What is DA Davidson's Estimate for UCB Q1 Earnings?

United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCB - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for United Community Banks in a research report issued on Thursday, January 23rd. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.53 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for United Community Banks' current full-year earnings is $2.30 per share.

United Community Banks (NASDAQ:UCB - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The company reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.58 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $384.39 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $237.90 million. United Community Banks had a return on equity of 8.64% and a net margin of 16.48%. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.45 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Raymond James raised shares of United Community Banks from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $35.00 price target for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on shares of United Community Banks from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Truist Financial cut their price objective on United Community Banks from $32.00 to $30.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 25th.

United Community Banks Trading Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ UCB traded down $0.04 during trading on Friday, reaching $32.91. 654,198 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 666,132. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. United Community Banks has a fifty-two week low of $24.04 and a fifty-two week high of $35.38. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $32.67. The company has a market capitalization of $3.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.13 and a beta of 0.93.

United Community Banks Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th were paid a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 16th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.92%. United Community Banks's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 47.06%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Jefferson L. Harralson sold 10,275 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.76, for a total value of $285,234.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 43,991 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,221,190.16. This trade represents a 18.93 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.54% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About United Community Banks

United Community Banks, Inc operates as the financial holding company for United Community Bank that provides financial products and services to commercial, retail, government, education, energy, health care, and real estate sectors. It accepts various deposit products, including checking, savings, money market, and other deposit accounts.