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. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share on Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 12th. This is a boost from United Bankshares's previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. View United Bankshares' Dividend History.

United Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBSI) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January, 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.01. The financial services provider had revenue of $178.53 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $175.96 million. United Bankshares had a net margin of 28.49% and a return on equity of 7.82%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.62 EPS. View United Bankshares' Earnings History.

United Bankshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 23rd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for United Bankshares.

3 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for United Bankshares' shares. Their forecasts range from $38.50 to $44.65. On average, they expect United Bankshares' stock price to reach $41.58 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 24.1% 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.

Press coverage about UBSI stock has trended very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. United Bankshares earned a media sentiment score of -3.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for United Bankshares.

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).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other United Bankshares investors own include Mylan (MYL), Olin (OLN), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), Store Capital (STOR), AbbVie (ABBV), AT&T (T), Methanex (MEOH), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Franklin Resources (BEN) and IBM (IBM).

United Bankshares' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (8.08%), Earnest Partners LLC (2.26%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.46%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.38%), Anchor Capital Advisors LLC (1.31%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (0.93%). Company insiders that own United Bankshares stock include Mary K Weddle, 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 State Street Corp, Bank of America Corp DE, Man Group plc, State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., PNC Financial Services Group Inc., UBS Group AG and Credit Suisse AG. 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, Earnest Partners LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Citigroup Inc., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., ProShare Advisors LLC, Alberta Investment Management Corp and Great West Life Assurance Co. Can. 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 $33.50.

United Bankshares has a market capitalization of $3.40 billion and generates $913.05 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $260.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.55 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.