United Community Banks (UCB) Competitors $29.63 +0.44 (+1.51%) (As of 12:52 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsOptions ChainSEC FilingsTrends UCB vs. EWBC, ALLY, WAL, CBSH, SSB, BPOP, PB, WTFC, CADE, and HOMBShould 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), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), SouthState (SSB), Popular (BPOP), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Cadence Bank (CADE), and Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (HOMB). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry. United Community Banks vs. East West Bancorp Ally Financial Western Alliance Bancorporation Commerce Bancshares SouthState Popular Prosperity Bancshares Wintrust Financial Cadence Bank Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) and United Community Banks (NASDAQ:UCB) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment. Is EWBC or UCB more profitable? East West Bancorp has a net margin of 25.40% compared to United Community Banks' net margin of 13.36%. East West Bancorp's return on equity of 16.64% beat United Community Banks' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets East West Bancorp25.40% 16.64% 1.64% United Community Banks 13.36%8.04%0.94% Does the MarketBeat Community favor EWBC or UCB? East West Bancorp received 541 more outperform votes than United Community Banks when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEast West BancorpOutperform Votes54164.79% Underperform Votes29435.21% United Community BanksN/AN/A Which has more risk & volatility, EWBC or UCB? East West Bancorp has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Community Banks has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 2.7%. United Community Banks pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. East West Bancorp pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do institutionals & insiders believe in EWBC or UCB? 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EWBC or UCB? East West Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than United Community Banks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEast West Bancorp$2.54B4.48$1.16B$7.9410.28United Community Banks$1.31B2.69$187.54MN/AN/A Do analysts recommend EWBC or UCB? East West Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $89.53, suggesting a potential upside of 9.60%. Given East West Bancorp's higher probable upside, equities 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93United Community Banks 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/A Does the media favor EWBC or UCB? In the previous week, East West Bancorp had 10 more articles in the media than United Community Banks. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for East West Bancorp and 0 mentions for United Community Banks. East West Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat United Community Banks' score of 0.00 indicating that East West Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment East West Bancorp Positive United Community Banks Neutral SummaryEast West Bancorp beats United Community Banks on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone Research My big AI project…On Wednesday, September 25, I’m putting on my first crypto event in two years to unveil: the Perceptron. This is my AI project that I first conceived of shortly after I recommended Nvidia back in 2016.Just click here to register. Get United Community Banks News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UCB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UCB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$3.53B$3.14B$9.76B$8.25BDividend Yield3.24%3.89%10.49%4.09%P/E Ratio13.6614.0047.7918.77Price / Sales2.692.983,285.1172.26Price / Cash11.289.6128.5231.81Price / Book1.111.212.954.55Net Income$187.54M$411.50M$1.02B$224.04M7 Day Performance3.53%3.54%2.10%7.46%1 Month Performance1.06%5.39%4.96%9.19%1 Year PerformanceN/A28.91%19.07%11.46% United Community Banks Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EWBCEast West Bancorp3.495 of 5 stars3.50 / 5 stars$80.14+0.8%$89.53+11.7%+45.8%$11.11B$3.99B10.093,206Short Interest ↑Positive NewsALLYAlly Financial4.9688 of 5 stars4.97 / 5 stars$33.24+0.8%$41.65+25.3%+13.6%$10.10B$8.83B13.5711,100Analyst DowngradeOptions VolumeWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4.848 of 5 stars4.85 / 5 stars$82.36+0.5%$84.27+2.3%+69.4%$9.07B$2.28B12.013,260CBSHCommerce Bancshares4.4039 of 5 stars4.40 / 5 stars$62.36+0.6%$60.00-3.8%+28.3%$8.08B$1.61B17.394,728Short Interest ↓Positive NewsSSBSouthState3.8691 of 5 stars3.87 / 5 stars$97.09+2.3%$102.75+5.8%+39.9%$7.40B$1.65B15.845,070Positive NewsBPOPPopular4.9258 of 5 stars4.93 / 5 stars$97.79+0.2%$106.00+8.4%+54.0%$7.07B$2.71B14.519,237PBProsperity Bancshares4.9346 of 5 stars4.93 / 5 stars$73.01+0.7%$76.04+4.1%+28.4%$6.95B$1.60B16.823,850Analyst DowngradePositive NewsWTFCWintrust Financial4.792 of 5 stars4.79 / 5 stars$106.26+1.1%$117.85+10.9%+37.7%$6.56B$2.34B10.995,521Positive NewsCADECadence Bank3.6597 of 5 stars3.66 / 5 stars$31.92+0.7%$34.54+8.2%+48.3%$5.82B$2.19B10.205,333HOMBHome Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)2.8317 of 5 stars2.83 / 5 stars$27.12+0.7%$27.25+0.5%+22.9%$5.43B$974.34M13.982,819Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies: East West Bancorp Competitors Ally Financial Competitors Western Alliance Bancorporation Competitors Commerce Bancshares Competitors SouthState Competitors Popular Competitors Prosperity Bancshares Competitors Wintrust Financial Competitors Cadence Bank Competitors Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) 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 9/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBiden's Executive Order, Dems Digital Money Legislation, First Step ToDonald Trump once again sounded the alarm against Fed-controlled digital currencies (CBDCs). 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