Bag This Bargain Even Cheaper Than Director Carande Did
There's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on August 10, United Community Banks Inc's Director, Carl Steven Carande, invested $74,270.35 into 2,101 shares of UCB, for a cost per share of $35.35. Bargain hunters tend to pay particular attention to insider buys like this one, because presumably the only reason an insider would take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock of their company in the open market, is that they expect to make money. In trading on Wednesday, bargain hunters could buy shares of United Community Banks Inc (Symbol: UCB) and achieve a cost basis even cheaper than Carande, with shares changing hands as low as $35.21 per share. United Community Banks Inc shares are currently trading down about 2.5% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of UCB shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, UCB's low point in its 52 week range is $28.65 per share, with $37.18 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $35.71. By comparison, below is a table showing the prices at which UCB insider buying was recorded over the last six months:
| Purchased | Insider | Title | Shares | Price/Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/10/2026 | Carl Steven Carande | Director | 2,101 | $35.35 | $74,270.35 |
The current annualized dividend paid by United Community Banks Inc is $1.04/share, currently paid in quarterly installments, and its most recent dividend has an upcoming ex-date of 09/15/2026. Below is a long-term dividend history chart for UCB, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 2.9% annualized yield is likely to continue.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, UCB makes up 1.01% of the ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (Symbol: SMDV) which is trading lower by about 0.4% on the day Wednesday. (see other ETFs holding UCB).
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