La Aguilera Luis De Sells 49,414 Shares of USCB Financial (NASDAQ:USCB) Stock

USCB Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:USCB) CEO La Aguilera Luis De sold 49,414 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.30, for a total value of $904,276.20. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 242,945 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,445,893.50. The trade was a 16.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

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

• On Wednesday, May 20th, La Aguilera Luis De sold 36,826 shares of USCB Financial stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.15, for a total value of $668,391.90.
• 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 value 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 shares were 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 shares were sold at an average price of $18.20, for a total value 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 stock was sold at an average price of $18.16, for a total transaction of $237,896.00.

USCB Financial Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ USCB opened at $18.62 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. USCB Financial Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $15.56 and a 12 month high of $20.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $340.00 million, a PE ratio of 13.02 and a beta of 0.53. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $18.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $18.79.

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

USCB Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. USCB Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 34.97%.

Institutional Trading of USCB Financial

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Patriot Financial Partners GP II L.P. bought a new stake in USCB Financial during the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,527,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of USCB Financial by 5.8% in 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 during the period. Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of USCB Financial by 0.5% in the third quarter. Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 1,247,211 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,764,000 after acquiring an additional 6,262 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its stake in shares of USCB Financial by 9.0% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 973,088 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,095,000 after acquiring an additional 79,983 shares during the period. Finally, Mendon Capital Advisors Corp grew its stake in shares of USCB Financial by 3.1% in the second quarter. Mendon Capital Advisors Corp now owns 691,048 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,430,000 after acquiring an additional 20,870 shares during the period. 61.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.