United Bankshares (UBSI) Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Bankshares in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" UBSI shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in UBSI, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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4 analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for United Bankshares' stock. Their UBSI share price forecasts range from $32.00 to $42.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $36.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 31.2% from the stock's current price.
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United Bankshares' stock was trading at $40.49 at the beginning of the year. Since then, UBSI stock has decreased by 31.8% and is now trading at $27.62.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 26th 2023.
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United Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBSI) issued its earnings results on Thursday, July, 27th. The financial services provider reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.02. The financial services provider earned $381.11 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $259.14 million. United Bankshares had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.64% and a net margin of 28.52%. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.71 earnings per share.

United Bankshares announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, August 28th. Investors of record on Friday, September 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.36 per share on Monday, October 2nd. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.21%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 7th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of United Bankshares (NASDAQ:UBSI) stock in their portfolio include First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA), ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (REGL), Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF (KBWR), ProShares Russell US Dividend Growers ETF (TMDV), Invesco S&P MidCap Low Volatility ETF (XMLV), iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF (IAT), Invesco S&P MidCap Value with Momentum ETF (XMVM) and SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE).

United Bankshares (NASDAQ:UBSI) pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.34%. UBSI has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 49.48%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, UBSI will have a dividend payout ratio of 58.06% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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42 employees have rated United Bankshares Chief Executive Officer Richard M. Adams on Glassdoor.com. Richard M. Adams has an approval rating of 86% among the company's employees.

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

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One share of UBSI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $27.62.

United Bankshares (NASDAQ:UBSI) has a market capitalization of $3.73 billion and generates $1.16 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $379.63 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.91 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 2,765 workers across the globe.

United Bankshares' mailing address is 300 UNITED CTR 500 VIRGINIA ST E, CHARLESTON WV, 25301. The official website for the company is www.ubsi-inc.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (304) 424-8716 or via fax at 304-424-8800.