NASDAQ:UCFCUnited Community Financial Stock Price, Forecast & News

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Community Financial in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for United Community Financial.

United Community Financial Corp (NASDAQ:UCFC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January, 21st. The savings and loans company reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.02. The savings and loans company earned $28.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $29 million. United Community Financial had a net margin of 27.34% and a return on equity of 12.77%. View United Community Financial's earnings history.

United Community Financial declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share on Friday, November 8th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.93%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 31st. This is a boost from United Community Financial's previous quarterly dividend of $0.03. View United Community Financial's dividend history.

Media stories about UCFC stock have been trending somewhat negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. United Community Financial earned a coverage optimism score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the savings and loans company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutUnited Community Financial.

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United Community Financial trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "UCFC."

One share of UCFC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $10.93.

United Community Financial has a market capitalization of $525.86 million and generates $144.35 million in revenue each year. The savings and loans company earns $39.47 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.84 on an earnings per share basis. United Community Financial employs 504 workers across the globe.

The official website for United Community Financial is www.ucfconline.com.

United Community Financial's mailing address is 275 WEST FEDERAL STREET, YOUNGSTOWN OH, 44503. The savings and loans company can be reached via phone at 330-742-0500 or via email at [email protected]