United Community Banks Stock Forecast, Price & News

United Community Banks' stock was trading at $19.15 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, UCBI shares have increased by 11.3% and is now trading at $21.32.
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6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Community Banks in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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United Community Banks is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 19th 2021.
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United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 20th. The financial services provider reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.21. The financial services provider earned $177.14 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $147.17 million. United Community Banks had a net margin of 23.12% and a return on equity of 9.58%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 19.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.63 earnings per share.
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United Community Banks declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share on Monday, October 5th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.38%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 14th.
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6 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month target prices for United Community Banks' shares. Their forecasts range from $20.00 to $33.00. On average, they expect United Community Banks' stock price to reach $24.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 14.1% from the stock's current price.
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United Community Banks saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,720,000 shares, an increase of 79.6% from the September 15th total of 957,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 582,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.0 days.
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United Community Banks trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "UCBI."

United Community Banks' stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.48%), Ziegler Capital Management LLC (0.44%), Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.39%), Nachman Norwood & Parrott Inc (0.20%), Cambiar Investors LLC (0.14%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.09%). Company insiders that own United Community Banks stock include Alan H Kumler, Bill M Gilbert, Bradley J Miller, Jefferson L Harralson, Kenneth L Daniels, L Cathy Cox and Thomas A Richlovsky.
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UCBI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ziegler Capital Management LLC, and Envestnet Asset Management Inc..
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UCBI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Peregrine Capital Management LLC, Cambiar Investors LLC, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, and Nachman Norwood & Parrott Inc. Company insiders that have bought United Community Banks stock in the last two years include Jefferson L Harralson, Kenneth L Daniels, L Cathy Cox, and Thomas A Richlovsky.
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Shares of UCBI 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 UCBI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $21.32.

United Community Banks has a market capitalization of $1.84 billion and generates $657.42 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $185.72 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.38 on an earnings per share basis. United Community Banks employs 2,309 workers across the globe.

The official website for United Community Banks is www.ucbi.com.

United Community Banks' mailing address is 125 HIGHWAY 515 EAST, BLAIRSVILLE GA, 30512. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 706-781-2265.