USCB Financial (NASDAQ:USCB) CEO La Aguilera Luis De Sells 13,100 Shares

USCB Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:USCB) CEO La Aguilera Luis De sold 13,100 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.16, for a total value of $237,896.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 242,945 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,411,881.20. This trade represents a 5.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

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

• 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.

USCB Financial Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of USCB Financial stock traded up $0.09 on Thursday, reaching $18.23. 53,860 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 48,809. USCB Financial Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $15.56 and a fifty-two week high of $20.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $332.79 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.75 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $18.91 and a 200-day moving average price of $18.71.

USCB Financial (NASDAQ:USCB) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $26.18 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $25.95 million. USCB Financial had a net margin of 17.04% and a return on equity of 15.44%. On average, analysts expect that USCB Financial Holdings, Inc. will post 2.02 EPS for the current year.

USCB Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be issued a $0.125 dividend. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. USCB Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.97%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

USCB has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of USCB Financial from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Piper Sandler boosted their target price 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. Hovde Group increased their target price on USCB Financial from $19.50 to $20.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating on shares of USCB Financial in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded USCB Financial from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $22.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of USCB. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of USCB Financial by 60.1% during the 4th quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 638 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its stake in shares of USCB Financial by 66.2% in the 3rd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 2,217 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 883 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of USCB Financial by 100.3% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after buying an additional 1,854 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its holdings in USCB Financial by 2,081.3% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,210 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,000 after buying an additional 4,017 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in USCB Financial during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $100,000. 61.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.