Webster Financial price target lowered to $43 from $44 at Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley analyst Manan Gosalia lowered the firm’s price target on Webster Financial to $43 from $44 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. Midcap bank stocks have rallied in recent weeks as fears of accelerating deposit outflows have largely dissipated, but the firm believes the rally has “now largely played out” and expects the group could be under some near-term pressure and “move sideways thereafter” as the focus shifts back to deposit costs and NII and members of the group make more cuts in guidance, the analyst tells investors in an earnings preview note.