C&F Financial (CFFI) Competitors $71.40 +4.08 (+6.06%) Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$71.14 -0.27 (-0.37%) As of 08/22/2025 04:07 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CFFI vs. UVSP, HFWA, CPF, MBWM, CCNE, HAFC, HBNC, CCBG, GSBC, and FCBCShould you be buying C&F Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of C&F Financial include Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (UVSP), Heritage Financial (HFWA), CPB (CPF), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), CNB Financial (CCNE), Hanmi Financial (HAFC), Horizon Bancorp (IN) (HBNC), Capital City Bank Group (CCBG), Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), and First Community Bancshares (FCBC). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. C&F Financial vs. Its Competitors Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania Heritage Financial CPB Mercantile Bank CNB Financial Hanmi Financial Horizon Bancorp (IN) Capital City Bank Group Great Southern Bancorp First Community Bancshares Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (NASDAQ:UVSP) and C&F Financial (NASDAQ:CFFI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of UVSP or CFFI? 75.1% of Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.2% of C&F Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of C&F Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is UVSP or CFFI more profitable? Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania has a net margin of 15.71% compared to C&F Financial's net margin of 13.67%. C&F Financial's return on equity of 10.52% beat Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania15.71% 8.92% 0.99% C&F Financial 13.67%10.52%0.94% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, UVSP or CFFI? Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania has higher revenue and earnings than C&F Financial. C&F Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnivest Corporation of Pennsylvania$500.41M1.82$75.93M$2.7411.54C&F Financial$170.13M1.36$19.83M$7.559.46 Is UVSP or CFFI a better dividend stock? Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. C&F Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. C&F Financial pays out 24.4% 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 Corporation of Pennsylvania has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and C&F Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Which has more volatility and risk, UVSP or CFFI? Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, C&F Financial has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to UVSP or CFFI? In the previous week, C&F Financial had 5 more articles in the media than Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for C&F Financial and 0 mentions for Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania. C&F Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania's score of 0.00 indicating that C&F Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania Neutral C&F Financial Positive Do analysts recommend UVSP or CFFI? Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania currently has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.31%. Given Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania is more favorable than C&F Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00C&F Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryUnivest Corporation of Pennsylvania beats C&F Financial on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get C&F Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CFFI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CFFI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart CFFI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricC&F FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$218M$1.95B$12.40B$9.62BDividend Yield2.73%2.68%5.52%4.10%P/E Ratio9.4611.9119.4126.05Price / Sales1.362.5626.32193.75Price / Cash8.9112.4521.7558.48Price / Book0.961.202.356.61Net Income$19.83M$156.23M$1.01B$265.65M7 Day Performance4.10%3.52%1.74%2.02%1 Month Performance3.21%0.94%1.03%-0.31%1 Year Performance21.04%17.16%537.36%19.06% C&F Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CFFIC&F Financial1.5505 of 5 stars$71.40+6.1%N/A+28.6%$218M$170.13M9.46610Dividend AnnouncementUVSPUnivest Corporation of Pennsylvania3.7755 of 5 stars$30.02-0.4%$29.00-3.4%+17.9%$865.04M$310.39M10.96970Positive NewsShort Interest ↓HFWAHeritage Financial4.2521 of 5 stars$23.41+0.3%$27.67+18.2%+11.0%$793.92M$317.18M16.35830Positive NewsCPFCPB4.8801 of 5 stars$28.47+0.4%N/A+16.2%$767.99M$344.82M12.76780News CoverageAnalyst ForecastMBWMMercantile Bank3.9593 of 5 stars$46.80+0.0%$55.25+18.1%+14.4%$760.42M$361.89M9.28670Positive NewsCCNECNB Financial4.4937 of 5 stars$24.96-0.1%$27.75+11.2%+14.7%$735.88M$364.58M10.49760News CoveragePositive NewsHAFCHanmi Financial4.5746 of 5 stars$23.800.0%$26.00+9.2%+31.5%$716.94M$430.37M11.07630Positive NewsHBNCHorizon Bancorp (IN)4.4708 of 5 stars$16.06+0.2%$18.00+12.1%+5.0%$708.25M$359.45M13.73910News CoverageCCBGCapital City Bank Group4.1831 of 5 stars$40.58-0.2%$45.00+10.9%+32.0%$693.38M$270.63M11.88800GSBCGreat Southern Bancorp2.7105 of 5 stars$60.17+0.8%$60.50+0.5%+10.0%$678.84M$355.26M10.211,108FCBCFirst Community Bancshares2.6213 of 5 stars$36.33-0.3%N/A-7.8%$665.29M$155.52M13.31630News CoverageNegative News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UVSP Competitors HFWA Competitors CPF Competitors MBWM Competitors CCNE Competitors HAFC Competitors HBNC Competitors CCBG Competitors GSBC Competitors FCBC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CFFI) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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