United Community Banks (UCB) Competitors $31.79 +0.39 (+1.24%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$31.77 -0.02 (-0.06%) As of 07/3/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock UCB vs. WF, ALLY, BSAC, CHYM, CIB, COOP, GGAL, QFIN, UWMC, and OMFShould you be buying United Community Banks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Community Banks include Woori Bank (WF), Ally Financial (ALLY), Banco Santander Chile (BSAC), Chime Financial (CHYM), BanColombia (CIB), Mr. Cooper Group (COOP), Grupo Financiero Galicia (GGAL), Qifu Technology (QFIN), UWM (UWMC), and OneMain (OMF). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. United Community Banks vs. Its Competitors Woori Bank Ally Financial Banco Santander Chile Chime Financial BanColombia Mr. Cooper Group Grupo Financiero Galicia Qifu Technology UWM OneMain United Community Banks (NASDAQ:UCB) and Woori Bank (NYSE:WF) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings. Do institutionals and insiders believe in UCB or WF? 82.3% of United Community Banks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.4% of Woori Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of United Community Banks shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer UCB or WF? In the previous week, United Community Banks had 6 more articles in the media than Woori Bank. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for United Community Banks and 2 mentions for Woori Bank. United Community Banks' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Woori Bank's score of 0.55 indicating that United Community Banks is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment United Community Banks 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Woori Bank 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, UCB or WF? United Community Banks has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woori Bank has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is UCB or WF a better dividend stock? United Community Banks pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Woori Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. United Community Banks pays out 45.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Woori Bank pays out 17.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do analysts recommend UCB or WF? United Community Banks presently has a consensus target price of $33.14, indicating a potential upside of 4.26%. Given United Community Banks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe United Community Banks is more favorable than Woori Bank.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score United Community Banks 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57Woori Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, UCB or WF? Woori Bank has higher revenue and earnings than United Community Banks. Woori Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Community Banks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnited Community Banks$938.98M4.11$252.40M$2.1115.07Woori Bank$19.04B0.66$2.09B$7.846.46 Is UCB or WF more profitable? United Community Banks has a net margin of 16.48% compared to Woori Bank's net margin of 11.56%. United Community Banks' return on equity of 8.64% beat Woori Bank's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets United Community Banks16.48% 8.64% 1.04% Woori Bank 11.56%8.27%0.56% SummaryUnited Community Banks beats Woori Bank on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get United Community Banks News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UCB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UCB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UCB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnited Community BanksState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.86B$1.34B$12.11B$9.05BDividend Yield3.11%8.05%5.54%4.02%P/E Ratio15.5815.6520.0220.23Price / Sales4.113.4325.68118.64Price / Cash13.0110.4921.6858.07Price / Book1.131.062.285.67Net Income$252.40M$648.53M$1.00B$249.13M7 Day Performance6.09%3.06%2.21%3.28%1 Month Performance10.92%5.32%4.59%5.56%1 Year PerformanceN/A17.83%538.58%21.12% United Community Banks Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UCBUnited Community Banks3.2216 of 5 stars$31.79+1.2%$33.14+4.3%N/A$3.86B$938.98M15.583,070Positive NewsWFWoori Bank3.7276 of 5 stars$46.12+0.1%N/A+56.1%$11.40B$19.04B5.8813,279News CoverageALLYAlly Financial4.5614 of 5 stars$37.02+0.2%$41.88+13.1%+1.9%$11.35B$8.18B27.2210,700News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastBSACBanco Santander Chile3.4777 of 5 stars$23.67-0.6%$23.00-2.8%+32.6%$11.22B$4.72B10.338,757High Trading VolumeCHYMChime FinancialN/A$29.76+0.8%N/AN/A$10.76BN/A0.001,465News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCIBBanColombia1.8049 of 5 stars$42.65-1.2%$39.00-8.6%+39.4%$10.38B$10.55B6.8334,114COOPMr. Cooper Group4.3056 of 5 stars$152.34+2.2%$131.14-13.9%+85.8%$9.54B$2.23B17.317,900Analyst ForecastInsider TradeGGALGrupo Financiero Galicia2.522 of 5 stars$50.37-3.1%$61.20+21.5%+78.0%$7.67B$10.79B7.4212,440QFINQifu Technology4.1586 of 5 stars$43.18+0.9%$45.10+4.4%+113.2%$6.75B$2.35B6.623,527Analyst ForecastUWMCUWM3.3832 of 5 stars$4.22+4.5%$6.86+62.5%-38.2%$6.46B$2.16B-32.469,100News CoverageAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeOMFOneMain4.9552 of 5 stars$54.07-0.1%$58.40+8.0%+22.1%$6.44B$4.99B11.439,000Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Woori Bank Competitors Ally Financial Competitors Banco Santander Chile Competitors Chime Financial Competitors BanColombia Competitors Mr. Cooper Group Competitors Grupo Financiero Galicia Competitors Qifu Technology Competitors UWM Competitors OneMain Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:UCB) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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