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 superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, First Busey had 7 more articles in the media than Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania. MarketBeat recorded 13 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.
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.
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 company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania presently has a consensus target price of $29.00, suggesting a potential downside of 11.27%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.67, suggesting a potential upside of 13.57%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania.
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 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.
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.
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
First Busey beats Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:UVSP) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff