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The Biotech Stock with 46,751% Potential (From Behind the Markets) (Ad) Free UVSP Stock Alerts $20.55 +0.55 (+2.75%) (As of 04/25/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$19.75▼$20.6450-Day Range$18.44▼$20.8252-Week Range$16.10▼$22.49Volume117,770 shsAverage Volume105,513 shsMarket Capitalization$606.84 millionP/E Ratio8.53Dividend Yield4.09%Price Target$19.50 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Get Univest Financial alerts: Email Address Univest Financial MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingHold2.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside5.1% Downside$19.50 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy0.91% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.37Based on 8 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$21,078 Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth-0.98%From $2.04 to $2.02 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.2.22 out of 5 starsFinance Sector543rd out of 859 stocksState Commercial Banks Industry130th out of 180 stocks 1.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingUnivest Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageUnivest Financial has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted0.91% of the float of Univest Financial has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverUnivest Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Univest Financial has recently increased by 21.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipUnivest Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.20%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthUnivest Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Univest Financial is 34.85%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Univest Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 41.58% next year. This indicates that Univest Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for UVSP. Previous Next 1.9 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentUnivest Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.37. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.50 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Univest Financial this week, compared to 1 article on an average week. Previous Next 3.3 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Univest Financial insiders have sold 38.71% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $15,196.00 in company stock and sold $21,078.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.10% of the stock of Univest Financial is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions75.07% of the stock of Univest Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Univest Financial are expected to decrease by -0.98% in the coming year, from $2.04 to $2.02 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Univest Financial is 8.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 140.75.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Univest Financial is 8.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 59.79.Price to Book Value per Share RatioUnivest Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.72. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here Ad Behind the MarketsBetter than Bitcoin? The Biotech Stock with 46,751% Potential4x Better than Bitcoin Bitcoin would have to go from $68,000 to $314,000 to match the 463% gains we saw with Immunogen in December.Get the name of the stock here >>> About Univest Financial Stock (NASDAQ:UVSP)Univest Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Univest Bank and Trust Co. that provides banking products and services primarily in the United States. It operates through three segments: Banking, Wealth Management, and Insurance. The Banking segment offers a range of banking services, such as deposit taking, loan origination and servicing, mortgage banking, other general banking, and equipment lease financing services for individuals, businesses, municipalities, and nonprofit organizations. Its Wealth Management segment provides investment advisory, financial planning, and trust and brokerage services for private families and individuals, municipal pension plans, retirement plans, and trusts and guardianships. The Insurance segment offers commercial property and casualty insurance, employee benefits solutions, personal insurance lines, and human resources consulting services. The company was formerly known as Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania and changed its name to Univest Financial Corporation in January 2019. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Souderton, Pennsylvania.Read More UVSP Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart UVSP Stock News HeadlinesApril 25, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comKBW Keeps Their Hold Rating on Univest Of Pennsylvania (UVSP)April 24, 2024 | investorplace.comUVSP Stock Earnings: Univest Financial Beats EPS, Beats Revenue for Q1 2024April 25, 2024 | Behind the Markets (Ad)Better than Bitcoin? The Biotech Stock with 46,751% Potential4x Better than Bitcoin Bitcoin would have to go from $68,000 to $314,000 to match the 463% gains we saw with Immunogen in December.April 24, 2024 | money.usnews.comUnivest Financial CorpApril 24, 2024 | globenewswire.comUnivest Financial Corporation Reports First Quarter ResultsApril 23, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comUnivest Financial Corporation (UVSP)April 19, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comUnivest Financial Corporation's (NASDAQ:UVSP) CEO Will Probably Find It Hard To See A Huge Raise This YearApril 17, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comUnivest Financial (UVSP) Set to Announce Quarterly Earnings on WednesdayApril 25, 2024 | Behind the Markets (Ad)Better than Bitcoin? The Biotech Stock with 46,751% Potential4x Better than Bitcoin Bitcoin would have to go from $68,000 to $314,000 to match the 463% gains we saw with Immunogen in December.April 15, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comUnivest Financial Co. (NASDAQ:UVSP) Sees Large Decrease in Short InterestApril 7, 2024 | msn.comUnivest Financial Corporation to Discuss Q1 2024 Earnings in Upcoming Conference CallApril 5, 2024 | globenewswire.comUnivest Financial Corporation to Hold First Quarter 2024 Earnings CallFebruary 28, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comFavourable Signals For Univest Financial: Numerous Insiders Acquired StockJanuary 31, 2024 | nz.finance.yahoo.comBill shock to ease as cost of power falls, solar shinesJanuary 28, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comUnivest Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:UVSP) Q4 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptJanuary 26, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comUnivest Financial Full Year 2023 Earnings: EPS Beats ExpectationsJanuary 25, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comUnivest Financial Corp (UVSP) Reports Mixed Results for Q4 and Full Year 2023January 24, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comUnivest Financial Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and 2023 ResultsJanuary 20, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comThe past year for Univest Financial (NASDAQ:UVSP) investors has not been profitableJanuary 8, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comUnivest Financial Corporation to Hold Fourth Quarter 2023 Earnings CallDecember 9, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comUnivest Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:UVSP) is favoured by institutional owners who hold 74% of the companyNovember 24, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comUnivest Securities, LLC Announces Closing of $6 Million Initial Public Offering of Common Stock for its Client ELEVAI Labs Inc. (Nasdaq: ELAB)October 30, 2023 | sg.finance.yahoo.comUnivest Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:UVSP) Q3 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptOctober 28, 2023 | nasdaq.comPiper Sandler Maintains Univest Financial (UVSP) Neutral RecommendationOctober 27, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comPiper Sandler Maintains Neutral Rating for Univest Financial: Here's What You Need To KnowOctober 26, 2023 | msn.comUnivest Financial declares $0.21 dividendOctober 25, 2023 | msn.comUnivest Financial Q3 GAAP EPS of $0.58, revenue of $72.28MSee More Headlines Receive UVSP Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Univest Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings10/26/2021Ex-Dividend for 2/21 Dividend2/06/2024Dividend Payable2/21/2024Today4/25/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)7/24/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry State commercial banks Sub-IndustryRegional Banks Current SymbolNASDAQ:UVSP CUSIP91527110 CIK102212 Webwww.univest.net Phone(215) 721-2400Fax215-721-2402Employees920Year Founded1876Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$19.50 High Stock Price Target$20.00 Low Stock Price Target$19.00 Potential Upside/Downside-5.1%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.41 Trailing P/E Ratio8.53 Forward P/E Ratio10.07 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$71.10 million Net Margins15.85% Pretax Margin19.77% Return on Equity8.89% Return on Assets0.94% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.55 Current Ratio1.06 Quick Ratio1.06 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$448.55 million Price / Sales1.35 Cash Flow$2.71 per share Price / Cash Flow7.57 Book Value$28.44 per share Price / Book0.72Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares29,530,000Free Float28,909,000Market Cap$606.84 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.89 Social Links A Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for May 2024. Learn which stocks have the most short interest and how to trade them. Click the link below to see which companies made the list.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Jeffrey M. Schweitzer CPA (Age 50)Chairman, President & CEO Comp: $1.08MMr. Brian J. Richardson (Age 41)Senior Executive VP & CFO Comp: $535.94kMr. Michael S. Keim CPA (Age 56)Senior EVP & COO Comp: $651.62kMs. Megan Duryea Santana Esq. (Age 48)Senior EVP, Chief Risk Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Comp: $457.13kMr. Patrick C. McCormick (Age 46)Senior EVP & Chief Commercial Banking Officer of Univest Bank and Trust Co. Comp: $436.98kNicole HeverlySenior VP of Corporate CommunicationsMs. M. Theresa FoskoExecutive VP & Chief Human Resources OfficerMs. Karen Elizabeth TejklSenior Vice PresidentMs. Annette D. SzygielChief Experience Officer & Executive VPMr. Craig PortnerSenior VP & Relationship ManagerMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsMercantile BankNASDAQ:MBWMFirst Community BanksharesNASDAQ:FCBCGreat Southern BancorpNASDAQ:GSBCHorizon BancorpNASDAQ:HBNCCentral Pacific