The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. United Bankshares, Inc shares valued at $91,026 were purchased by DuMond Sara on Mar 24 ’25. At $35.01 per share, DuMond Sara acquired 2,600 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 5,054 shares worth approximately $0.19 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, NESSELROAD MARK R sold 6,000 shares, netting a total of over 234,965 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $39.16 each, the insider now holds 35,424 shares.
Before that, NESSELROAD MARK R had added 6,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $240,300, the Member of immediate family of bought United Bankshares, Inc shares for $40.05 each.
Analysts at Stephens started covering the stock with ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ outlook in a report released in early April.
Analyzing UBSI Stock Performance
On last trading session,, United Bankshares, Inc [NASDAQ: UBSI] rose 1.30% to $38.05. The stock’s lowest price that day was $37.43, but it reached a high of $38.075 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.46%. Over the course of the year, United Bankshares, Inc shares have jumped approximately 17.29%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $39.56 on 01/27/25 and a 52-week low of $30.50 on 04/04/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for United Bankshares, Inc (UBSI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 37.63, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 37.20. In the upper region, resistance lies at 38.28. The next price resistance is at 38.50. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 65.25 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is United Bankshares, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of United Bankshares, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 84006.0 shares to 3.69 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 3.61 million shares. A jump of 2.27% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.99 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.99.
Which companies own the most shares of United Bankshares, Inc (UBSI)?
In terms of United Bankshares, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 41.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 10.49% from the previous closing price of $37.56. Analysts anticipate United Bankshares, Inc stock to reach 45 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 36. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked United Bankshares, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 06, 2022, Janney assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $40.
