United Community Banks (UCB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company also offers lending services, including real estate, consumer, and commercial loans, to individuals, small businesses, mid-sized commercial businesses, and non-profit organizations, as well as secured and unsecured, and mortgage loans. In addition, it originates loans partially guaranteed by the SBA and USDA loan programs. Further, the company provides wealth management services comprising financial planning, customized portfolio management, and investment advice; trust services to manage fiduciary assets; non-deposit investment products; and insurance products, including life insurance, long-term care insurance, and tax-deferred annuities, as well as invests in residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, the U.S. treasury, the U.S. agency, and municipal obligations. Additionally, it offers reinsurance on a property insurance contract; insurance agency services; treasury management; credit cards; payment and commerce solution, equipment finance, investment advisory, and other related financial services; brokerage services; and payment processing, merchant, wire transfer, private banking, and other related financial services. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Blairsville, Georgia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $32.70 to $33.40
• 50-Day Range: $27.58 to $33.15
• 52-Week Range: $24.02 to $33.42
• Volume: 124,575 shs
• Average Volume: 575,577 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.97 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.62
• Dividend Yield: 2.88%
• Price Target: $29.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

United Community Banks Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

United Community Banks scored higher than 34% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 736th out of 916 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: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

United Community Banks has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

United Community Banks has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.48%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for United Community Banks are expected to grow by 4.48% in the coming year, from $2.23 to $2.33 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of United Community Banks is 21.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 127.15.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of United Community Banks is 21.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 46.66.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

United Community Banks has a P/B Ratio of 1.20. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for UCB.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

United Community Banks pays a meaningful dividend of 2.93%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

United Community Banks does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of United Community Banks is 62.34%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, United Community Banks will have a dividend payout ratio of 41.20% next year. This indicates that United Community Banks will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for UCB.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.86

News Sentiment

United Community Banks has a news sentiment score of 0.86. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for United Community Banks this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for UCB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, United Community Banks insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $285,234.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.54% of the stock of United Community Banks is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

82.29% of the stock of United Community Banks is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

UCB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have UCB shares performed this year?

United Community Banks' stock was trading at $28.04 at the beginning of the year. Since then, UCB shares have increased by 18.7% and is now trading at $33.29.
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How were United Community Banks' earnings last quarter?

United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCB) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The company reported $0.57 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.01. The firm earned $384.39 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $237.90 million. United Community Banks had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.36% and a net margin of 13.04%.

How do I buy shares of United Community Banks?

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What other stocks do shareholders of United Community Banks own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that United Community Banks investors own include iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), The RMR Group (RMR), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AUO (AUOTY), American Water Works (AWK) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/4 Dividend: 9/16/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/04/2024
• Last Earnings: 10/23/2024
• Today: 11/21/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/6 Dividend: 12/16/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/06/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/22/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: State commercial banks
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:UCB
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:UCB
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 857855
• Web: www.ucbi.com
• Phone: (706) 781-2265
• Fax: 706-745-8960
• Employees: 3,121
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $29.00
• High Stock Price Target: $30.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -12.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.54
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.62
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.93
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $187.54 million
• Net Margins: 13.04%
• Pretax Margin: 16.29%
• Return on Equity: 8.36%
• Return on Assets: 0.99%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.10
• Current Ratio: 0.78
• Quick Ratio: 0.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.31 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.03
• Cash Flow: $2.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.00
• Book Value: $27.82 per share
• Price / Book: 1.20

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 119,290,000
• Free Float: 118,643,000
• Market Cap: $3.97 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.88