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After finishing at $31.31 in the prior trading day, Univest Financial Corp (NASDAQ: UVSP) closed at $32.7, up 4.44%. In other words, the price has increased by $4.44 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.11 million shares were traded. UVSP stock price reached its highest trading level at $32.77 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $31.5.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of UVSP by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.40 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.36.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Keefe Bruyette on October 06, 2023, Downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform and sets its target price to $20 from $24 previously.
On November 07, 2022, Stephens Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $30.50.
On June 01, 2020, Stephens started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $22.Stephens initiated its Overweight rating on June 01, 2020, with a $22 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 25 ’25 when Paquin Natalye bought 730 shares for $28.81 per share. The transaction valued at 21,032 led to the insider holds 26,029 shares of the business.
Vazquez Anne bought 1,250 shares of UVSP for $35,788 on Mar 19 ’25. The Director now owns 6,250 shares after completing the transaction at $28.63 per share. On Feb 03 ’25, another insider, Paquin Natalye, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 618 shares for $30.19 each. As a result, the insider paid 18,657 and bolstered with 25,244 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, UVSP now has a Market Capitalization of 944382592 and an Enterprise Value of 1056898816. As of this moment, Univest’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.27, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.28. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.88 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.05. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.591.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UVSP is 0.76, which has changed by 0.47164714 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12792087 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, UVSP has reached a high of $32.75, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $21.73. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.16%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.14%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 121.68K shares per day over the past 3-months and 137680 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 28.96M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 28.46M. Insiders hold about 1.47% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.27% stake in the company. Shares short for UVSP as of 1749772800 were 342961 with a Short Ratio of 2.82, compared to 1747267200 on 347322. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 342961 and a Short% of Float of 1.37.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, UVSP’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.85, compared to 0.85 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.027147876The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.46. The current Payout Ratio is 32.53% for UVSP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-07 with an ex-dividend date of 1746576000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-05-02 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
