Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation is a financial services holding company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Its principal subsidiary, Atlantic Union Bank, provides banking and related financial services to individuals, families, businesses, nonprofit organizations and public-sector clients.

The bank’s products and services include deposit accounts, consumer and residential lending, commercial and industrial loans, commercial real estate financing, mortgage banking, treasury management, cash management, wealth management and investment services. It also offers digital banking tools, personal and business credit products, and other financial solutions through its branch network and online channels.

Atlantic Union Bank primarily serves communities across Virginia and has expanded its presence into neighboring markets, including Maryland and North Carolina. The organization traces its roots to Union Bank & Trust, which was founded in Virginia in 1902, and its holding company adopted the Atlantic Union Bankshares name in 2019. Its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AUB.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $39.19 to $40.15
• 50-Day Range: $39.50 to $43.34
• 52-Week Range: $30.87 to $43.62
• Volume: 1.22 million shs
• Average Volume: 969,426 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.67 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.85
• Dividend Yield: 3.73%
• Price Target: $46.14
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Atlantic Union Bankshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Atlantic Union Bankshares scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 253rd out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Atlantic Union Bankshares has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Atlantic Union Bankshares has a consensus price target of $46.14, representing about 16.2% upside from its current price of $39.70.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Atlantic Union Bankshares has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.91%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Atlantic Union Bankshares are expected to grow by 6.91% in the coming year, from $3.76 to $4.02 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Atlantic Union Bankshares is 11.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Atlantic Union Bankshares is 11.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.67.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Atlantic Union Bankshares has a P/B Ratio of 1.13. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.34% of the float of Atlantic Union Bankshares has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Atlantic Union Bankshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.74.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Atlantic Union Bankshares has recently increased by 8.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Atlantic Union Bankshares is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.73%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Atlantic Union Bankshares has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Atlantic Union Bankshares is 44.18%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Atlantic Union Bankshares will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.82% next year. This indicates that Atlantic Union Bankshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.00

News Sentiment

Atlantic Union Bankshares has a news sentiment score of 1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.88 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Atlantic Union Bankshares this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for AUB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Atlantic Union Bankshares to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Atlantic Union Bankshares insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.96% of the stock of Atlantic Union Bankshares is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

78.58% of the stock of Atlantic Union Bankshares is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/21/2026
• Record date for 8/21 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/21 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/21/2026
• Today: 9/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AUB
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:AUB
• CIK: 883948
• Web: www.atlanticunionbank.com
• Phone: (800) 990-4828
• Fax: 804-633-1800
• Employees: 3,064
• Year Founded: 1902

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Atlantic Union Bankshares: $46.14
• High Price Target: $49.00
• Low Price Target: $42.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.35
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.85
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.56
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $273.71 million
• Net Margins: 21.97%
• Pretax Margin: 27.83%
• Return on Equity: 10.55%
• Return on Assets: 1.41%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.15
• Current Ratio: 0.93
• Quick Ratio: 0.93

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.04 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.78
• Cash Flow: $2.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.68
• Book Value: $35.13 per share
• Price / Book: 1.13

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 142,820,000
• Free Float: 141,444,000
• Market Cap: $5.67 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.78