United Community Banks Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:UCBI)

United Community Banks trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "UCBI."

United Community Banks declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 7th. Investors of record on Sunday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.17 per share on Saturday, October 5th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.44%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 12th. View United Community Banks' Dividend History.

United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.01. The financial services provider earned $142.32 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $142.30 million. United Community Banks had a net margin of 27.88% and a return on equity of 12.24%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.53 EPS. View United Community Banks' Earnings History.

United Community Banks is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 22nd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for United Community Banks.

United Community Banks will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, October 22nd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

5 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for United Community Banks' shares. Their forecasts range from $27.00 to $32.00. On average, they anticipate United Community Banks' stock price to reach $29.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for United Community Banks.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Community Banks in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for United Community Banks.

Press coverage about UCBI stock has been trending negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. United Community Banks earned a coverage optimism score of -2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for United Community Banks.

United Community Banks saw a decline in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 1,940,000 shares, a decline of 11.8% from the August 30th total of 2,200,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 367,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.3 days. Approximately 2.5% of the company's stock are short sold. View United Community Banks' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to United Community Banks include Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Signature Bank (SBNY), East West Bancorp (EWBC), Popular (BPOP), First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), IBERIABANK (IBKC), United Bankshares (UBSI), Bank Ozk (OZK), First Hawaiian (FHB), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI) and Bank of Hawaii (BOH).

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United Community Banks' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Nachman Norwood & Parrott Inc (0.20%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.08%). Company insiders that own United Community Banks stock include Alan H Kumler, Bill M Gilbert, Bradley J Miller, Kenneth L Daniels and L Cathy Cox. View Institutional Ownership Trends for United Community Banks.

UCBI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including 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 Kenneth L Daniels and L Cathy Cox. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Community Banks.

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 $27.84.

United Community Banks has a market capitalization of $2.20 billion and generates $593.04 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $166.11 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.14 on an earnings per share basis. United Community Banks employs 2,312 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About United Community Banks.

The official website for United Community Banks is http://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.