United Security Bancshares (NASDAQ:UBFO - Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, December 19th,Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd will be paid a dividend of 0.12 per share by the financial services provider on Friday, January 17th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 2nd.
United Security Bancshares has raised its dividend payment by an average of 1.5% annually over the last three years.
United Security Bancshares Stock Down 0.2 %
NASDAQ:UBFO traded down $0.02 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $9.98. 34,337 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 20,821. The company has a market cap of $172.88 million, a PE ratio of 9.78 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.92. United Security Bancshares has a one year low of $7.02 and a one year high of $10.49. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $9.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $8.36.
United Security Bancshares (NASDAQ:UBFO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 18th. The financial services provider reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter. United Security Bancshares had a return on equity of 13.96% and a net margin of 25.78%. The company had revenue of $13.84 million for the quarter.
Insider Transactions at United Security Bancshares
In related news, SVP Robert C. Oberg, Jr. sold 4,800 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.81, for a total transaction of $47,088.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 18,228 shares of the company's stock, valued at $178,816.68. This trade represents a 20.84 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 20.10% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Separately, StockNews.com assumed coverage on United Security Bancshares in a research report on Thursday, September 5th. They issued a "hold" rating for the company.
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About United Security Bancshares
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United Security Bancshares operates as the bank holding company for United Security Bank, a state-chartered bank that provides a range of commercial banking services to the business and professional community, and individuals in California. The company accepts various deposit products, including personal and business checking accounts, savings accounts, interest-bearing negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, money market accounts, and time certificates of deposit.
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