UBS downgraded Webster Financial (WBS) to Neutral from Buy with a price target of $75, down from $77, after the company announced an agreement to be acquired by Santander (SAN). The 15% premium paid by Santander “stacks up well against the pricing of recent deals for mid-cap peers,” the analyst tells investors in a research note.
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