NASDAQ:UCBIUnited Community Banks Stock Price, Forecast & News

United Community Banks' stock was trading at $19.15 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, UCBI stock has decreased by 10.4% and is now trading at $17.16. 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) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 21st. The financial services provider reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.06. The financial services provider earned $144.42 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 last year, the firm earned $0.56 EPS. View United Community Banks' earnings history.

United Community Banks declared 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 12th. View United Community Banks' dividend history.

4 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for United Community Banks' shares. 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 twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 53.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for United Community Banks.

Media coverage about UCBI stock has been trending negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. United Community Banks earned a coverage optimism score of -2.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about United Community Banks.

United Community Banks saw a decrease in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,380,000 shares, a decrease of 13.2% from the May 31st total of 1,590,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 618,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.2 days. Currently, 1.8% of the company's 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 number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.10%). 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 bought 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 $17.16.

United Community Banks has a market capitalization of $1.34 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.