United Community Banks (UCBI) Stock Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Community Banks in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" UCBI shares.
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5 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for United Community Banks' stock. Their UCBI share price forecasts range from $29.00 to $35.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $31.80 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 40.6% from the stock's current price.
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United Community Banks' stock was trading at $33.80 at the start of the year. Since then, UCBI shares have decreased by 33.1% and is now trading at $22.61.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 18th 2023.
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United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 19th. The financial services provider reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.10. The financial services provider had revenue of $241.68 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $248.78 million. United Community Banks had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.48% and a net margin of 27.77%. United Community Banks's revenue for the quarter was up 19.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.50 EPS.

United Community Banks declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.23 per share on Wednesday, July 5th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 14th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of United Community Banks (NASDAQ:UCBI) stock in their portfolio include Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF (KBWR), First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA), Invesco S&P SmallCap Financials ETF (PSCF), SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE), SPDR S&P Bank ETF (KBE), Invesco S&P SmallCap Low Volatility ETF (XSLV), FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund (QLV) and First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Small/Mid ETF (HSMV).

United Community Banks (NASDAQ:UCBI) pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.95%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 9 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 35.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, UCBI will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.82% 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other United Community Banks investors own include Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), Energy Transfer (ET), Harley-Davidson (HOG), AT&T (T), Enbridge (ENB), Invesco (IVZ), KeyCorp (KEY), Realty Income (O), Royal Bank of Canada (RY) and Southern (SO).

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. (14.66%), FMR LLC (4.68%), State Street Corp (4.46%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.96%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.61%) and Snyder Capital Management L P (2.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Alan H Kumler, H Lynn Harton, Jefferson L Harralson, 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 $22.61.

United Community Banks (NASDAQ:UCBI) has a market capitalization of $2.60 billion and generates $950.86 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $277.47 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.61 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 3,046 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.