There’s an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on May 28, United Bancorp, Inc.’s Director, Bethany E. Schunn, invested $17,542.75 into 1,175 shares of UBCP, for a cost per share of $14.93. Bargain hunters tend to pay particular attention to insider buys like this one, because presumably the only reason an insider would take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock of their company in the open market, is that they expect to make money.
In trading on Thursday, bargain hunters could buy shares of United Bancorp, Inc. (Symbol: UBCP) and achieve a cost basis even cheaper than Schunn, with shares changing hands as low as $14.88 per share. It should be noted that Schunn has collected $0.20/share in dividends since the time of their purchase, so they are currently up 1.0% on their purchase from a total return basis. United Bancorp, Inc. shares are currently trading up about 1.7% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of UBCP shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, UBCP’s low point in its 52 week range is $12.47 per share, with $17.335 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $15.42. By comparison, below is a table showing the prices at which UBCP insider buying was recorded over the last six months:
Purchased
Insider
Title
Shares
Price/Share
Value
05/28/2026
Bethany E. Schunn
Director
1,175
$14.93
$17,542.75
05/27/2026
Matthew Fredrick Branstetter
Chief Operating Officer
380
$14.93
$5,673.40
05/27/2026
Scott A. Everson
Chairman Pres and CEO
2,213
$14.93
$33,040.09
05/27/2026
Brian M. Hendershot
2,080
$14.93
$31,054.40
05/27/2026
John M. Hoopingarner
Director
931
$14.93
$13,899.83
05/27/2026
Erin S. Ball
Director
632
$14.93
$9,435.76
05/27/2026
Jonathan Chase Clark
Director
1,511
$14.93
$22,559.23
05/27/2026
Randall M. Greenwood
SR VP CFO and Treasurer
1,034
$14.93
$15,437.62
The current annualized dividend paid by United Bancorp, Inc. is $0.78/share, currently paid in quarterly installments, and its most recent dividend ex-date was on 06/10/2026. Below is a long-term dividend history chart for UBCP, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 5.2% annualized yield is likely to continue.
