Nasdaq stocks posting largest volume decreases
AP - Fri Jan 30, 5:02PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at the 10 biggest volume decliners on Nasdaq at the close of trading:
HBCP: 21.42 (unch), UNB: 24.75 (+0.31), SIBC: 21.10 (+0.22), ALOT: 14.65 (+0.53), IDSA: 5.82 (-0.08), VYFC: 19.72 (+0.12), CWBC: 6.76 (-0.03)
Update: Union Bankshares Earnings Justify A Buy Rating
Christopher F. Davis - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 22, 8:50AM CST
UNB: 24.75 (+0.31)
Update: Union Bankshares Finally Raises That Dividend
Christopher F. Davis - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jan 21, 4:20PM CST
UNB: 24.75 (+0.31)
Union Bankshares declares $0.27 dividend
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jan 21, 1:56PM CST
UNB: 24.75 (+0.31)
Union Bankshares EPS of $0.43
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jan 21, 1:55PM CST
UNB: 24.75 (+0.31)
Union Bankshares Announces Year Ended and Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2014 Earnings and Quarterly Dividend Payment
GlobeNewswire - Wed Jan 21, 1:44PM CST
Union Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:UNB) today announced Net Income for the year ended December 31, 2014 of $7.7 million. The 2014 Net Income represents a 7.8% increase over Net Income for the year ended December 31, 2013 of $7.1 million. Earnings per share as of December 31, 2014 increased to $1.73 per share compared to $1.60 per share for 2013. Results for 2014 reflect a year to year increase in net interest income of $675 thousand, or 3.1% due to strong loan demand and price discipline. Noninterest income increased $408 thousand, or 4.8% with improvements in all categories for 2014 compared to 2013 with the exception of a decrease in the net gain on the sale of mortgage servicing rights as well as a decrease in the net gain on the sale of real estate loans. The provision for loan losses increased $40 thousand, or 13.1%. Noninterest expenses increased $373 thousand, or 1.8%, as a result of net increases in occupancy, equipment, and other expenses, partially offset by decreases in salaries and wages and pension and employee benefits. Income tax expense increased $111 thousand, or 6.0%.
UNB: 24.75 (+0.31)
JPMorgan Weakness Demonstrates Cost Of Oil Selloff
Dana Blankenhorn - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 15, 1:18PM CST
UNB: 24.75 (+0.31), JPM: 59.67 (+0.10), WFC: 55.33 (+0.47), PB: 52.86 (+0.25)
Update: Union Bankshares Announces Dividend - No Hike As I Predicted, Yet
Christopher F. Davis - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Oct 16, 7:30PM CDT
UNB: 24.75 (+0.31)
Update: Union Bankshares Reports Q3 Earnings - Slow And Steady Wins The Race
Christopher F. Davis - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Oct 16, 11:13AM CDT
UNB: 24.75 (+0.31)
Union Bankshares Announces Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2014 Earnings and Quarterly Dividend Payment
GlobeNewswire - Wed Oct 15, 12:37PM CDT
Union Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:UNB) today announced Net Income for the third quarter 2014 of $2.13 million, or $0.47 per share, compared to $2.07 million, or $0.47 per share, for 2013, an increase of 2.6% quarter over quarter. Results for the third quarter 2014 reflect a year to year increase in net interest income of $107 thousand, or 1.9%, and an increase in noninterest income of $493 thousand, or 24.2%, partially offset by an increase in the provision for loan losses of $55 thousand, or 57.9%, an increase in noninterest expenses of $454 thousand, or 8.9% and an increase in the provision for income taxes of $66 thousand or 12.1%. Noninterest income increased primarily due to an increase in gain on sale of securities available-for-sale of $234 thousand, an increase in the gain on sale of other real estate owned of $126 thousand, and an increase in the gain on sale of real estate loans of $112 thousand. Noninterest expenses increased year over year primarily due to an increase of $96 thousand, or 16.1%, in Pension and employee benefits as a result of increasing health and dental insurance costs of $88 thousand, an increase in the Company's 401k contribution of $87 thousand, offset by an increase in the pension plan benefit of $79 thousand. Other noninterest expenses increased $369 thousand, or 23.7% primarily due to a prepayment penalty incurred for the early payoff of a Federal Home Loan Bank advance.
UNB: 24.75 (+0.31)
5 Banks With Juicy Dividend Yields
Jay Jenkins, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Oct 05, 12:44PM CDT
Who doesn't love a high-yielding dividend stock? These companies throw off enough cash that management can fund operations and growth with enough cash left over to send shareholders a handsome little check every quarter. Seriously, what's not to...
PBCT: 14.95 (unch), UNB: 24.75 (+0.31), NYCB: 16.37 (+0.07), VLY: 9.70 (-0.01), TRMK: 23.39 (+0.24)
Merchants Bancshares, Inc. Announces Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
Marketwire - Thu Oct 02, 3:01PM CDT
Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBVT), the parent company of Merchants Bank, announced that Thomas Meshako has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective November 10, 2014. Mr. Meshako comes to the Company from Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRKL) where he has served as the Director of Finance for three years. Prior to joining Brookline, Mr. Meshako was Senior Vice President of Operations of Union Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNB), and, before then, Senior Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis, with Chittenden Corporation for nine years.
UNB: 24.75 (+0.31), MBVT: 28.66 (+0.07), BRKL: 9.75 (-0.18)
5 Banks With Impressive Return on Equity
Jay Jenkins, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 30, 11:12AM CDT
A great place to start your search for a bank stock investment is return on equity, or ROE. As investors, we want a stock that is optimized to yield high profits as efficiently as possible. No single metric captures this combination of...
BOH: 60.34 (+0.51), UNB: 24.75 (+0.31), TD: 44.57 (+0.14), USB: 45.07 (-0.05), SBNY: 125.70 (+0.12)
Union Bankshares Announces Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2014 Earnings and Quarterly Dividend Payment
GlobeNewswire - Thu Jul 17, 2:14PM CDT
Union Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:UNB) today announced Net Income for the second quarter 2014 of $1.9 million, or $0.43 per share, compared to $1.8 million, or $0.40 per share, for 2013, an increase of 6.8% quarter over quarter. Results for the second quarter 2014 reflect a year to year increase in net interest income of $189 thousand, or 3.5%, partially offset by a decrease in noninterest income year over year of $10 thousand, an increase in noninterest expenses of $48 thousand, and an increase in the provision for income taxes of $9 thousand. Noninterest expenses increased year over year primarily due to an increase of $65 thousand, or 10.2%, in Pension and employee benefits as a result of increasing health insurance costs of $76 thousand, an increase in the Company's 401k contribution of $74 thousand, offset by an increase in the pension plan benefit of $83 thousand. Equipment expense increased by $22 thousand, or 5.7% due to increased depreciation expense for acquisitions made since June 30, 2013. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in salaries and wages of $41 thousand, or 1.8%.
UNB: 24.75 (+0.31)