NASDAQ:AUB Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB) Stock Forecast, Price & News $25.87 +0.31 (+1.21%) (As of 10:45 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$25.21▼$25.8750-Day Range$23.60▼$35.1352-Week Range$23.32▼$41.04Volume50,572 shsAverage Volume667,906 shsMarket Capitalization$1.94 billionP/E Ratio9.01Dividend Yield4.64%Price Target$38.60 ProfileProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Atlantic Union Bankshares MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.75 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside50.9% Upside$38.60 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy5.52% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.77Based on 2 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth-2.94%From $2.72 to $2.64 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.85 out of 5 starsFinance Sector262nd out of 901 stocksState Commercial Banks Industry87th out of 192 stocks 3.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingAtlantic Union Bankshares has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $38.60, Atlantic Union Bankshares has a forecasted upside of 50.9% from its current price of $25.58.Amount of Analyst CoverageAtlantic Union Bankshares has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted5.52% of the float of Atlantic Union Bankshares has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAtlantic Union Bankshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.7.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Atlantic Union Bankshares has recently decreased by 19.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 5.0 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipAtlantic Union Bankshares is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.61%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthAtlantic Union Bankshares has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Atlantic Union Bankshares is 41.81%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Atlantic Union Bankshares will have a dividend payout ratio of 45.45% next year. This indicates that Atlantic Union Bankshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for AUB. Previous Next 2.1 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentAtlantic Union Bankshares has a news sentiment score of 0.77. 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 0.59 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Atlantic Union Bankshares this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added Atlantic Union Bankshares to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 1.7 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Atlantic Union Bankshares insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.87% of the stock of Atlantic Union Bankshares is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions70.53% of the stock of Atlantic Union Bankshares is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Atlantic Union Bankshares are expected to decrease by -2.94% in the coming year, from $2.72 to $2.64 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Atlantic Union Bankshares is 8.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 126.88.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Atlantic Union Bankshares is 8.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 156.75.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAtlantic Union Bankshares has a P/B Ratio of 0.79. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Atlantic Union Bankshares (NASDAQ:AUB) StockAtlantic Union Bankshares Corp. is a bank holding company, which engages in the provision of financial services. It specializes in offering community banking services. Its services include checking, savings, lending, credit cards, online and mobile banking, treasury management, business eBanking, and wealth management. The company was founded in July 1993 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.Read More Receive AUB Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Atlantic Union Bankshares and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address AUB Stock News HeadlinesMay 25, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comThe past five years for Atlantic Union Bankshares (NYSE:AUB) investors has not been profitableMay 5, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comAtlantic Union Bankshares Co. (NASDAQ:AUB) Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.30June 1, 2023 | Edge On The Street (Ad)The $193 Billion US-China War You Don't Know AboutThey're fighting for control of lithium – a key ingredient in EVs and clean energy technology. 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AI technologies are empowering users in every industry to increase sales, efficiency, and productivity. It's truly a case of adapt or fail.April 28, 2023 | fool.comAtlantic Union Bankshares (NYSE: AUB)April 27, 2023 | msn.comWhy Shares of HomeStreet, Cambridge Bancorp, and Atlantic Union Bankshares Are Sinking This WeekApril 25, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAtlantic Union Bankshares Reports First Quarter Financial ResultsApril 25, 2023 | seekingalpha.comAtlantic Union Bankshares Corporation 2023 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationApril 24, 2023 | msn.comEarnings Outlook For Atlantic Union BanksharesApril 24, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comAtlantic Union Bankshares (AUB) to Release Earnings on TuesdayApril 17, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comAtlantic Union Bankshares Co. (NASDAQ:AUB) Short Interest UpdateApril 12, 2023 | seekingalpha.comAtlantic Union Bankshares: Earnings Outlook Remains Positive But Downgrading To HoldApril 8, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comAtlantic Union Bankshares (NASDAQ:AUB) Cut to Market Perform at Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsApril 6, 2023 | msn.comKeefe, Bruyette & Woods Downgrades Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB)March 29, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAtlantic Union Bankshares Corporation To Release First Quarter 2023 Financial ResultsMarch 19, 2023 | nasdaq.comFirst Week of May 19th Options Trading For Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB)March 10, 2023 | benzinga.comAtlantic Union Bankshares Stock (NYSE:AUB), DividendsMarch 1, 2023 | wsj.comAtlantic Union Bankshares Corp. Dep. Pfd. (Rep. 1/400th Perp. Pfd. Series A)February 23, 2023 | seekingalpha.comAUB Atlantic Union Bankshares CorporationFebruary 13, 2023 | theglobeandmail.comInstrument Name Atlantic Union Bancshares Corp Instrument Symbol (AUB-N)February 4, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAtlantic Union Bankshares Corporation (NYSE:AUB) Looks Interesting, And It's About To Pay A DividendFebruary 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAtlantic Union Bank Named 2023 Top WorkplaceSee More Headlines AUB Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart AUB Company Calendar Last Earnings4/25/2023Ex-Dividend for 6/2 Dividend5/18/2023Today6/01/2023Dividend Payable6/02/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)7/20/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ Industry State commercial banks Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinance Current SymbolNASDAQ:AUB CUSIPN/A CIK883948 Webwww.atlanticunionbank.com Phone(804) 633-5031Fax804-633-1800Employees1,877Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$38.60 High Stock Price Forecast$50.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$32.