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United Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: UBSI) closed the day trading at $32.61 down -2.22% from the previous closing price of $33.35. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.22 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.52 million shares were traded. UBSI stock price reached its highest trading level at $33.59 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $32.59.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of UBSI, let’s look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.38.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Stephens on April 04, 2023, initiated with a Equal-Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $32.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 21 ’23 when CONVERSE PETER A bought 740 shares for $33.21 per share. The transaction valued at 24,575 led to the insider holds 438,023 shares of the business.
White Gary G bought 400 shares of UBSI for $11,125 on Oct 27 ’23. The Director now owns 40,643 shares after completing the transaction at $27.81 per share. On Jun 06 ’23, another insider, White Gary G, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 300 shares for $32.59 each. As a result, the insider paid 9,778 and bolstered with 39,484 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, UBSI now has a Market Capitalization of 4503539200 and an Enterprise Value of 4704524800. As of this moment, United’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.44, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.03. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.55. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.85 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.92. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.645.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UBSI is 1.02, which has changed by 0.0734036 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24191546 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, UBSI has reached a high of $38.74, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $25.35. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.71%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.10%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, UBSI traded about 554.26K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, UBSI traded about 497990 shares per day. A total of 134.95M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 131.94M. Insiders hold about 2.23% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 71.65% stake in the company. Shares short for UBSI as of 1713139200 were 3487971 with a Short Ratio of 6.29, compared to 1710460800 on 3510212. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3487971 and a Short% of Float of 3.5000000000000004.
Dividends & Splits
UBSI’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.46, up from 1.46 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.043778114The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.17. The current Payout Ratio is 53.47% for UBSI, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-03-07 with an ex-dividend date of 1709769600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-03-30 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 6.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of United Bankshares, Inc. (UBSI) in the stock market.On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.65 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.66 and a low estimate of $0.64, while EPS last year was $0.68. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.66, with high estimates of $0.68 and low estimates of $0.65.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.65 and $2.6 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.63. EPS for the following year is $2.71, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $2.75 and $2.67.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $260.98M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $263.02M to a low estimate of $256.37M. As of the current estimate, United Bankshares, Inc.’s year-ago sales were $260.68MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $264.83M. There is a high estimate of $267.7M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $261.64M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for UBSI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.05B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.04B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.05B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.06BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.09B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.11B and the low estimate is $1.08B.
