Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (UVSP) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, UVSP or BUSE?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania	$310.39M	2.95	$75.93M	$2.74	11.59
First Busey	$663.36M	3.31	$113.69M	$1.12	22.01

Which has more volatility & risk, UVSP or BUSE?

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in UVSP or BUSE?

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

Is UVSP or BUSE more profitable?

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania has a net margin of 15.71% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania's return on equity of 8.92% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania	15.71%	8.92%	0.99%
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%

Does the media prefer UVSP or BUSE?

In the previous week, First Busey had 10 more articles in the media than Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for First Busey and 6 mentions for Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania. Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat First Busey's score of 1.59 indicating that Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
First Busey	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend UVSP or BUSE?

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania presently has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.65%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.17, indicating a potential upside of 10.21%. 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
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
First Busey	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is UVSP or BUSE a better dividend stock?

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. First Busey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

First Busey beats Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.