At the time of writing, United Bankshares, Inc. [UBSI] stock is trading at $38.49, up 2.45%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The UBSI shares have gain 5.95% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.83%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
United Bankshares, Inc. [NASDAQ: UBSI] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 04, 2023, when Stephens initiated its Equal-Weight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $32. Janney started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $40 on September 06, 2022. DA Davidson downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $38 on December 15, 2021. Raymond James upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on February 01, 2021, but kept the price target unchanged to $36. In a note dated November 19, 2020, Keefe Bruyette downgraded an Mkt Perform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $30 to $32.
For the past year, the stock price of United Bankshares, Inc. fluctuated between $25.35 and $39.93. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $41 within the next 12 months. United Bankshares, Inc. [NASDAQ: UBSI] shares were valued at $38.49 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 6.52% based on the average UBSI price forecast.
Analyzing the UBSI fundamentals
According to United Bankshares, Inc. [NASDAQ:UBSI], the company’s sales were 1.57B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 7.51% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 1.0% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.07%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.31%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.25%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is -0.01. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.35.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 37.90 points at the first support level, and at 37.30 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 38.83, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 39.17.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that United Bankshares, Inc. [NASDAQ:UBSI] has a current ratio of 0.14. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.31, the price to book ratio is 1.07 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 14.52.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved CONVERSE PETER A, Director, that happened on Nov 21 ’23 when 740.0 shares were purchased. Director, White Gary G completed a deal on Oct 27 ’23 to buy 400.0 shares.
