United Community Banks Inc (NYSE: UCB) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 21.15x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.90. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for UCB is 118.37M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.41% of that float. On November 07, 2024, the average trading volume of UCB was 500.01K shares.
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UCB) stock’s latest price update
United Community Banks Inc (NYSE: UCB)’s stock price has surge by 14.25relation to previous closing price of 28.35. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 11.27% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-10-23 that United Community Banks, Inc. (NYSE:UCB ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call October 23, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Lynn Harton – Chairman and CEO Jefferson Harralson – CFO Rich Bradshaw – President and Chief Banking Officer Rob Edwards – CRO Conference Call Participants Russell Gunther – Stephens Michael Rose – Raymond James Catherine Mealor – KBW Gary Tenner – D.A. Davidson Christopher Marinac – Janney Montgomery Scott David Bishop – Hovde Group Operator Good morning and welcome to United Community Bank’s Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Call.
UCB’s Market Performance
United Community Banks Inc (UCB) has experienced a 11.27% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a 17.40% rise in the past month, and a 15.51% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.03%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.33% for UCB. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 12.52% for UCB’s stock, with a 19.28% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of UCB
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for UCB stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for UCB by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for UCB in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $27 based on the research report published on October 19, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Keefe Bruyette, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see UCB reach a price target of $30, previously predicting the price at $33. The rating they have provided for UCB stocks is “Mkt Perform” according to the report published on July 20th, 2023.
Stephens gave a rating of “Overweight” to UCB, setting the target price at $34 in the report published on April 04th of the previous year.
UCB Trading at 12.19% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought UCB to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 1.35% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.33%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.03%, as shares surge +16.76% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.76% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, UCB rose by +11.27%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +11.31% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $28.79. In addition, United Community Banks Inc saw 10.70% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at UCB starting from HARRALSON JEFFERSON L, who sale 10,275 shares at the price of $27.76 back on Oct 28 ’24. After this action, HARRALSON JEFFERSON L now owns 43,991 shares of United Community Banks Inc, valued at $285,193 using the latest closing price.
HARRALSON JEFFERSON L, the Officer of United Community Banks Inc, proposed sale 10,275 shares at $28.25 during a trade that took place back on Oct 25 ’24, which means that HARRALSON JEFFERSON L is holding shares at $290,268 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for UCB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for United Community Banks Inc stands at 0.17. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 5.75, with 0.70 for asset returns.
Based on United Community Banks Inc (UCB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.08 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.99. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.09. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.37.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 277.51 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.7. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.64. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.04.
Conclusion
To sum up, United Community Banks Inc (UCB) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
