Media stories about Union Bankshares (NASDAQ:UNB) have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Union Bankshares earned a news sentiment score of 0.07 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news stories about the bank an impact score of 47.0186227991264 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the near future.
Separately, ValuEngine raised shares of Union Bankshares from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 20th.
Shares of Union Bankshares (UNB) opened at 44.40 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $198.11 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.80 and a beta of 0.29. Union Bankshares has a 12-month low of $32.55 and a 12-month high of $50.15. The company’s 50-day moving average is $46.08 and its 200-day moving average is $42.75.
Union Bankshares (NASDAQ:UNB) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 19th. The bank reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter. Union Bankshares had a net margin of 23.28% and a return on equity of 15.45%.
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 28th will be given a $0.29 dividend. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.61%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 26th.
Union Bankshares Company Profile
Union Bankshares, Inc is a one-bank holding company whose subsidiary is Union Bank (Union or the Bank). The Company’s business is that of a community bank in the financial services industry. The Company operates through Union Bank segment, which provides retail, commercial, municipal banking, and asset management and trust services throughout its approximately 20 banking offices, over two loan centers, and a range of automated teller machines (ATMs) covering northern Vermont and New Hampshire.
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