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

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

United Bankshares declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, November 15th. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.35 per share on Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.92%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 12th. This is an increase from United Bankshares's previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. View United Bankshares' Dividend History.

United Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBSI) announced its earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.02. The financial services provider earned $185.06 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $181.44 million. United Bankshares had a return on equity of 7.89% and a net margin of 28.68%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.62 EPS. View United Bankshares' Earnings History.

United Bankshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 4th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for United Bankshares.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for United Bankshares' stock. Their forecasts range from $38.50 to $44.65. On average, they expect United Bankshares' stock price to reach $41.58 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 16.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for United Bankshares.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Bankshares in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for United Bankshares.

News coverage about UBSI stock has trended somewhat negative this week, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. United Bankshares earned a daily sentiment score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for United Bankshares.

United Bankshares saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 7,420,000 shares, an increase of 6.0% from the December 15th total of 7,000,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 421,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 17.6 days. Currently, 7.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. View United Bankshares' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to United Bankshares include PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), Truist Financial (TFC), SunTrust Banks (STI), M&T Bank (MTB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), First Republic Bank (FRC), KeyCorp (KEY), Regions Financial (RF), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), Zions Bancorporation NA (ZION), Signature Bank (SBNY), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), East West Bancorp (EWBC) and TCF Financial (TCF).

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United Bankshares' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Anchor Capital Advisors LLC (1.31%), Tributary Capital Management LLC (0.70%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.22%), Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.15%), First National Bank of Omaha (0.14%) and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.12%). Company insiders that own United Bankshares stock include Mary K Weddle, Michael P Fitzgerald, P Clinton Winter, Peter A Converse and Richard M Adams Jr. View Institutional Ownership Trends for United Bankshares.

UBSI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Tributary Capital Management LLC, Valeo Financial Advisors LLC, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Arizona State Retirement System, Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP, First Hawaiian Bank, IFP Advisors Inc and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Bankshares.

UBSI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Anchor Capital Advisors LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL, First National Bank of Omaha, TRUE Private Wealth Advisors, Zeke Capital Advisors LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC and State of Michigan Retirement System. Company insiders that have bought United Bankshares stock in the last two years include Mary K Weddle and P Clinton Winter. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of UBSI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $35.68.

United Bankshares has a market capitalization of $3.62 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 2,230 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About United Bankshares.

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.