United Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBCP) Short Interest Update

United Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBCP) saw a significant decline in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 6,200 shares, a decline of 51.9% from the August 15th total of 12,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.4 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 4,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.4 days.

United Bancorp Stock Performance

UBCP stock opened at $14.02 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $14.31 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.66. United Bancorp has a fifty-two week low of $11.70 and a fifty-two week high of $15.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $80.95 million, a PE ratio of 11.04 and a beta of 0.39.

United Bancorp (NASDAQ:UBCP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The financial services provider reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter. United Bancorp had a net margin of 16.44% and a return on equity of 11.96%. The firm had revenue of $7.99 million during the quarter.

United Bancorp Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 10th will be given a $0.1875 dividend. This is a boost from United Bancorp’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 10th. This represents a $0.75 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.3%. United Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is presently 59.06%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wealthedge Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in United Bancorp in the 4th quarter worth approximately $258,000. Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in United Bancorp by 40.2% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 25,314 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $329,000 after acquiring an additional 7,264 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in United Bancorp by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 40,956 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $528,000 after acquiring an additional 2,125 shares during the period. Commonwealth Financial Services LLC grew its holdings in United Bancorp by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Commonwealth Financial Services LLC now owns 82,462 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,107,000 after acquiring an additional 1,005 shares during the period. Finally, Post Resch Tallon Group Inc. grew its holdings in United Bancorp by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. Post Resch Tallon Group Inc. now owns 45,425 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $593,000 after acquiring an additional 1,325 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 15.42% of the company’s stock.

United Bancorp Company Profile

United Bancorp, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Unified Bank that provides commercial and retail banking services in Ohio. The company provides range of banking and financial services, which includes accepting demand, savings, and time deposits. It also offers commercial, real estate and consumer loans.