La Aguilera Luis De Sells 36,826 Shares of USCB Financial (NASDAQ:USCB) Stock

USCB Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:USCB) CEO La Aguilera Luis De sold 36,826 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.15, for a total transaction of $668,391.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 242,945 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,409,451.75. The trade was a 13.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

La Aguilera Luis De also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, May 19th, La Aguilera Luis De sold 4,931 shares of USCB Financial stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.01, for a total transaction of $88,807.31.
• On Friday, May 15th, La Aguilera Luis De sold 805 shares of USCB Financial stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.05, for a total value of $14,530.25.
• On Monday, May 18th, La Aguilera Luis De sold 2,485 shares of USCB Financial stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.06, for a total value of $44,879.10.
• On Thursday, May 14th, La Aguilera Luis De sold 22,883 shares of USCB Financial stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.20, for a total transaction of $416,470.60.
• On Wednesday, May 13th, La Aguilera Luis De sold 19,947 shares of USCB Financial stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.06, for a total value of $360,242.82.
• On Monday, May 11th, La Aguilera Luis De sold 5,279 shares of USCB Financial stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.27, for a total transaction of $96,447.33.
• On Thursday, May 7th, La Aguilera Luis De sold 10,005 shares of USCB Financial stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.14, for a total transaction of $181,490.70.
• On Tuesday, May 5th, La Aguilera Luis De sold 16,895 shares of USCB Financial stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.12, for a total value of $306,137.40.
• On Wednesday, May 6th, La Aguilera Luis De sold 13,100 shares of USCB Financial stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.16, for a total transaction of $237,896.00.

USCB Financial Price Performance

Shares of USCB stock traded down $0.21 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $18.21. 57,388 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 54,030. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $18.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $18.78. USCB Financial Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $15.56 and a fifty-two week high of $20.78. The company has a market cap of $332.42 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.73 and a beta of 0.53.

USCB Financial (NASDAQ:USCB) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.48 by ($0.01). USCB Financial had a net margin of 17.04% and a return on equity of 15.37%. The firm had revenue of $26.18 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $25.95 million. Sell-side analysts forecast that USCB Financial Holdings, Inc. will post 2.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

USCB Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. USCB Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.97%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on USCB shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded USCB Financial from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, May 3rd. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of USCB Financial from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating on shares of USCB Financial in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Zacks Research raised shares of USCB Financial from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Hovde Group lifted their price target on USCB Financial from $19.50 to $20.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, USCB Financial has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $22.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Patriot Financial Partners GP II L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of USCB Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $35,527,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its position in USCB Financial by 5.8% during the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,316,580 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,252,000 after acquiring an additional 71,728 shares in the last quarter. Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in USCB Financial by 0.5% in the third quarter. Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 1,247,211 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,764,000 after acquiring an additional 6,262 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its position in shares of USCB Financial by 9.0% in the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 973,088 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,095,000 after acquiring an additional 79,983 shares during the period. Finally, Mendon Capital Advisors Corp grew its position in shares of USCB Financial by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. Mendon Capital Advisors Corp now owns 691,048 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,430,000 after acquiring an additional 20,870 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.34% of the company’s stock.

About USCB Financial

USCB Financial (NASDAQ: USCB) is a bank holding company headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, serving as the parent company of United Security Bank. Established to support community banking in the Midlands region, the company focuses on relationship-driven financial services tailored to both individuals and businesses. As a regional player, USCB Financial emphasizes personalized service through a network of full-service branch offices.

The company’s core business activities include commercial and consumer lending, deposit products and alternative delivery channels.