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Univest Financial (UVSP) Competitors

$17.11
+0.26 (+1.54%)
(As of 10/4/2023 ET)
Compare
Today's Range
$16.75
$17.15
50-Day Range
$16.85
$20.75
52-Week Range
$16.11
$29.06
Volume
77,970 shs
Average Volume
105,287 shs
Market Capitalization
$504.23 million
P/E Ratio
6.11
Dividend Yield
4.91%
Price Target
$27.50

UVSP vs. CCBG, MBWM, HTBK, HBNC, WASH, FCBC, CPF, GSBC, FMNB, and THFF

Should you be buying Univest Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Univest Financial include Capital City Bank Group (CCBG), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), Heritage Commerce (HTBK), Horizon Bancorp (HBNC), Washington Trust Bancorp (WASH), First Community Bankshares (FCBC), Central Pacific Financial (CPF), Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), Farmers National Banc (FMNB), and First Financial (THFF). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.

Univest Financial vs.

Univest Financial (NASDAQ:UVSP) and Capital City Bank Group (NASDAQ:CCBG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Univest Financial currently has a consensus target price of $27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 60.72%. Capital City Bank Group has a consensus target price of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.09%. Given Univest Financial's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Univest Financial is more favorable than Capital City Bank Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Univest Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Capital City Bank Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Univest Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Capital City Bank Group pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Univest Financial pays out 30.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Capital City Bank Group pays out 26.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Univest Financial has a net margin of 20.85% compared to Capital City Bank Group's net margin of 20.61%. Capital City Bank Group's return on equity of 13.13% beat Univest Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Univest Financial20.85% 10.66% 1.15%
Capital City Bank Group 20.61%13.13%1.19%

Capital City Bank Group received 60 more outperform votes than Univest Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.30% of users gave Capital City Bank Group an outperform vote while only 51.77% of users gave Univest Financial an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Univest FinancialOutperform Votes
161
51.77%
Underperform Votes
150
48.23%
Capital City Bank GroupOutperform Votes
221
54.30%
Underperform Votes
186
45.70%

In the previous week, Univest Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Capital City Bank Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Univest Financial and 1 mentions for Capital City Bank Group. Univest Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Capital City Bank Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Univest Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Univest Financial Very Positive
Capital City Bank Group Neutral

Univest Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Capital City Bank Group. Univest Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Capital City Bank Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Univest Financial$330.08M1.53$78.12M$2.806.11
Capital City Bank Group$225.98M2.25$40.15M$3.089.71

73.3% of Univest Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Capital City Bank Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Univest Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of Capital City Bank Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Univest Financial has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Capital City Bank Group has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Capital City Bank Group beats Univest Financial on 10 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 FinancialState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$504.23M$2.03B$6.74B$6.30B
Dividend Yield4.88%31.98%14.49%7.91%
P/E Ratio6.117.4654.4611.96
Price / Sales1.532.133,524.0752.39
Price / Cash6.046.4334.10105.58
Price / Book0.640.971.994.55
Net Income$78.12M$400.36M$733.97M$181.77M
7 Day Performance-0.35%-0.97%-1.34%-2.06%
1 Month Performance-6.91%-7.32%-1.88%-9.16%
1 Year Performance-30.42%-19.20%0.85%-0.79%

Univest Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CCBG
Capital City Bank Group
2.6106 of 5 stars
$29.31
-0.2%
$38.00
+29.6%
-6.3%$498.04M$234.09M9.52992Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
2.7953 of 5 stars
$30.97
-2.0%
$39.00
+25.9%
-1.4%$496.14M$213.92M6.24665Positive News
HTBK
Heritage Commerce
2.6684 of 5 stars
$8.28
-1.1%
$12.00
+44.9%
-27.9%$511.33M$205.72M6.79347Positive News
HBNC
Horizon Bancorp
2.8432 of 5 stars
$10.36
-1.0%
$15.75
+52.0%
-45.0%$461.39M$228.33M5.51852Short Interest ↓
WASH
Washington Trust Bancorp
2.7371 of 5 stars
$26.83
+0.0%
$51.00
+90.1%
-46.4%$456.65M$257.07M7.82651
FCBC
First Community Bankshares
1.9416 of 5 stars
$29.41
-2.0%
$33.00
+12.2%
-9.8%$552.61M$151.50M10.32638News Coverage
CPF
Central Pacific Financial
2.4963 of 5 stars
$16.14
-2.5%
$23.00
+42.5%
-24.5%$436.43M$280.58M6.51735
GSBC
Great Southern Bancorp
2.1782 of 5 stars
$48.48
-0.8%
N/A-17.8%$579.34M$261.12M7.471,124Short Interest ↑
FMNB
Farmers National Banc
2.4494 of 5 stars
$11.30
-1.4%
$14.33
+26.8%
-14.9%$423.64M$186.29M7.85546Analyst Downgrade
News Coverage
THFF
First Financial
2.8186 of 5 stars
$33.58
flat
N/A-26.9%$402.29M$230.02M6.07900Positive News

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