NASDAQ:UCBIUnited Community Banks Stock Price, Forecast & News

United Community Banks' stock was trading at $19.15 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, UCBI shares have decreased by 1.5% and is now trading at $18.87. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Community Banks in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for United Community Banks.

United Community Banks is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 21st 2020. View our earnings forecast for United Community Banks.

United Community Banks will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, July 21st at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 21st. The financial services provider reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.06. The financial services provider earned $144.42 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $141.58 million. United Community Banks had a return on equity of 11.07% and a net margin of 25.98%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.56 earnings per share. View United Community Banks' earnings history.

United Community Banks announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 6th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Monday, July 6th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.82%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 12th. View United Community Banks' dividend history.

4 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for United Community Banks' stock. Their forecasts range from $20.00 to $33.00. On average, they anticipate United Community Banks' stock price to reach $26.38 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 39.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for United Community Banks.

Headlines about UCBI stock have been trending somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. 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 coverage optimism score of -1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about United Community Banks.

United Community Banks saw a decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,380,000 shares, a decline of 13.2% from the May 31st total of 1,590,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 618,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.2 days. Currently, 1.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View United Community Banks' Current Options Chain.

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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 Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.10%) 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, Jefferson L Harralson, Kenneth L Daniels, L Cathy Cox and Thomas A Richlovsky. View institutional ownership trends for United Community Banks.

UCBI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. View insider buying and selling activity for United Community Banks.

UCBI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc.. 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. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $18.87.

United Community Banks has a market capitalization of $1.48 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.