United Community Banks (UCB) Competitors $31.60 +0.55 (+1.77%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainSEC FilingsTrends UCB vs. EWBC, ALLY, WAL, WTFC, CBSH, SSB, PB, BPOP, CADE, and COLBShould you be buying United Community Banks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Community Banks include East West Bancorp (EWBC), Ally Financial (ALLY), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), SouthState (SSB), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), Popular (BPOP), Cadence Bank (CADE), and Columbia Banking System (COLB). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry. United Community Banks vs. East West Bancorp Ally Financial Western Alliance Bancorporation Wintrust Financial Commerce Bancshares SouthState Prosperity Bancshares Popular Cadence Bank Columbia Banking System East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) and United Community Banks (NASDAQ:UCB) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and community ranking. Does the MarketBeat Community favor EWBC or UCB? East West Bancorp received 557 more outperform votes than United Community Banks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.11% of users gave East West Bancorp an outperform vote while only 25.00% of users gave United Community Banks an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEast West BancorpOutperform Votes55865.11% Underperform Votes29934.89% United Community BanksOutperform Votes125.00% Underperform Votes375.00% Do analysts recommend EWBC or UCB? East West Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $109.77, indicating a potential upside of 14.45%. United Community Banks has a consensus target price of $31.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.90%. Given East West Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe East West Bancorp is more favorable than United Community Banks.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score East West Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77United Community Banks 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Do institutionals and insiders believe in EWBC or UCB? 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.3% of United Community Banks shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of United Community Banks shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, EWBC or UCB? East West Bancorp has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Community Banks has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer EWBC or UCB? In the previous week, East West Bancorp had 10 more articles in the media than United Community Banks. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for East West Bancorp and 10 mentions for United Community Banks. East West Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat United Community Banks' score of 0.72 indicating that East West Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment East West Bancorp 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive United Community Banks 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, EWBC or UCB? East West Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than United Community Banks. East West Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Community Banks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEast West Bancorp$2.55B5.22$1.16B$7.9212.11United Community Banks$860.29M4.38$187.54M$1.5420.52 Is EWBC or UCB a better dividend stock? East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. United Community Banks pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. East West Bancorp pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Community Banks pays out 62.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Is EWBC or UCB more profitable? East West Bancorp has a net margin of 24.96% compared to United Community Banks' net margin of 13.04%. East West Bancorp's return on equity of 16.07% beat United Community Banks' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets East West Bancorp24.96% 16.07% 1.61% United Community Banks 13.04%8.36%0.99% SummaryEast West Bancorp beats United Community Banks on 18 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UCB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnited Community BanksState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.77B$3.10B$11.30B$9.08BDividend Yield3.09%3.57%5.66%4.23%P/E Ratio20.5216.5626.6917.20Price / Sales4.383.2933.22117.05Price / Cash13.1811.2818.7537.85Price / Book1.191.262.614.78Net Income$187.54M$406.76M$1.04B$225.60M7 Day Performance-4.85%-4.75%-2.91%-1.23%1 Month Performance-7.90%-6.20%-3.48%0.46%1 Year PerformanceN/A13.37%10.98%15.24% United Community Banks Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UCBUnited Community Banks1.8913 of 5 stars$31.60+1.8%$31.00-1.9%N/A$3.77B$860.29M20.523,121Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeEWBCEast West Bancorp4.1011 of 5 stars$101.560.0%$109.17+7.5%+34.3%$14.08B$2.55B12.753,206Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageALLYAlly Financial4.9837 of 5 stars$37.73+0.1%$41.73+10.6%+1.8%$11.50B$8.21B15.0711,100Analyst ForecastWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4.8787 of 5 stars$91.12+1.6%$93.40+2.5%+30.2%$10.03B$2.30B13.843,260Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionWTFCWintrust Financial4.6194 of 5 stars$131.44+0.0%$124.62-5.2%+33.8%$8.74B$3.33B13.765,521Analyst ForecastPositive NewsCBSHCommerce Bancshares4.4533 of 5 stars$67.81+0.4%$65.07-4.0%+17.5%$8.70B$1.95B17.594,728Analyst DowngradeInsider TradeNews CoverageSSBSouthState3.7992 of 5 stars$109.20+0.5%$105.11-3.7%+18.1%$8.33B$1.65B16.785,070Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsPBProsperity Bancshares4.8927 of 5 stars$80.03+0.0%$81.65+2.0%+12.2%$7.62B$1.60B16.993,850Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageBPOPPopular4.9756 of 5 stars$95.83+0.2%$106.00+10.6%+14.4%$6.83B$2.75B13.079,237Analyst ForecastPositive NewsCADECadence Bank3.8868 of 5 stars$36.58+0.5%$36.63+0.1%+14.7%$6.67B$2.19B10.465,333Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionCOLBColumbia Banking System3.2258 of 5 stars$29.70+1.1%$28.19-5.1%+2.2%$6.22B$1.96B12.715,114Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies East West Bancorp Competitors Ally Financial Competitors Western Alliance Bancorporation Competitors Wintrust Financial Competitors Commerce Bancshares Competitors SouthState Competitors Prosperity Bancshares Competitors Popular Competitors Cadence Bank Competitors Columbia Banking System Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:UCB) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. 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