NASDAQ:UBSI - United Bankshares Stock Price, News, & Analysis

United Bankshares trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "UBSI."

United Bankshares declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, November 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.34 per share on Wednesday, January 2nd. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 13th. View United Bankshares' Dividend History.

United Bankshares announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, August 30th 2017, which allows the company to repurchase 2,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

United Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBSI) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January, 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.01. The financial services provider earned $176.53 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $180.53 million. United Bankshares had a return on equity of 7.89% and a net margin of 30.28%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.53 EPS. View United Bankshares' Earnings History.

United Bankshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 25th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for United Bankshares.

2 brokerages have issued twelve-month target prices for United Bankshares' shares. Their predictions range from $38.00 to $38.00. On average, they anticipate United Bankshares' share price to reach $38.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 0.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for United Bankshares.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Bankshares in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for United Bankshares.

Press coverage about UBSI stock has trended somewhat positive on Friday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group rates the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. United Bankshares earned a news sentiment score of 1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Some companies that are related to United Bankshares include SVB Financial Group (SIVB), East West Bancorp (EWBC), Signature Bank (SBNY), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Popular (BPOP), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Investors Bancorp (ISBC), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), IBERIABANK (IBKC), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Bank Ozk (OZK), Associated Banc (ASB) and First Hawaiian (FHB).

United Bankshares' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.04%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.47%), Northern Trust Corp (2.76%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.32%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (1.25%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.15%). Company insiders that own United Bankshares stock include Bernard H Clineburg, Gary G White, Michael P Fitzgerald, P Clinton Winter, Peter A Converse, Richard M Adams Jr, Richard M Sr Adams Sr and William Mark Tatterson. View Institutional Ownership Trends for United Bankshares.

UBSI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including GW&K Investment Management LLC, Anchor Capital Advisors LLC, M&T Bank Corp, Barclays PLC, Tributary Capital Management LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Citigroup Inc. and SG Americas Securities LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Bankshares.

UBSI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, BlackRock Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Sargent Investment Group LLC, Rhumbline Advisers, Geode Capital Management LLC, Prudential Financial Inc. and D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc.. Company insiders that have bought United Bankshares stock in the last two years include Gary G White, P Clinton Winter, Peter A Converse, Richard M Adams Jr, Richard M Sr Adams Sr and William Mark Tatterson. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Bankshares.

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

One share of UBSI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $37.84.

United Bankshares has a market capitalization of $3.90 billion and generates $846.43 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $256.34 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.45 on an earnings per share basis. United Bankshares employs 2,381 workers across the globe.

The official website for United Bankshares is http://www.ubsi-inc.com.

United Bankshares' mailing address is 300 UNITED CTR 500 VIRGINIA ST E, CHARLESTON WV, 25301. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 304-424-8716.