Should You Buy Union Bankshares Corporation (UBSH)?
Union Bankshares Corporation (NASDAQ:UBSH), operating in the financial services industry based in United States, saw a double-digit share price rise of over 10% in the past couple of months on the NasdaqGS. As a stock with high coverage by analysts, you could assume any recent changes in the company’s outlook is already priced into the stock. However, could the stock still be trading at a relatively cheap price? Let’s examine UBSH’s valuation and outlook in more detail to determine if there’s still a bargain opportunity. Check out our latest analysis for Union Bankshares
What is UBSH worth?
According to my relative valuation model, UBSH seems to be currently fairly priced. In this instance, I’ve used the price-to-equity (PE) ratio given that there is not enough information to reliably forecast the stock’s cash flows. I find that UBSH’s ratio of 19.7x is trading slightly above its industry peers’ ratio of 18.6x, which means if you buy UBSH today, you’d be paying a relatively fair price for it. And if you believe UBSH should be trading in this range, then there isn’t really any room for the share price grow beyond what it’s currently trading. So, is there another chance to buy low in the future? Given that UBSH’s share is fairly volatile (i.e. its price movements are magnified relative to the rest of the market) this could mean the price can sink lower, giving us an opportunity to buy later on. This is based on its high beta, which is a good indicator for share price volatility.
What does the future of UBSH look like?
Investors looking for growth in their portfolio may want to consider the prospects of a company before buying its shares. Buying a great company with a robust outlook at a cheap price is always a good investment, so let’s also take a look at UBSH future expectations. With profit expected to grow by 97.95% over the next couple of years, the future seems bright for UBSH. It looks like higher cash flows is on the cards for the stock, which should feed into a higher share valuation.
What this means for you:
Are you a shareholder? It seems like the market has already priced in UBSH’s positive outlook, with shares trading around its fair value. However, there are also other important factors which we haven’t considered today, such as the financial strength of the company. Have these factors changed since the last time you looked at UBSH? Will you have enough conviction to buy should the price fluctuates below the true value?
Are you a potential investor? If you’ve been keeping an eye on UBSH, now may not be the most optimal time to buy, given it is trading around its fair value. However, the positive outlook is encouraging for UBSH, which means it’s worth diving deeper into other factors such as the strength of its balance sheet, in order to take advantage of the next price drop.
Price is just the tip of the iceberg. Dig deeper into what truly matters – the fundamentals – before you make a decision on Union Bankshares. You can find everything you need to know about UBSH in the latest infographic research report. If you are no longer interested in Union Bankshares, you can use our free platform to see my list of over 50 other stocks with a high growth potential.
To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.
The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.