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+50.9%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.75 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.87 Trailing P/E Ratio8.91 Forward P/E Ratio9.40 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$234.51 million Net Margins27.04% Pretax Margin32.23% Return on Equity9.83% Return on Assets1.16% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.16 Current Ratio0.88 Quick Ratio0.88 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$778.96 million Price / Sales2.46 Cash Flow$3.68 per share Price / Cash Flow6.96 Book Value$32.54 per share Price / Book0.79Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares75,000,000Free Float74,343,000Market Cap$1.92 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.04 Key ExecutivesJohn C. AsburyPresident, Chief Executive Officer & DirectorRobert Michael GormanChief Financial Officer & Executive Vice PresidentRachael R. LapeSecretary, Executive VP & General CounselDavid V RingEVP & Commercial Banking Group ExecutiveMaria P. TedescoExecutive Vice PresidentKey CompetitorsHilltopNYSE:HTHIndependent BankNASDAQ:INDBPacific Premier BancorpNASDAQ:PPBICadence BankNYSE:CADEFirst BanCorp.NYSE:FBPView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsProShare Advisors LLCBought 988 shares on 5/26/2023Ownership: 0.349%Brandywine Global Investment Management LLCBought 40,713 shares on 5/25/2023Ownership: 0.244%Ameriprise Financial Inc.Bought 321,923 shares on 5/22/2023Ownership: 1.490%JPMorgan Chase & Co.Bought 354,673 shares on 5/18/2023Ownership: 1.250%New York State Common Retirement FundBought 6,015 shares on 5/18/2023Ownership: 0.116%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions AUB Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Atlantic Union Bankshares stock right now? 4 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Atlantic Union Bankshares in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" AUB shares. View AUB analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Atlantic Union Bankshares' stock price forecast for 2023? 4 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Atlantic Union Bankshares' stock. Their AUB share price forecasts range from $32.00 to $50.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $38.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 50.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for AUB or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have AUB shares performed in 2023? Atlantic Union Bankshares' stock was trading at $35.14 at the start of the year. Since then, AUB shares have decreased by 27.2% and is now trading at $25.58. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Atlantic Union Bankshares? Atlantic Union Bankshares saw a decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,090,000 shares, a decline of 19.6% from the April 15th total of 5,090,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 874,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.7 days. Approximately 5.5% of the company's stock are short sold. View Atlantic Union Bankshares' Short Interest. When is Atlantic Union Bankshares' next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 20th 2023. View our AUB earnings forecast. How were Atlantic Union Bankshares' earnings last quarter? Atlantic Union Bankshares Co. (NASDAQ:AUB) released its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 25th. The company reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $166.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $190.70 million. Atlantic Union Bankshares had a net margin of 27.04% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.83%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.60 earnings per share. How often does Atlantic Union Bankshares pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Atlantic Union Bankshares? Atlantic Union Bankshares declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Friday, June 2nd. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.69%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 18th. Read our dividend analysis for AUB. What ETFs hold Atlantic Union Bankshares' stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Atlantic Union Bankshares (NASDAQ:AUB) stock in their portfolio include Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF (KBWR), Invesco S&P SmallCap Financials ETF (PSCF), ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV), First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF (FTXO), SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE), SPDR S&P Bank ETF (KBE), iShares US Small Cap Value Factor ETF (SVAL) and WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund (EES). Is Atlantic Union Bankshares a good dividend stock? Atlantic Union Bankshares (NASDAQ:AUB) pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.61%. AUB has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 12 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 41.81%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, AUB will have a dividend payout ratio of 45.45% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for AUB. What is John Asbury's approval rating as Atlantic Union Bankshares' CEO? 54 employees have rated Atlantic Union Bankshares Chief Executive Officer John Asbury on Glassdoor.com. John Asbury has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts John Asbury in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 66.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Atlantic Union Bankshares to a friend. What other stocks do shareholders of Atlantic Union Bankshares own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Atlantic Union Bankshares investors own include AGNC Investment (AGNC), Ares Capital (ARCC), NextEra Energy Partners (NEP), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), B&G Foods (BGS), Carnival Co. & (CCL), Cisco Systems (CSCO), CVS Health (CVS), 3D Systems (DDD) and Enterprise Products Partners (EPD). What is Atlantic Union Bankshares' stock symbol? Atlantic Union Bankshares trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AUB." Who are Atlantic Union Bankshares' major shareholders? Atlantic Union Bankshares' stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.72%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.96%), State Street Corp (4.37%), GW&K Investment Management LLC (2.02%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.90%) and Franklin Resources Inc. (1.67%). Insiders that own company stock include Frank Russell Ellett, Frederick Blair Wimbush, Heather Cox, John C Asbury, Loreen A Lagatta, Michael W Clarke, Robert Michael Gorman and Ronald L Tillett. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Atlantic Union Bankshares? Shares of AUB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Atlantic Union Bankshares' stock price today? One share of AUB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $25.58. How much money does Atlantic Union Bankshares make? Atlantic Union Bankshares (NASDAQ:AUB) has a market capitalization of $1.92 billion and generates $778.96 million in revenue each year. The company earns $234.51 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.87 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does Atlantic Union Bankshares have? The company employs 1,877 workers across the globe. How can I contact Atlantic Union Bankshares? Atlantic Union Bankshares' mailing address is 1051 East Cary Street Suite1200, Richmond VA, 23219. The official website for the company is www.atlanticunionbank.com. The company can be reached via phone at (804) 633-5031, via email at investor.relations@investors.atlanticunionbank.com, or via fax at 804-633-1800. This page (NASDAQ:AUB) was last updated on 6/1/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Atlantic Union Bankshares Co. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. 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