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: $28.02 to $28.65
• 50-Day Range: $23.61 to $32.25
• 52-Week Range: $22.93 to $35.38
• Volume: 560,810 shs
• Average Volume: 678,058 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.41 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.01
• Dividend Yield: 3.36%
• Price Target: $33.14
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

United Community Banks Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

United Community Banks scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 271st out of 949 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: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.54%

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 14.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.98.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of United Community Banks is 14.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.27.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

United Community Banks has a P/B Ratio of 1.02. 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: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

United Community Banks is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.52%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

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.

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: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.19

News Sentiment

United Community Banks has a news sentiment score of 1.19. 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 0.80 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for United Community Banks this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for UCB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added United Community Banks to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, United Community Banks insiders have sold 1,565.73% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $64,357.00 in company stock and sold $1,072,017.00 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 $32.31 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, UCB stock has decreased by 11.5% and is now trading at $28.5840.
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How were United Community Banks' earnings last quarter?

United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCB) posted 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 business earned $384.39 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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%.

Who are United Community Banks' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of United Community Banks include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.55%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.04%), Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC (0.69%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.50%). Insiders that own company stock include H Lynn Harton, Richard Bradshaw, Jefferson L Harralson, Sally Pope Davis and Kenneth L Daniels.
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How do I buy shares of United Community Banks?

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.

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

• Last Earnings: 10/23/2024
• Record date for 4/4 Dividend: 3/14/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/4 Dividend: 3/14/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/04/2025
• Today: 5/04/2025
• 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
• CIK: 857855
• Web: www.ucbi.com
• Phone: (706) 781-2265
• Fax: 706-745-8960
• 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: +15.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.57
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.11
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.01
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.34
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $252.40 million
• Net Margins: 16.48%
• Pretax Margin: 21.50%
• Return on Equity: 8.64%
• Return on Assets: 1.04%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.08
• Current Ratio: 0.78
• Quick Ratio: 0.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $938.98 million
• Price / Sales: 3.64
• Cash Flow: $2.20 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.01
• Book Value: $28.03 per share
• Price / Book: 1.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 119,444,000
• Free Float: 118,643,000
• Market Cap: $3.41 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.80