Univest Financial Corporation

NasdaqGS:UVSP Stock Report

Market Cap: US$928.6m

Univest Financial Valuation

Is UVSP undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of UVSP when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: UVSP ($31.98) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($56.67)

Significantly Below Fair Value: UVSP is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for UVSP?

Key metric: As UVSP is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for UVSP. This is calculated by dividing UVSP's market cap by their current earnings.
What is UVSP's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio12.7x
EarningsUS$73.24m
Market CapUS$928.65m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does UVSP's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for UVSP vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average14.5x
MCBS MetroCity Bankshares
14.6x7.7%US$871.7m
FCBC First Community Bankshares
16.9x-2.5%US$853.1m
IBCP Independent Bank
12.8x2.5%US$792.7m
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp
13.5x8.6%US$1.1b
UVSP Univest Financial
12.7x1.3%US$928.6m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: UVSP is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.7x) compared to the peer average (14.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does UVSP's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Banks Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
FRCB First Republic Bank
0.02xn/aUS$27.98m
BKGM BankGuam Holding
1xn/aUS$18.48m
SBNY Signature Bank
0.002xn/aUS$2.18m
BCBH.F Caribbean Investment Holdings
0.00001xn/aUS$132.00
No more companies available in this PE range
UVSP 12.7xIndustry Avg. 13.3xNo. of Companies94PE0816243240+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: UVSP is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.7x) compared to the US Banks industry average (13.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is UVSP's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

UVSP PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio12.7x
Fair PE Ratio11.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: UVSP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.7x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst UVSP forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$31.98
US$28.17
-11.9%
3.0%US$29.00US$27.00n/a3
Nov ’25US$27.81
US$28.17
+1.3%
3.0%US$29.00US$27.00n/a3
Oct ’25US$27.17
US$27.67
+1.8%
9.5%US$30.00US$24.00n/a3
Sep ’25US$28.46
US$27.67
-2.8%
9.5%US$30.00US$24.00n/a3
Aug ’25US$27.03
US$27.67
+2.4%
9.5%US$30.00US$24.00n/a3
Jul ’25US$22.72
US$22.33
-1.7%
7.6%US$24.00US$20.00n/a3
Jun ’25US$21.80
US$22.33
+2.4%
7.6%US$24.00US$20.00n/a3
May ’25US$22.02
US$22.00
-0.09%
6.4%US$23.00US$20.00n/a3
Apr ’25US$20.35
US$21.67
+6.5%
9.5%US$24.00US$19.00n/a3
Mar ’25US$19.92
US$21.67
+8.8%
9.5%US$24.00US$19.00n/a3
Feb ’25US$20.82
US$21.67
+4.1%
9.5%US$24.00US$19.00n/a3
Jan ’25US$22.03
US$20.67
-6.2%
12.1%US$24.00US$18.00n/a3
Dec ’24US$19.67
US$19.67
-0.02%
10.4%US$22.00US$17.00n/a3
Nov ’24US$16.67
US$19.67
+18.0%
10.4%US$22.00US$17.00US$27.813
Oct ’24US$17.38
US$21.33
+22.7%
11.7%US$24.00US$18.00US$27.173
Sep ’24US$18.38
US$22.33
+21.5%
5.6%US$24.00US$21.00US$28.463
Aug ’24US$19.51
US$22.33
+14.5%
5.6%US$24.00US$21.00US$27.033
Jul ’24US$18.08
US$24.33
+34.6%
10.3%US$27.00US$21.00US$22.723
Jun ’24US$17.88
US$24.67
+38.0%
8.3%US$27.00US$22.00US$21.803
May ’24US$19.59
US$26.00
+32.7%
11.3%US$29.00US$22.00US$22.023
Apr ’24US$23.74
US$28.67
+20.8%
11.5%US$31.00US$24.00US$20.353
Mar ’24US$28.33
US$30.00
+5.9%
4.7%US$31.00US$28.00US$19.923
Feb ’24US$27.49
US$29.83
+8.5%
4.4%US$31.00US$28.00US$20.823
Jan ’24US$26.13
US$30.50
+16.7%
1.3%US$31.00US$30.00US$22.033
Dec ’23US$27.79
US$30.50
+9.8%
1.3%US$31.00US$30.00US$19.673
Nov ’23US$28.24
US$30.50
+8.0%
1.3%US$31.00US$30.00US$16.673

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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