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

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

United Community Banks declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share on Monday, April 6th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.53%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. View United Community Banks' Dividend History.

United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January, 21st. The financial services provider reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.03. The financial services provider had revenue of $143.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $143.29 million. United Community Banks had a net margin of 28.04% and a return on equity of 12.10%. United Community Banks's revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.57 earnings per share. View United Community Banks' Earnings History.

United Community Banks is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 28th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for United Community Banks.

5 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for United Community Banks' stock. Their forecasts range from $29.00 to $35.00. On average, they expect United Community Banks' stock price to reach $32.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.2% 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.

Media stories about UCBI stock have trended somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. United Community Banks earned a news sentiment score of -1.0 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 media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for United Community Banks.

United Community Banks saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,170,000 shares, an increase of 12.4% from the January 15th total of 1,930,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 378,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.7 days. Currently, 2.8% of the company's shares are short sold. View United Community Banks' Current Options Chain.

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

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United Community Banks' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include FMR LLC (5.23%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (4.31%), State Street Corp (3.61%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (2.79%), Schroder Investment Management Group (2.67%) and Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (2.43%). 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 sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Bank of America Corp DE, Stifel Financial Corp, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Arizona State Retirement System and Rothschild & Co. Asset Management US Inc.. Company insiders that have sold United Community Banks company stock in the last year include Alan H Kumler 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 FMR LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Schroder Investment Management Group, Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Janus Henderson Group PLC, Man Group plc and Great West Life Assurance Co. Can. 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 $28.50.

United Community Banks has a market capitalization of $2.25 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 2,312 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.