FinancialNYSE:CPFView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsAssenagon Asset Management S.A.Sold 39,129 shares on 4/24/2024Ownership: 0.467%Leeward Investments LLC MASold 16,460 shares on 4/19/2024Ownership: 1.298%PNC Financial Services Group Inc.Bought 2,094 shares on 3/22/2024Ownership: 0.014%Brian J RichardsonSold 1 sharesTotal: $20.24 ($20.24/share)The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Bought 98,009 shares on 2/13/2024Ownership: 4.059%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions UVSP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Univest Financial stock right now? 2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Univest Financial in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" UVSP shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in UVSP, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View UVSP analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Univest Financial's stock price target for 2024? 2 Wall Street research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Univest Financial's stock. Their UVSP share price targets range from $19.00 to $20.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $19.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.1%. View analysts price targets for UVSP or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have UVSP shares performed in 2024? Univest Financial's stock was trading at $22.03 at the start of the year. Since then, UVSP shares have decreased by 6.7% and is now trading at $20.55. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting Univest Financial? Univest Financial saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 264,500 shares, an increase of 21.5% from the March 31st total of 217,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 99,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.7 days. Approximately 0.9% of the company's shares are sold short. View Univest Financial's Short Interest. When is Univest Financial's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 24th 2024. View our UVSP earnings forecast. How were Univest Financial's earnings last quarter? Univest Financial Co. (NASDAQ:UVSP) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 26th. The financial services provider reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.12. The financial services provider earned $69.24 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $65.60 million. Univest Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.89% and a net margin of 15.85%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.62 earnings per share. How often does Univest Financial pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Univest Financial? Univest Financial declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 24th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 7th will be given a dividend of $0.21 per share on Wednesday, February 21st. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 6th. Read our dividend analysis for UVSP. Is Univest Financial a good dividend stock? Univest Financial (NASDAQ:UVSP) pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.20%. UVSP has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 34.85%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, UVSP will have a dividend payout ratio of 41.58% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for UVSP. What ETF holds Univest Financial's stock? First Trust Dow Jones Select Microcap Index Fund holds 84,364 shares of UVSP stock, representing 0.93% of its portfolio. What is Jeffrey M. Schweitzer's approval rating as Univest Financial's CEO? 17 employees have rated Univest Financial Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey M. Schweitzer on Glassdoor.com. Jeffrey M. Schweitzer has an approval rating of 94% among the company's employees. This puts Jeffrey M. Schweitzer in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. What other stocks do shareholders of Univest Financial own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Univest Financial investors own include Marathon Petroleum (MPC), AbbVie (ABBV), British American Tobacco (BTI), Carnival Co. & (CCL), General Mills (GIS), Invesco (IVZ), Las Vegas Sands (LVS), PacWest Bancorp (PACW), Shaw Communications (SJR) and Southern (SO). Who are Univest Financial's major shareholders? Univest Financial's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Leeward Investments LLC MA (1.30%) and Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.47%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian J Richardson, Jeffrey M Schweitzer, K Leon Moyer, Martin P Connor, Michael S Keim, Natalye Paquin, Robert C Wonderling, Roger H Ballou, Thomas M Petro, Todd S Benning and William S Aichele. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Univest Financial? Shares of UVSP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. This page (NASDAQ:UVSP) was last updated on 4/25/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThese AI trades triggered this morning (545% return)Prosper Trading AcademyConflict In Israel Sends Gold Soaring ???? Here’s How To Get Your ShareColonial MetalsThe A.I. story nobody is telling you (Read ASAP)TradeSmithHe Is Giving Away BitcoinCrypto Swap ProfitsJim Cramer’s “The Biggest Drug Ever”Behind the MarketsYour Money is Not SafeAmerican AlternativeThe AI stock to buy right nowStockEarningsThe only accurate crypto trading system I know …Weiss Ratings Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. 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