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

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

United Community Banks declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, November 9th. Shareholders of record on Saturday, December 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.16 per share on Monday, January 7th. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 13th. This is an increase from United Community Banks's previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. View United Community Banks' Dividend History.

United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, hitting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.55. The financial services provider earned $134.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $136.53 million. United Community Banks had a net margin of 19.16% and a return on equity of 11.64%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 23.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.41 EPS. View United Community Banks' Earnings History.

United Community Banks is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 22nd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for United Community Banks.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for United Community Banks' shares. Their forecasts range from $24.00 to $34.00. On average, they expect United Community Banks' stock price to reach $27.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 24.8% 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 2 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for United Community Banks.

News headlines about UCBI stock have trended positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. United Community Banks earned a media sentiment score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the financial services provider a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is very likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

United Community Banks saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,507,255 shares, an increase of 54.9% from the October 31st total of 972,875 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 455,881 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.3 days. Approximately 1.9% of the company's stock are sold short. View United Community Banks' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to United Community Banks include Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), East West Bancorp (EWBC), Signature Bank (SBNY), Popular (BPOP), First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), Investors Bancorp (ISBC), IBERIABANK (IBKC), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), Associated Banc (ASB), United Bankshares (UBSI) and First Hawaiian (FHB).

United Community Banks' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.58%), Vanguard Group Inc (9.50%), Vanguard Group Inc. (9.50%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.80%), Schroder Investment Management Group (3.15%) and Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (2.94%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for United Community Banks.

UCBI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Systematic Financial Management LP, FMR LLC, BlackRock Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., ClariVest Asset Management LLC, Nordea Investment Management AB and Banc Funds Co. LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Community Banks.

UCBI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Morgan Stanley, Vanguard Group Inc, Vanguard Group Inc., Allianz Asset Management GmbH, EJF Capital LLC, Piermont Capital Management Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp and Trexquant Investment LP. 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 $22.23.

United Community Banks has a market capitalization of $1.76 billion and generates $477.98 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $67.82 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.63 on an earnings per share basis. United Community Banks employs 2,137 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.