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Recent financial performance sits below its industry cohort — worth keeping an eye on, though it has not freshly broken.
Recent financial performance is neutral, and earnings quality is also neutral. Management's recent track record has been fairly steady, while risk is elevated and the sector backdrop is a headwind. Peer multiples imply a price about 9% above where it trades (it looks cheap on this basis); the read is fair. The top factors to watch include potential guidance changes and sector trends, as these could significantly impact UBCP's performance. This read is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 5 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $15.14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $15 UBCP trades at 11× p/e, below its 12× p/e peer median. Our $17 fair value sits above the price; high confidence. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The price implies about 9% below a flat-multiple fair value, below our forecast of about 12%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
Only a turbulent sector regime (Heating) — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Financials names rated neutral grew net income 52% of the time over the next year (vs 61% for the rest of the cohort, n=4936).
Over the trailing year it converted 1.24x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Financials names rated neutral grew net income 58% of the time over the next year (vs 55% for the rest of the cohort, n=4725).
Not enough signal yet.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, the broad stock market, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, Fed net liquidity, long-term interest rates.
5 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by capital-allocation actions. Historically, Financials names rated neutral grew net income 57% of the time over the next year (vs 55% for the rest of the cohort, n=5004).
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
via XLF
Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$147.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$317.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $1,623.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-16
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: The FOMC's choice can change interest rates. This affects how much money banks make. It may also change how investors see United Bancorp.
Confirms one read:FOMC raises interest rates. This leads to better bank profits.
Confirms the other:FOMC keeps rates the same or lowers them. This could hurt bank profits.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for UBCP yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
No upside scenarios in the latest snapshot.
No downside scenarios in the latest snapshot.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On May 7, 2026, United Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing its results of operations and financial condition for and as of the three month period ended March 31, 2026, unaudited. The press release is furnished as Exhibit No. 99.
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
Roughly priced in line with peers.
Self-history needs ~20 months of data.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Regional Banks.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
UBCP United Bancorp Inc/OH | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 66 of 100 | fair | elevated |
HDB HDFC BANK LTD | — | — | moderate |
IBN ICICI BANK LTD | — | — | moderate |
ITUB ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING SA | — | — | moderate |
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp | Below typical Show detailsSector percentile: 3 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Invest in infrastructure to drive higher earnings and ensure long-term relevancy.
Stated in 2 of last 2 quarters. Revenue decreased from $10.6M in 2025-Q4 to $10.0M in 2026-Q1, and net income fell from $2.0M to $1.9M. Despite the stated focus on infrastructure investment for future growth, the financials show limited progress in earnings growth so far.
“We firmly believe that over the next 12-24 months, investments will lead to higher earnings.”
“Investments will help fulfill goals and produce above industry earnings.”
Continue to declare and pay regular dividends to shareholders.
Stated in 2 of last 2 quarters. Regular dividends have been declared for both the first and second quarters of 2026. This indicates a consistent focus on capital allocation through dividends, aligning with management's stated priority.
“The Board declared the regular dividend for the second quarter of 2026.”
Why it matters: A drop in revenue growth could signal a slowdown in the financial sector. This would impact investor confidence in United Bancorp.
Confirms:Revenue growth falls below the median of 15% over the last three years.
Disproves:Revenue growth remains above the median of 15%.
Why it matters: Earnings results will show how well United Bancorp is managing in a changing environment. This could affect stock performance.
Confirms one read:Earnings are better than expected. This shows strong performance.
Confirms the other:Earnings are worse than expected. This raises worries about growth.
Other Events. On April 23, 2026, United Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing the declarations by its Board of Directors on April 22, 2026 of the Company’s regular dividend for the second quarter of 2026 which will be payable on June 19, 2026 to shareholders of record on June 10, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith.
Other Events. On February 19, 2026, United Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing the declarations by its Board of Directors on February 18, 2026 of the Company’s regular dividend for the first quarter of 2026 along with a one-time special dividend, both of which will be payable on March 20, 2026 to shareholders of record on March 10, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On February 3, 2026, United Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing its results of operations and financial condition for and as of, respectively, the fiscal periods ended December 31, 2025, unaudited. The press release is furnished as Exhibit No. 99.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On November 6, 2025, United Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing its results of operations and financial condition for and as of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2025, unaudited. The press release is furnished as Exhibit No. 99 hereto.
“The Board declared the regular dividend for the first quarter of 2026.”