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United Bankshares

35.53 USD
-1.24
3.37%
At close Feb 21, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
35.61
+0.08
0.23%
1 day
-3.37%
5 days
-7.71%
1 month
-8.29%
3 months
-14.88%
6 months
-2.98%
Year to date
-4.08%
1 year
3.02%
5 years
6.06%
10 years
-3.76%
 

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 7,139 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

400% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.56M | Put options by funds: $912K

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 28

2.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 70.72% [Q3] → 73.19% (+2.47%) [Q4]

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 333 [Q3] → 337 (+4) [Q4]

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 119 | Existing positions reduced: 111

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.55B [Q3] → $3.72B (+$169M) [Q4]

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q3] → 1 (-1) [Q4]

Research analyst outlook

2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$43
21%
upside
Avg. target
$44
24%
upside
High target
$45
27%
upside

2 analyst ratings

positive
0%
neutral
100%
negative
0%
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Catherine Mealor
74% 1-year accuracy
25 / 34 met price target
27%upside
$45
Market Perform
Maintained
27 Jan 2025
Stephens & Co.
Russell Gunther
75% 1-year accuracy
18 / 24 met price target
21%upside
$43
Equal-Weight
Reiterated
27 Jan 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 4 articles about UBSI published over the past 30 days

Positive
24/7 Wall Street
2 days ago
Our 4 Favorite High-Yield Dividend Kings You Can Buy Now and Hold Forever
Since 1926, dividends have contributed approximately 32% of the total return for the S&P 500, while capital appreciations have contributed 68%.
Our 4 Favorite High-Yield Dividend Kings You Can Buy Now and Hold Forever
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 weeks ago
United Bankshares (UBSI) Q4 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
Although the revenue and EPS for United Bankshares (UBSI) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
United Bankshares (UBSI) Q4 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 weeks ago
United Bankshares (UBSI) Tops Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
United Bankshares (UBSI) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.69 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.68 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.66 per share a year ago.
United Bankshares (UBSI) Tops Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Neutral
Business Wire
4 weeks ago
United Bankshares, Inc. Announces Earnings for the Fourth Quarter and Year of 2024
WASHINGTON & CHARLESTON, W.Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Bankshares, Inc. Announces Earnings for the Fourth Quarter and Year of 2024.
United Bankshares, Inc. Announces Earnings for the Fourth Quarter and Year of 2024
Positive
24/7 Wall Street
1 month ago
Retiring Baby Boomers Are Buying 4 High-Yield Dividend Kings Hand-Over-Fist
With the youngest baby boomers (Americans born between 1946 and 1964) approaching retirement age, it is becoming increasingly important to focus on magnificent dividend stocks that will supply big passive income either in or out of designated retirement accounts like IRAs and 401(K)s.
Retiring Baby Boomers Are Buying 4 High-Yield Dividend Kings Hand-Over-Fist
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month 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 month 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
1 month 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
2 months 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
2 months 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
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