United Community Banks - UCBI Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Community Banks in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" UCBI shares.
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2 analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for United Community Banks' stock. Their UCBI share price forecasts range from $32.00 to $42.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $38.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 5.6% from the stock's current price.
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United Community Banks' stock was trading at $35.94 at the beginning of the year. Since then, UCBI stock has increased by 0.1% and is now trading at $35.98.
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United Community Banks saw a decrease in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,750,000 shares, a decrease of 21.9% from the October 31st total of 2,240,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 599,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.9 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 17th 2023.
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United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 19th. The financial services provider reported $0.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.75. The financial services provider earned $231.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $226.68 million. United Community Banks had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.99% and a net margin of 28.92%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 27.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.83 earnings per share.

United Community Banks declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 15th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share on Thursday, January 5th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.45%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 14th.
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United Community Banks (NASDAQ:UCBI) pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.28%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 37.77%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, UCBI will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.19% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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11 employees have rated United Community Banks Chief Executive Officer Lynn Harton on Glassdoor.com. Lynn Harton has an approval rating of 82% among the company's employees.

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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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.73%), Vanguard Group Inc. (11.04%), State Street Corp (4.47%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.01%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (2.11%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.68%). Insiders that own company stock include Alan H Kumler, H Lynn Harton, Jefferson L Harralson, Kenneth L Daniels, Kenneth L Daniels, Richard Bradshaw, Robert A Edwards, Robert H Blalock and Thomas A Richlovsky.
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Shares of UCBI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of UCBI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $35.98.

United Community Banks (NASDAQ:UCBI) has a market capitalization of $3.82 billion and generates $736.61 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $269.80 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.33 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 2,921 workers across the globe.

United Community Banks' mailing address is 125 HIGHWAY 515 EAST, BLAIRSVILLE GA, 30512. The official website for the company is www.ucbi.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (706) 781-2265 or via fax at 706-745-8960.