Dividend Champions List: Top 15 Stocks to Buy

8. United Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBSI)

Dividend Yield as of October 2: 4.04%

United Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBSI) has grown into a sizable regional bank holding company. At its core, it still does the usual banking work, which includes making loans in commercial, real estate, and consumer markets, while also handling deposits, trust services, brokerage, and digital banking. Growth has often come through deals. Over the years, it has picked up more than thirty banks, most recently Piedmont Bancorp in early 2025 and Community Bankers Trust back in late 2021. Those acquisitions tied together its Mid-Atlantic and Southeast markets into a single network.

The bigger challenge for United Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBSI) now is making sure those banks all run smoothly under one umbrella. A lot of its lending is tied to commercial real estate and construction, which can be fine in good times but risky when the economy slows. Management has been putting a strong focus on integrating what it has bought and keeping a close watch on the loan book, since nearly half of it is exposed to those sectors.

United Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBSI)’s dividend history makes it an appealing option for income investors. The company has grown its dividends for 51 years in a row and currently offers a quarterly dividend of $0.37 per share. As of October 2, the stock has a dividend yield of 4.04%.