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$32.68 +1.38 (+4.39%)
As of 07/3/2025 01:04 PM Eastern
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UVSP vs. BUSE, CTBI, FFBC, FULT, HWC, OCFC, STBA, TCBK, TOWN, 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), Hancock Whitney (HWC), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), S&T Bancorp (STBA), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), Towne Bank (TOWN), and First Commonwealth Financial (FCF). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania vs. Its Competitors

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

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

In the previous week, First Busey had 9 more articles in the media than Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for First Busey and 6 mentions for Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania. Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat First Busey's score of 0.26 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
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
First Busey
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. 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 33.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey pays out 93.5% 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and First Busey has increased 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.

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania has a net margin of 15.54% compared to First Busey's net margin of 8.32%. Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania's return on equity of 8.84% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania15.54% 8.84% 0.97%
First Busey 8.32%8.46%0.96%

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
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania$500.41M1.89$75.93M$2.6712.24
First Busey$663.36M3.29$113.69M$1.0722.77

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania currently has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential downside of 11.27%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.67, indicating a potential upside of 13.57%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)
3 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

Summary

First Busey beats Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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UVSP vs. The Competition

MetricUnivest Corporation of PennsylvaniaBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$944.38M$875.57M$12.13B$9.05B
Dividend Yield2.69%3.11%5.53%3.99%
P/E Ratio12.2419.4020.0420.22
Price / Sales1.892.0325.67119.26
Price / Cash11.6416.0818.7128.59
Price / Book1.071.132.285.65
Net Income$75.93M$54.19M$998.26M$249.15M
7 Day Performance6.74%4.37%2.25%3.28%
1 Month Performance10.95%6.94%3.69%3.95%
1 Year Performance47.10%29.86%541.99%20.98%

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UVSP
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania
3.4204 of 5 stars
$32.69
+4.4%
$29.00
-11.3%
+47.1%$944.38M$500.41M12.24970News Coverage
BUSE
First Busey
4.5736 of 5 stars
$22.89
-1.4%
$27.33
+19.4%
+3.5%$2.08B$663.36M21.391,548Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
3.5598 of 5 stars
$52.92
-0.3%
$57.00
+7.7%
+34.6%$961.51M$376.01M11.05980News Coverage
Positive News
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.5149 of 5 stars
$24.26
-0.4%
$28.75
+18.5%
+19.1%$2.33B$1.62B10.072,090
FULT
Fulton Financial
3.6715 of 5 stars
$18.04
-0.3%
$20.30
+12.5%
+16.8%$3.29B$1.86B10.613,400News Coverage
Ex-Dividend
Analyst Revision
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.5612 of 5 stars
$57.40
-0.4%
$61.25
+6.7%
+33.3%$4.94B$2.06B10.643,476Positive News
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
4.3011 of 5 stars
$17.61
-0.6%
$20.67
+17.4%
+22.2%$1.03B$692.36M11.51960News Coverage
Analyst Revision
STBA
S&T Bancorp
3.2294 of 5 stars
$37.82
-0.5%
$41.67
+10.2%
+22.6%$1.46B$564.96M10.901,206Analyst Revision
TCBK
TriCo Bancshares
3.0596 of 5 stars
$40.49
-1.7%
$47.80
+18.1%
+13.8%$1.35B$531.04M11.801,201
TOWN
Towne Bank
3.8907 of 5 stars
$34.18
-0.5%
$40.00
+17.0%
+34.4%$2.58B$1.03B14.482,720News Coverage
Positive News
FCF
First Commonwealth Financial
3.2102 of 5 stars
$16.24
-0.7%
$18.92
+16.5%
+25.9%$1.72B$699.69M12.121,545Positive News
Analyst Revision

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This page (NASDAQ:UVSP) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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