La Aguilera Luis De Sells 4,931 Shares of USCB Financial (NASDAQ:USCB) Stock

USCB Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:USCB) CEO La Aguilera Luis De sold 4,931 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.01, for a total transaction of $88,807.31. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 242,945 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,375,439.45. This represents a 1.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

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

• On Thursday, May 21st, La Aguilera Luis De sold 49,414 shares of USCB Financial stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.30, for a total transaction of $904,276.20.
• On Wednesday, May 20th, La Aguilera Luis De sold 36,826 shares of USCB Financial stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.15, for a total transaction of $668,391.90.
• On Friday, May 15th, La Aguilera Luis De sold 805 shares of USCB Financial stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.05, for a total transaction 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 transaction 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 transaction of $360,242.82.
• On Monday, May 11th, La Aguilera Luis De sold 5,279 shares of USCB Financial stock. The stock was 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 stock was 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 transaction of $306,137.40.
• On Wednesday, May 6th, La Aguilera Luis De sold 13,100 shares of USCB Financial stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.16, for a total transaction of $237,896.00.

USCB Financial Price Performance

Shares of USCB Financial stock opened at $18.62 on Friday. USCB Financial Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $15.56 and a 52-week high of $20.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $340.00 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.02 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a fifty day moving average of $18.77 and a 200-day moving average of $18.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 0.91.

USCB Financial (NASDAQ:USCB) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by ($0.01). USCB Financial had a net margin of 17.04% and a return on equity of 15.37%. The business had revenue of $26.18 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $25.95 million. Equities research analysts expect that USCB Financial Holdings, Inc. will post 2.02 EPS for the current year.

USCB Financial Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On USCB Financial

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. TD Asset Management Inc purchased a new stake in shares of USCB Financial in the 3rd quarter worth about $748,000. GSA Capital Partners LLP lifted its position in shares of USCB Financial by 52.0% in the 3rd quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 24,530 shares of the company’s stock worth $428,000 after purchasing an additional 8,397 shares during the period. Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of USCB Financial by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 1,247,211 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,764,000 after purchasing an additional 6,262 shares during the period. North Reef Capital Management LP lifted its position in shares of USCB Financial by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. North Reef Capital Management LP now owns 128,093 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,375,000 after purchasing an additional 4,352 shares during the period. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of USCB Financial in the 1st quarter worth about $41,000. 61.34% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on USCB. Hovde Group upped their price objective on shares of USCB Financial from $19.50 to $20.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note 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. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of USCB Financial from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, May 3rd. Piper Sandler upped their price target on shares of USCB Financial from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of USCB Financial in a report on Monday, April 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, USCB Financial has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $22.00.

USCB Financial Company Profile

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.