Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. United Community Banks Inc shares valued at $49,000 were sold by BRADSHAW RICHARD on May 02 ’25. At $28.00 per share, BRADSHAW RICHARD sold 1,750 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 79,925 shares worth approximately $2.33 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, BRADSHAW RICHARD sold 35 shares, netting a total of over 986 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $28.16 each, the insider now holds 79,890 shares.
Before that, DANIELS KENNETH L had added 500 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $13,617, the Director bought United Community Banks Inc shares for $27.23 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 500 shares, worth approximately $72775.0.
As published in a research note from Hovde Group on April 07, 2025, United Community Banks Inc [UCB] has been rated up from a Market perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $31 from $32. Analysts at Hovde Group resumed the stock at ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid March. As of December 19, 2024, Raymond James has increased its “Mkt perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for UCB. Earlier on October 19, 2023, Piper Sandler downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for UCB stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing UCB Stock Performance
On last trading session,, United Community Banks Inc [NYSE: UCB] plunged -0.21% to $29.11. The stock’s lowest price that day was $28.69, but it reached a high of $29.235 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.50%. Over the course of the year, United Community Banks Inc shares have dropped approximately -9.90%.
Support And Resistance Levels for United Community Banks Inc (UCB)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 53.64 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is United Community Banks Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of United Community Banks Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 39166.0 shares to 2.43 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 2.39 million shares. A jump of 1.61% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.59 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.59.
