Univest Financial Corporation

NasdaqGS:UVSP Stock Report

Market Cap: US$882.6m

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.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
US$52.36
Fair Value
41.7% undervalued intrinsic discount
3
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: UVSP ($30.53) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($52.36)

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 Ratio11.7x
EarningsUS$75.93m
Market CapUS$882.61m

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 Average16.6x
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp
11.8x7.7%US$966.6m
NBN Northeast Bank
13.8x21.7%US$831.2m
CNOB ConnectOne Bancorp
13.7x42.7%US$907.2m
BHRB Burke & Herbert Financial Services
27.2x47.0%US$945.4m
UVSP Univest Financial
11.7x2.5%US$882.6m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: UVSP is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.7x) compared to the peer average (16.6x).


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
No. of Companies94PE0612182430+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: UVSP is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.7x) compared to the US Banks industry average (12.3x).


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 Ratio11.7x
Fair PE Ratio11.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: UVSP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.6x).


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$30.53
US$31.67
+3.7%
3.0%US$33.00US$31.00n/a3
Jan ’26US$29.51
US$31.67
+7.3%
3.0%US$33.00US$31.00n/a3
Dec ’25US$31.76
US$28.17
-11.3%
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$18.00US$29.513
Dec ’24US$19.67
US$19.67
-0.02%
10.4%US$22.00US$17.00US$31.763
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
Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 3 Analysts
US$31.67
Fair Value
3.6% undervalued intrinsic discount
3
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/29 23:50
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/29 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Univest Financial Corporation is covered by 6 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Christopher McGrattyKeefe, Bruyette, & Woods
Timothy SwitzerKeefe, Bruyette, & Woods
Frank SchiraldiPiper Sandler Companies