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United Community Banks, Inc.

UCB

NYSE·Financial Services·Banks - Regional·Mkt cap $4.3B

$35.19

-2.40%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$28.65 - $36.77

P/E

12.89

Fwd P/E

11.90

Beta

0.84

Div Yield

2.77%

Avg Vol

911.0K

Shares Out

119.7M

Mkt Cap

$4.3B

Price action

Price chart

Up 14.8% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

5 reasons

  • Diversified revenue streams across banking, wealth management, and insurance reducing reliance on single business line
  • Strong community banking heritage with 70+ year operating history and deep regional relationships
  • Comprehensive product suite enabling cross-selling and customer lifetime value maximization
  • SBA and USDA lending expertise providing specialized financing solutions competitors may lack
  • Integrated trust and wealth management capabilities attracting high-net-worth clients

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Growth premium of 1.0x vs Commercial Banking peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.

Growth

Revenue decline expected

Expansion of commercial lending to mid-sized businesses in growing markets

Value

Growth premium of 1.0x vs Commercial Banking peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.

Momentum

Strong

+12.3% over 3m

Quality

Excellent

High-growth business (65% revenue growth, 68% gross margin). Profitable with strong growth momentum.

Dividend

Solid

2.77% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Jul 21, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

APR 21, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.70 vs $0.71 consensus (-1.4% surprise). Revenue of $276.5M vs $273.9M expected (+1.0%).

EPS miss
Rev beat +1.0%

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 1 beats

Q2 26

-1.4%

Next: Jul 21, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+4%

+6%

+29%

+20%

+55%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$240.4M

$210.6M

$245.0M

$242.9M

$376.2M

$391.1M

$403.4M

$377.7M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

70.3%

Operating

28.7%

Profit

22.3%

Wall Street consensus

4 analysts · 75% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

3

75%

Hold

1

25%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$40.00

+13.7% vs $35.19

Low $40.00
Median $40.00
High $40.00

Latest: Piper Sandler · Jun 17, 2026

1 analyst covering

vs Industry

How UCB stacks vs Banks - Regional

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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