United Community Banks: Re-rating Candidate After Consistent Cash Flow and Accretive M&A (Initiating Buy)
United Community Banks (UCB) has rebuilt core profitability, generates meaningful free cash flow, and is executing accretive M&A and shareholder returns. At roughly $36.60 today, the stock trades at ~13.5x trailing earnings and 1.2x book with a 2.7% yield. We initiate a Buy with a mid-term (45 trading days) price target of $42.00, a tight stop at $…