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

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

United Community Banks declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.16 per share on Friday, April 5th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.42%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 14th. View United Community Banks' Dividend History.

United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January, 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.02. The financial services provider earned $135.82 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $137.89 million. United Community Banks had a return on equity of 12.27% and a net margin of 27.81%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 14.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.42 EPS. View United Community Banks' Earnings History.

United Community Banks is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 23rd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for United Community Banks.

United Community Banks will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, April 24th at 11:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8773805665.

6 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for United Community Banks' shares. Their predictions range from $27.00 to $34.00. On average, they expect United Community Banks' stock price to reach $30.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for United Community Banks.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Community Banks in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for United Community Banks.

Press coverage about UCBI stock has trended somewhat positive on Friday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. United Community Banks earned a coverage optimism score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.

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United Community Banks' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Chartwell Investment Partners LLC (0.72%), Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.31%), Sippican Capital Advisors (0.03%) and Meeder Asset Management Inc. (0.00%). Company insiders that own United Community Banks stock include Bill M Gilbert, Bradley J Miller, Kenneth L Daniels and Robert A Edwards. View Institutional Ownership Trends for United Community Banks.

UCBI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Chartwell Investment Partners LLC and Sippican Capital Advisors. Company insiders that have sold United Community Banks company stock in the last year include Bill M Gilbert and Bradley J Miller. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Community Banks.

UCBI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Peregrine Capital Management LLC and Meeder Asset Management Inc.. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of UCBI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $26.41.

United Community Banks has a market capitalization of $2.09 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.

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.