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

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$31.79 +0.39 (+1.24%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern
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$31.77 -0.02 (-0.06%)
As of 07/3/2025 04:20 PM Eastern
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About United Community Banks Stock (NASDAQ:UCB)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$31.67
$32.03
50-Day Range
$27.50
$31.79
52-Week Range
$22.93
$35.38
Volume
327,462 shs
Average Volume
666,923 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.86 billion
P/E Ratio
15.58
Dividend Yield
3.02%
Price Target
$33.14
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

United Community Banks Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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64th Percentile Overall Score

UCB MarketRank™: 

United Community Banks scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 471st out of 907 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    United Community Banks has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    United Community Banks has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about United Community Banks' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for United Community Banks are expected to grow by 7.54% in the coming year, from $2.52 to $2.71 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of United Community Banks is 15.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.65.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of United Community Banks is 15.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.05.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    United Community Banks has a P/B Ratio of 1.13. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for UCB.
  • Dividend Yield

    United Community Banks pays a meaningful dividend of 3.11%, 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 45.50%. 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 35.42% next year. This indicates that United Community Banks will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about United Community Banks' dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for UCB.
  • News Sentiment

    United Community Banks has a news sentiment score of 1.40. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for United Community Banks this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for UCB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, United Community Banks insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $13,615.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.43% 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.

  • Read more about United Community Banks' insider trading history.
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UCB Stock News Headlines

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UCB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

United Community Banks' stock was trading at $32.31 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, UCB shares have decreased by 1.6% and is now trading at $31.79.

United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCB) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The company reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates 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 net margin of 16.48% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.64%.

Shares of UCB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

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), AU Optronics (AUOTY), American Water Works (AWK) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
10/23/2024
Ex-Dividend for 7/3 Dividend
6/13/2025
Record date for 7/3 Dividend
6/15/2025
Dividend Payable
7/03/2025
Today
7/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
State commercial banks
Sub-Industry
Banking
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:UCB
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:UCB
Employees
3,070
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$33.14
High Stock Price Target
$36.00
Low Stock Price Target
$30.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+4.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.57
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
15.58
Forward P/E Ratio
12.62
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$252.40 million
Pretax Margin
21.50%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$938.98 million
Cash Flow
$2.44 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.01
Book Value
$28.03 per share
Price / Book
1.13

Miscellaneous

Free Float
118,643,000
Market Cap
$3.86 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.78
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This page (NASDAQ:UCB) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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