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, November 7th. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share on Monday, January 6th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.53%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 13th. This is a positive change from United Community Banks's previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. 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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.03. The financial services provider earned $143.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $143.29 million. United Community Banks had a net margin of 28.04% and a return on equity of 12.10%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $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 12 month target prices for United Community Banks' shares. Their forecasts range from $29.00 to $35.00. On average, they expect United Community Banks' share price to reach $32.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.4% 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.

News stories about UCBI stock have been trending somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. United Community Banks earned a news impact score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for United Community Banks.

United Community Banks saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,930,000 shares, an increase of 22.9% from the December 31st total of 1,570,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 360,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.3 days. Approximately 2.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. View United Community Banks' Current Options Chain.

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United Community Banks' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include California Public Employees Retirement System (0.31%), Nachman Norwood & Parrott Inc (0.20%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.08%), Arizona State Retirement System (0.07%), Bowling Portfolio Management LLC (0.04%) and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%). 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 Arizona State Retirement System, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have sold United Community Banks company stock in the last year include Alan H Kumler, Bill M Gilbert and Bradley J Miller. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Community Banks.

UCBI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, Family Legacy Inc., Dupont Capital Management Corp, Nachman Norwood & Parrott Inc, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank and Strs Ohio. 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 $28.45.

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.