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 Wednesday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.34 per share on Monday, July 2nd. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 7th. View United Bankshares' Dividend History.

United Bankshares declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, August 30th 2017, which allows the company to buyback 2,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

United Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBSI) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 26th. The financial services provider reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.02. The financial services provider had revenue of $185.13 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $184.65 million. United Bankshares had a return on equity of 7.40% and a net margin of 24.38%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.37 earnings per share. View United Bankshares' Earnings History.

United Bankshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for United Bankshares.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year target prices for United Bankshares' shares. Their predictions range from $38.00 to $38.00. On average, they anticipate United Bankshares' stock price to reach $38.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.3%. 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.

Some companies that are related to United Bankshares include East West Bancorp (EWBC), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Signature Bank (SBNY), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), First Citizens BancShares Inc. Class A (FCNCA), Bank Of The Ozarks (OZRK), Bank Ozk (OZK), Popular (BPOP), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), IBERIABANK (IBKC), Associated Banc (ASB), Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI), Investors Bancorp (ISBC) and Hancock (HBHC).

Press coverage about UBSI stock has been trending somewhat negative on Monday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. United Bankshares earned a news impact score of -0.15 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the financial services provider an impact score of 41.11 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View Recent Headlines for United Bankshares.

United Bankshares' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (13.38%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.92%), Earnest Partners LLC (2.13%), Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. (1.82%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.34%) and Anchor Capital Advisors LLC (1.04%). Company insiders that own United Bankshares stock include Bernard H Clineburg, Gary G White, Michael P Fitzgerald, Peter A Converse, Richard M Adams Jr, Richard M Sr Adams Sr, Robert G Astorg 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 Brown Advisory Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Anchor Capital Advisors LLC, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc., PNC Financial Services Group Inc., California Public Employees Retirement System, Chartwell Investment Partners LLC and BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA. Company insiders that have sold United Bankshares company stock in the last year include Michael P Fitzgerald and Peter A Converse. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Bankshares.

UBSI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, WBI Investments Inc., Cambiar Investors LLC, Heartland Advisors Inc., Tributary Capital Management LLC, Macquarie Group Ltd. and Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought United Bankshares stock in the last two years include Gary G White, 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 $39.30.

United Bankshares has a market capitalization of $3.98 billion and generates $755.45 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $150.58 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.90 on an earnings per share basis. United Bankshares employs 2,381 workers across the globe.

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.