Univest Financial (UVSP) Competitors $31.41 +0.31 (+1.00%) (As of 01:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends UVSP vs. CATY, FIBK, CBU, FBP, CVBF, BKU, INDB, SFNC, BOH, and HTLFShould you be buying Univest Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Univest Financial include Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK), Community Bank System (CBU), First BanCorp. (FBP), CVB Financial (CVBF), BankUnited (BKU), Independent Bank (INDB), Simmons First National (SFNC), Bank of Hawaii (BOH), and Heartland Financial USA (HTLF). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Univest Financial vs. Cathay General Bancorp First Interstate BancSystem Community Bank System First BanCorp. CVB Financial BankUnited Independent Bank Simmons First National Bank of Hawaii Heartland Financial USA Univest Financial (NASDAQ:UVSP) and Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, UVSP or CATY? Univest Financial has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate UVSP or CATY? Univest Financial presently has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.71%. Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus target price of $47.75, indicating a potential downside of 4.92%. Given Cathay General Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cathay General Bancorp is more favorable than Univest Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Univest Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Cathay General Bancorp 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Which has better valuation and earnings, UVSP or CATY? Cathay General Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Univest Financial. Univest Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cathay General Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnivest Financial$293.80M3.10$71.10M$2.4912.59Cathay General Bancorp$748.47M4.78$354.12M$3.9712.65 Does the media favor UVSP or CATY? In the previous week, Cathay General Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Univest Financial. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp and 0 mentions for Univest Financial. Cathay General Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Univest Financial's score of 0.44 indicating that Cathay General Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Univest Financial Neutral Cathay General Bancorp Positive Is UVSP or CATY a better dividend stock? Univest Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Univest Financial pays out 33.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 34.3% 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. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in UVSP or CATY? 75.1% of Univest Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Univest Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor UVSP or CATY? Cathay General Bancorp received 169 more outperform votes than Univest Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.00% of users gave Cathay General Bancorp an outperform vote while only 50.31% of users gave Univest Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUnivest FinancialOutperform Votes16150.31% Underperform Votes15949.69% Cathay General BancorpOutperform Votes33058.00% Underperform Votes23942.00% Is UVSP or CATY more profitable? Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 20.57% compared to Univest Financial's net margin of 14.90%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 11.30% beat Univest Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Univest Financial14.90% 8.24% 0.89% Cathay General Bancorp 20.57%11.30%1.35% SummaryCathay General Bancorp beats Univest Financial on 18 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchMedia Humiliated: Demo of Elon’s Tech Proves They’re WrongElon Musk believes his new AI product will be worth an incredible $9 trillion. But the mainstream media is not buying it.Click here to watch this demo and decide for yourself. Get Univest Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UVSP 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 UVSP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnivest FinancialState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$910.79M$3.20B$10.49B$9.28BDividend Yield2.66%3.49%10.36%4.06%P/E Ratio12.5917.2949.0317.51Price / Sales3.103.443,155.57134.92Price / Cash12.0411.2830.5737.95Price / Book1.101.322.764.94Net Income$71.10M$406.76M$1.02B$225.30M7 Day Performance-1.91%-2.18%-1.36%-1.11%1 Month Performance1.92%-0.14%-0.05%7.29%1 Year Performance45.79%22.68%16.29%23.06% Univest Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UVSPUnivest Financial1.9466 of 5 stars$31.41+1.0%$28.00-10.9%+44.2%$912.24M$293.80M12.59920News CoverageCATYCathay General Bancorp4.0015 of 5 stars$50.87+0.6%$47.75-6.1%+13.1%$3.62B$1.31B12.821,246Short Interest ↓Positive NewsFIBKFirst Interstate BancSystem4.4849 of 5 stars$34.12+0.1%$35.17+3.1%+6.2%$3.57B$990.70M14.883,585Analyst ForecastPositive NewsCBUCommunity Bank System4.8083 of 5 stars$67.09+0.6%$65.25-2.7%+26.0%$3.53B$726.98M20.772,849Short Interest ↓Positive NewsFBPFirst BanCorp.3.4867 of 5 stars$19.99+0.9%$22.60+13.1%+17.8%$3.28B$889.54M11.043,168News CoveragePositive NewsCVBFCVB Financial2.2907 of 5 stars$22.91+0.9%$21.80-4.8%+9.1%$3.20B$508.02M15.881,107Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsBKUBankUnited3.3264 of 5 stars$40.68+0.3%$41.45+1.9%+20.8%$3.04B$983.26M16.621,616Positive NewsINDBIndependent Bank4.1509 of 5 stars$71.35+0.8%$78.00+9.3%+6.4%$3.03B$683.06M15.511,787Dividend AnnouncementSFNCSimmons First National4.6697 of 5 stars$23.81+0.2%$23.00-3.4%+20.8%$2.99B$732.94M23.343,007Positive NewsBOHBank of Hawaii3.4298 of 5 stars$73.92-0.2%$71.83-2.8%+0.3%$2.94B$986.98M22.251,899HTLFHeartland Financial USA3.9355 of 5 stars$66.49+0.6%$45.60-31.4%+75.5%$2.85B$603.99M36.941,970Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cathay General Bancorp Alternatives First Interstate BancSystem Alternatives Community Bank System Alternatives First BanCorp. 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