United Community Banks Stock Forecast, Price & News

United Community Banks' stock was trading at $19.15 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, UCBI stock has increased by 33.1% and is now trading at $25.49.
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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 3 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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United Community Banks is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 19th 2021.
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United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) released its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 20th. The financial services provider reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.21. The financial services provider had revenue of $177.14 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $147.17 million. United Community Banks had a net margin of 23.12% and a return on equity of 9.58%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 19.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.63 earnings per share.
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United Community Banks announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Tuesday, January 5th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.82%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 14th.
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6 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for United Community Banks' shares. Their forecasts range from $20.00 to $33.00. On average, they expect United Community Banks' share price to reach $24.33 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.5%.
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Some companies that are related to United Community Banks include Truist Financial (TFC), The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), First Republic Bank (FRC), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), M&T Bank (MTB), KeyCorp (KEY), Regions Financial (RF), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), First Horizon National (FHN), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION), Signature Bank (SBNY), East West Bancorp (EWBC) and Prosperity Bancshares (PB).
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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 The Southern (SO).

United Community Banks trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "UCBI."

United Community Banks' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.38%), State Street Corp (3.56%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.20%), Snyder Capital Management L P (1.33%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.20%) and Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC (0.98%). 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 Acadian Asset Management LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., State Street Corp, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Federated Hermes Inc., Ziegler Capital Management LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, and JPMorgan Chase & Co..
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UCBI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC, Stieven Capital Advisors L.P., Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Morgan Stanley, and Peregrine Capital Management LLC. 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 $25.49.

United Community Banks has a market capitalization of $2.21 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 2,308 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.