Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. 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 $2.54 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 $79300.0.
As published in a research note from Raymond James on July 08, 2025, United Community Banks Inc [UCB] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Mkt perform. Analysts at Hovde Group upgraded the stock from ‘”a Market perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of March 20, 2025, Hovde Group has reiterated its “Market perform” rating for UCB. Earlier on December 19, 2024, Raymond James upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for UCB stock which previously was a “a Mkt perform”.
Analyzing UCB Stock Performance
On last trading session,, United Community Banks Inc [NYSE: UCB] rose 2.39% to $31.72. The stock’s lowest price that day was $30.72, but it reached a high of $31.68 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.16%. Over the course of the year, United Community Banks Inc shares have jumped approximately 13.25%.
Support And Resistance Levels for United Community Banks Inc (UCB)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 62.04 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 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.12 million shares to 2.56 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 2.44 million shares. A jump of 4.54% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.58 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.58.
Which companies own the most shares of United Community Banks Inc (UCB)?
In terms of United Community Banks Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 32 in the next 12 months, up nearly 3.29% from the previous closing price of $30.98. Analysts anticipate United Community Banks Inc stock to reach 32 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 32. On October 19, 2023, Piper Sandler assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $27.
