What is DA Davidson's Forecast for UCB Q3 Earnings?

United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCB - Free Report) - Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for United Community Banks in a report issued on Thursday, July 24th. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner expects that the company will earn $0.69 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a "Buy" rating and a $36.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for United Community Banks' current full-year earnings is $2.52 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for United Community Banks' FY2025 earnings at $2.65 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.89 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on UCB. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on shares of United Community Banks from $35.00 to $32.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Hovde Group lifted their price target on United Community Banks from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday. Stephens restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $36.00 target price on shares of United Community Banks in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated a "market perform" rating on shares of United Community Banks in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $34.29.

United Community Banks Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of United Community Banks stock traded up $0.18 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $31.55. 805,838 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 731,105. United Community Banks has a twelve month low of $22.93 and a twelve month high of $35.38. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $29.77 and a 200 day simple moving average of $29.63. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.46 and a beta of 0.78.

United Community Banks (NASDAQ:UCB - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.05. United Community Banks had a net margin of 16.48% and a return on equity of 8.64%. The firm's revenue was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis.

United Community Banks Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Investors of record on Sunday, June 15th were issued a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 13th. United Community Banks's payout ratio is 45.50%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in UCB. M&T Bank Corp acquired a new position in United Community Banks in the 1st quarter worth about $926,000. Amalgamated Bank bought a new position in shares of United Community Banks during the 1st quarter worth about $957,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of United Community Banks during the 1st quarter worth about $16,721,000. GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new position in shares of United Community Banks during the 1st quarter worth about $132,000. Finally, New York State Teachers Retirement System bought a new stake in United Community Banks in the first quarter valued at about $2,897,000. 82.29% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About United Community Banks

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.