United Bankshares Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:UBSI)

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

United Bankshares declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, August 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.34 per share on Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.45%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 12th. View United Bankshares' Dividend History.

United Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBSI) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.02. The financial services provider earned $190.35 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $183.29 million. United Bankshares had a net margin of 29.01% and a return on equity of 7.90%. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.63 earnings per share. View United Bankshares' Earnings History.

United Bankshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 24th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for United Bankshares.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Bankshares in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for United Bankshares.

News coverage about UBSI stock has trended somewhat positive on Wednesday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. United Bankshares earned a news sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for United Bankshares.

United Bankshares saw a decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 7,840,000 shares, a decrease of 6.4% from the August 30th total of 8,380,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 395,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 19.8 days. Approximately 7.9% of the company's shares are sold short. View United Bankshares' Current Options Chain.

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

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United Bankshares' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Tributary Capital Management LLC (0.72%), Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.16%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.14%), Cerebellum GP LLC (0.09%), Cerebellum GP LLC (0.09%) and Cambiar Investors LLC (0.06%). 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, Cambiar Investors LLC, Pacer Advisors Inc., State of Michigan Retirement System and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Bankshares.

UBSI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cerebellum GP LLC, Cerebellum GP LLC, Valeo Financial Advisors LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Navellier & Associates Inc, City Holding Co. and Zeke Capital Advisors LLC. 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 $39.39.

United Bankshares has a market capitalization of $4.01 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.