NASDAQ:UCBI - United Community Banks Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

United Community Banks announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.16 per share on Friday, April 5th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.72%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 14th. View United Community Banks' Dividend History.

United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January, 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.02. The financial services provider earned $135.82 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $137.89 million. United Community Banks had a return on equity of 12.27% and a net margin of 27.81%. The firm's revenue was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.42 earnings per share. View United Community Banks' Earnings History.

United Community Banks is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 23rd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for United Community Banks.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for United Community Banks' stock. Their predictions range from $27.00 to $34.00. On average, they anticipate United Community Banks' stock price to reach $30.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 27.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for United Community Banks.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Community Banks in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for United Community Banks.

News coverage about UCBI stock has trended positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. United Community Banks earned a news sentiment score of 2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days.

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United Community Banks' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.71%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.30%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (2.96%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.45%), FMR LLC (2.14%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.78%). Company insiders that own United Community Banks stock include Bill M Gilbert, Bradley J Miller and Robert A Edwards. View Institutional Ownership Trends for United Community Banks.

UCBI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, FSI Group LLC, Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC, Boston Advisors LLC, EJF Capital LLC, Northern Trust Corp and Natixis Advisors L.P.. Company insiders that have sold United Community Banks company stock in the last year include Bill M Gilbert and Bradley J Miller. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Community Banks.

UCBI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Millennium Management LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Geode Capital Management LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, BlackRock Inc. and Stifel Financial Corp. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of UCBI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $23.56.

United Community Banks has a market capitalization of $1.87 billion and generates $593.04 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $166.11 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.14 on an earnings per share basis. United Community Banks employs 2,312 workers across the globe.

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.