United Bankshares Stock Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Bankshares in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" United Bankshares stock. 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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United Bankshares is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, July 23rd 2021.
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United Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBSI) posted its earnings results on Friday, April, 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.10. The financial services provider had revenue of $283.53 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $269.26 million. United Bankshares had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.32% and a net margin of 28.83%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.40 earnings per share.
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United Bankshares' stock was trading at $23.07 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, UBSI shares have increased by 57.6% and is now trading at $36.36.
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United Bankshares declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.35 per share on Thursday, July 1st. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.85%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 10th.
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United Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.71%. United Bankshares does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of United Bankshares is 58.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, United Bankshares will have a dividend payout ratio of 57.85% next year. This indicates that United Bankshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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5 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for United Bankshares' stock. Their forecasts range from $29.00 to $42.00. On average, they anticipate United Bankshares' share price to reach $34.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.6%.
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42 employees have rated United Bankshares CEO Richard M. Adams on Glassdoor.com. Richard M. Adams has an approval rating of 86% among United Bankshares' employees.

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

United Bankshares' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.02%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.78%), Earnest Partners LLC (1.95%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.91%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.72%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.39%). Company insiders that own United Bankshares stock include Craige L Smith, Gary G White, J Paul Mcnamara, Jerry L Rexroad, Mark R Nesselroad, Mary K Weddle and Peter A Converse.
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UBSI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Tributary Capital Management LLC, Man Group plc, Credit Suisse AG, Walleye Capital LLC, Staley Capital Advisers Inc., and Morgan Stanley. Company insiders that have sold United Bankshares company stock in the last year include Jerry L Rexroad, Mark R Nesselroad, and Peter A Converse.
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UBSI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Geode Capital Management LLC, Wesbanco Bank Inc., Earnest Partners LLC, Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC, Barclays PLC, Principal Financial Group Inc., and Principal Financial Group Inc.. Company insiders that have bought United Bankshares stock in the last two years include Gary G White, J Paul Mcnamara, and Mary K Weddle.
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Shares of UBSI 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.
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One share of UBSI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $36.36.

United Bankshares has a market capitalization of $4.70 billion and generates $1.15 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $289.02 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.40 on an earnings per share basis.

United Bankshares employs 3,051 workers across the globe.

The following companies are subsidiares of United Bankshares: Carolina Financial.

United Bankshares was founded in 1982.

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

United Bankshares is headquartered at 300 UNITED CTR 500 VIRGINIA ST E, CHARLESTON WV, 25301.

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.