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UVSP vs. BUSE, CTBI, FFBC, FULT, OCFC, STBA, TCBK, TOWN, UBSI, and FCF

Should you be buying Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania include First Busey (BUSE), Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Fulton Financial (FULT), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), S&T Bancorp (STBA), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), Towne Bank (TOWN), United Bankshares (UBSI), and First Commonwealth Financial (FCF). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania vs. Its Competitors

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) and Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (NASDAQ:UVSP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania. Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Busey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Busey$663.36M3.15$113.69M$1.1220.96
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania$500.41M1.78$75.93M$2.7411.30

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania has a net margin of 16.94% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania's return on equity of 9.63% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Busey9.48% 8.76% 1.04%
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania 16.94%9.63%1.09%

First Busey presently has a consensus target price of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 16.41%. Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania has a consensus target price of $30.67, indicating a potential downside of 0.92%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Busey is more favorable than Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Busey
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. First Busey pays out 89.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. First Busey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

First Busey has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania had 4 more articles in the media than First Busey. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania and 4 mentions for First Busey. Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat First Busey's score of 0.46 indicating that Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
First Busey
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

First Busey beats Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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UVSP vs. The Competition

MetricUnivest Corporation of PennsylvaniaBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$855.23M$891.78M$12.64B$10.68B
Dividend Yield2.96%3.16%5.56%4.83%
P/E Ratio10.3215.9421.6725.09
Price / Sales1.782.0830.04132.76
Price / Cash10.5752.2522.3661.44
Price / Book1.011.122.206.60
Net Income$75.93M$54.82M$1.02B$276.82M
7 Day Performance8.33%3.32%1.49%2.07%
1 Month Performance0.85%-1.76%-0.26%2.62%
1 Year Performance9.44%8.89%536.91%32.86%

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UVSP
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania
3.4655 of 5 stars
$30.95
+4.2%
$30.67
-0.9%
+9.0%$855.23M$500.41M10.32970News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
BUSE
First Busey
4.7139 of 5 stars
$22.79
+1.5%
$27.33
+19.9%
-6.1%$2.00B$663.36M20.351,548Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
4.3439 of 5 stars
$54.35
+1.9%
$64.50
+18.7%
-0.1%$965.66M$376.01M10.70980Positive News
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.868 of 5 stars
$24.93
+2.2%
$29.83
+19.7%
-4.6%$2.34B$1.62B9.972,090News Coverage
Earnings Report
FULT
Fulton Financial
4.3381 of 5 stars
$17.66
+2.0%
$21.10
+19.5%
+0.2%$3.15B$1.86B10.333,400Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
4.3481 of 5 stars
$17.84
+0.6%
$21.00
+17.7%
+0.2%$1.02B$692.36M12.65960News Coverage
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Revision
STBA
S&T Bancorp
4.075 of 5 stars
$35.81
+0.9%
$42.00
+17.3%
-5.7%$1.36B$564.96M10.501,206Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
TCBK
TriCo Bancshares
3.7741 of 5 stars
$42.26
+1.4%
$47.60
+12.6%
-1.4%$1.36B$531.04M12.431,201Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
TOWN
Towne Bank
4.0598 of 5 stars
$33.18
+2.2%
$41.00
+23.6%
-3.4%$2.44B$1.03B14.432,720Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
UBSI
United Bankshares
4.2048 of 5 stars
$36.08
+1.5%
$40.50
+12.3%
-4.7%$5.03B$1.63B12.752,553Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
FCF
First Commonwealth Financial
4.3187 of 5 stars
$16.13
+0.2%
$18.90
+17.2%
-4.2%$1.68B$699.69M12.411,545

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This page (NASDAQ:UVSP) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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