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United Bankshares

38.53 USD
+0.43
1.13%
At close Jan 17, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
38.53
+0.00
0.00%
1 day
1.13%
5 days
8.35%
1 month
-3.70%
3 months
0.81%
6 months
2.28%
Year to date
4.02%
1 year
7.96%
5 years
1.96%
10 years
10.97%
 

About: United Bankshares Inc is a financial holding company that provides banking services. The company operates in two segments: Community banking, which accepts deposits, makes loans (for personal, credit card, commercial, and construction uses), provides brokerage services, safe deposit boxes, and related services; and Mortgage banking, which offers and acquires home mortgages through an indirectly owned subsidiary. Nearly all revenue comes from the community banking segment.

Employees: 2,635

0
Funds holding %
of 6,823 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

352% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.61M | Put options by funds: $1.24M

138% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 21

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q2] → 2 (+1) [Q3]

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.18B [Q2] → $3.55B (+$371M) [Q3]

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 305 [Q2] → 332 (+27) [Q3]

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 107 | Existing positions reduced: 104

1.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.4% [Q2] → 70.71% (-1.69%) [Q3]

Research analyst outlook

We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for UBSI.

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 3 articles about UBSI published over the past 30 days

Positive
Seeking Alpha
5 days ago
Buy 3 'Safer' Dividend Kings Of 25 From 53 For January
“A Dividend King [is] a stock with 50 or more consecutive years of dividend increases.”—suredividend.com. 53 Divided Kings, screened as of January 10, 2025, represented all eleven Morningstar Sectors. Broker-estimated top-ten net-gains ranged 22.84%-62.53% topped-by SJW & SCL. By yield, MO topped all the Kings. Top-ten Yields from KVUE, SWK, UBSI, FTS, FRT, BKH, NWN, CDUAF, UVV, & MO, averaged 5.04%.
Buy 3 'Safer' Dividend Kings Of 25 From 53 For January
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
United Bankshares, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Piedmont Bancorp, Inc.
WASHINGTON & CHARLESTON, W.Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Bankshares, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Piedmont Bancorp, Inc.
United Bankshares, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Piedmont Bancorp, Inc.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
United Bankshares: A Decent Dividend Stock But Limited Growth Potential
United Bankshares has a market cap of $5 billion, with assets of $29.8 billion and a loan portfolio valued at $21.3 billion. UBSI offers a forward dividend yield of 3.91%, appealing to income-oriented investors, despite modest total returns over the years. Current shareholders may want to consider adding now, but new investors who are not interested in the dividend might find better opportunities elsewhere.
United Bankshares: A Decent Dividend Stock But Limited Growth Potential
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
United Bancshares Obtains Regulatory Nod to Acquire Piedmont Bancorp
UBSI receives regulatory approvals to take over Piedmont Bancorp. The deal will likely be accretive to the company's 2025 and 2026 earnings.
United Bancshares Obtains Regulatory Nod to Acquire Piedmont Bancorp
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
United Bankshares, Inc. Receives Final Regulatory Approval for Piedmont Bancorp Acquisition
WASHINGTON, D.C. & CHARLESTON, W.Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Bankshares, Inc. Receives Final Regulatory Approval for Piedmont Bancorp Acquisition.
United Bankshares, Inc. Receives Final Regulatory Approval for Piedmont Bancorp Acquisition
Positive
24/7 Wall Street
1 month ago
December Rate Cut Could Be The Last Until Spring – Buy These 3 High-Yield Dividend Kings Now
Since 1926, dividends have contributed approximately 32% of the total return for the S&P 500, while capital appreciations have contributed 68%.
December Rate Cut Could Be The Last Until Spring – Buy These 3 High-Yield Dividend Kings Now
Neutral
Business Wire
2 months ago
51st Consecutive Year of Dividend Increases for United Bankshares, Inc.
WASHINGTON & CHARLESTON, W. Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--51st Consecutive Year of Dividend Increases for United Bankshares, Inc.
51st Consecutive Year of Dividend Increases for United Bankshares, Inc.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
United Bankshares (UBSI) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
United Bankshares (UBSI) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.70 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.68 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.71 per share a year ago.
United Bankshares (UBSI) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
Neutral
Business Wire
2 months ago
United Bankshares, Inc. Announces Earnings for the Third Quarter and First Nine Months of 2024
WASHINGTON & CHARLESTON, W. Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Bankshares, Inc. Announces Earnings for the Third Quarter and First Nine Months of 2024.
United Bankshares, Inc. Announces Earnings for the Third Quarter and First Nine Months of 2024
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
3 months ago
Earnings Preview: United Bankshares (UBSI) Q3 Earnings Expected to Decline
United Bankshares (UBSI) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Earnings Preview: United Bankshares (UBSI) Q3 Earnings Expected to Decline
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