Recent Analysts’ Ratings Changes for United Community Banks (UCB)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of United Community Banks (NYSE: UCB) in the last few weeks:

• 9/16/2026 – United Community Banks had its price target raised by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $40.00 to $41.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 9/12/2026 – United Community Banks was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 9/9/2026 – United Community Banks had its price target raised by DA Davidson from $40.00 to $42.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/9/2026 – United Community Banks had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $37.00 to $38.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.

United Community Banks Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, October 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a $0.26 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.1%. This is an increase from United Community Banks’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. United Community Banks’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.21%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Jefferson Harralson sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.41, for a total transaction of $885,250.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 37,433 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,325,502.53. This represents a 40.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Richard Bradshaw sold 1,424 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.09, for a total transaction of $49,968.16. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 83,228 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,920,470.52. This represents a 1.68% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.45% of the company’s stock.

United Community Banks, Inc is the bank holding company for United Community Bank, a regional financial institution headquartered in Blairsville, Georgia. Founded in 1950, the company provides banking and financial services to individuals, businesses and institutions across the Southeastern United States.

United Community Bank offers consumer and commercial deposit accounts, residential and commercial real estate lending, business loans, mortgages, treasury management and other financial services.