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After finishing at $31.45 in the prior trading day, United Community Banks Inc (NYSE: UCB) closed at $31.12, down -1.05%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.5 million shares were traded. UCB stock price reached its highest trading level at $31.44 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $30.98.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of UCB by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.09 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.09.
On October 19, 2023, Piper Sandler Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $31 to $27.
Keefe Bruyette Downgraded its Outperform to Mkt Perform on July 20, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $33 to $30.
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 Oct 28 ’24 when HARRALSON JEFFERSON L sold 10,275 shares for $27.76 per share. The transaction valued at 285,193 led to the insider holds 43,991 shares of the business.
HARRALSON JEFFERSON L bought 10,275 shares of UCB for $290,268 on Oct 25 ’24.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, UCB now has a Market Capitalization of 3712211456 and an Enterprise Value of 3399261440. As of this moment, United’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.32, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.50. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 20.32. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.59 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.12. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.108.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, UCB has reached a high of $35.38, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $24.04. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.29%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 645.65K shares per day over the past 3-months and 536760 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 119.28M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 118.44M. Insiders hold about 0.71% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.58% stake in the company. Shares short for UCB as of 1734048000 were 3143777 with a Short Ratio of 4.87, compared to 1731628800 on 1943319. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3143777 and a Short% of Float of 3.5700000000000003.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, UCB’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.93, compared to 0.94 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.029570747The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.94.
