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United Bankshares Inc has a consensus price target of $40.21 based on the ratings of 7 analysts. The high is $43 issued by Stephens & Co. on January 27, 2025. The low is $35 issued by Piper Sandler on July 31, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Piper Sandler, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, and Piper Sandler on October 24, 2025, April 28, 2025, and March 12, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $40.33 between Piper Sandler, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, and Piper Sandler, there's an implied -6.40% downside for United Bankshares Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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| Buy Now | Get Alert | ||||||
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| 10/24/2025 | Buy Now | -1.37% | Piper Sandler | $40 → $42.5 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2025 | Buy Now | -7.17% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $42 → $40 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 03/12/2025 | Buy Now | -10.65% | Piper Sandler | → $38.5 | Assumes | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2025 | Buy Now | 4.43% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $46 → $45 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2025 | Buy Now | -0.21% | Stephens & Co. | $43 → $43 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2024 | Buy Now | -9.49% | Stephens & Co. | $36 → $39 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2024 | Buy Now | -4.85% | DA Davidson | $36 → $41 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2024 | Buy Now | -7.17% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $38 → $40 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 06/17/2024 | Buy Now | -11.81% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $38 → $38 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | -11.81% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $40 → $38 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | -21.1% | Stephens & Co. | $36 → $34 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/05/2024 | Buy Now | -4.85% | Raymond James | $38 → $41 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2023 | Buy Now | -18.77% | Piper Sandler | $33 → $35 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2023 | Buy Now | -16.45% | Piper Sandler | $39 → $36 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | -21.1% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $36 → $34 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/27/2023 | Buy Now | -11.81% | Raymond James | $42 → $38 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/06/2023 | Buy Now | -2.53% | Raymond James | $44 → $42 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/06/2023 | Buy Now | -16.45% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $38 → $36 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/04/2023 | Buy Now | -25.74% | Stephens & Co. | → $32 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
The latest price target for United Bankshares (NASDAQ:UBSI) was reported by Piper Sandler on October 24, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $42.50 expecting UBSI to fall to within 12 months (a possible -1.37% downside). 5 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for United Bankshares (NASDAQ:UBSI) was provided by Piper Sandler, and United Bankshares upgraded their overweight rating.
The last upgrade for United Bankshares Inc happened on October 24, 2025 when Piper Sandler raised their price target to $42.5. Piper Sandler previously had a neutral for United Bankshares Inc.
There is no last downgrade for United Bankshares.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of United Bankshares, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for United Bankshares was filed on October 24, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around October 24, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest United Bankshares (UBSI) rating was a upgraded with a price target of $40.00 to $42.50. The current price United Bankshares (UBSI) is trading at is $43.09, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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