United Community Banks Stock Forecast, Price & News

United Community Banks' stock was trading at $19.15 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, UCBI stock has decreased by 15.4% and is now trading at $16.2050.
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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 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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United Community Banks is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 27th 2020.
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United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 21st. The financial services provider reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.01. The financial services provider had revenue of $149.54 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $141 million. United Community Banks had a return on equity of 9.58% and a net margin of 23.12%.
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United Community Banks declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Monday, October 5th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.44%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 14th.
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6 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for United Community Banks' shares. Their forecasts range from $20.00 to $33.00. On average, they anticipate United Community Banks' share price to reach $25.70 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 58.6% from the stock's current price.
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United Community Banks saw a drop in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,200,000 shares, a drop of 17.2% from the August 15th total of 1,450,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 544,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.2 days.
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United Community Banks trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "UCBI."

United Community Banks' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.69%), FMR LLC (4.70%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (3.62%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.72%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (2.42%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.34%). 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 Goldman Sachs Group Inc., FMR LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Glenmede Trust Co. NA, Victory Capital Management Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., Axiom International Investors LLC DE, and Hancock Whitney Corp.
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UCBI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Principal Financial Group Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Peregrine Capital Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Chartwell Investment Partners LLC, Macquarie Group Ltd., Federated Hermes Inc., and Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund. 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 $16.21.

United Community Banks has a market capitalization of $1.40 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.