed Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE:WBS) in another article and shared the list of regional bank stocks in the U.S. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q1 2023 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.
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