# Univest Corporation Pennsylvania (UVSP.US)

Canonical: https://gigainvestors.com/s/UVSP

Analysis as of: 2026-10-16T07:32:47.888Z. Financial observations: FY2015–FY2025.

Listing currency: USD. Reporting currency: USD.

## Verdict

Not a wonderful business

Quality tests for Buy: not passed (profit record: pass; earnings resilience is evidence only). Published buy qualification: no.

Share price: $41.05 per share; close as of 2026-10-15.

Estimated value: low $29.04 per share, central $36.30 per share, high $48.41 per share. Buy at or below the central value $36.30 per share. Valuation as of 2026-10-16T07:32:47.888Z; scenarios are not confidence intervals.

Expected annual return: 9.5% at the stated quote. About 9.5% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%). required return 10.0% a year (10% floor; US 10-year bond 5.1% + 4 points).

## Checklist

### understandable: pass

- Financial history: 10 years

- Profitable years in the last ten: 10

- Required profitable years: 9

- Return on common equity variation (informational): 0.24×

Chart: Net income; fiscal year observations.

- FY2016: $20M

- FY2017: $44M

- FY2018: $51M

- FY2019: $66M

- FY2020: $47M

- FY2021: $92M

- FY2022: $78M

- FY2023: $71M

- FY2024: $76M

- FY2025: $91M

### moat: fail

- Tangible common book per share

- Parent-total proxy for preferred equity and common earnings

- median return on common equity below threshold

- Bank / P&C ROTE, median of available years: 11.2%

- Required median return: 12.0%

- Return uses tangible common equity: Yes

- Bank ROTE, second-lowest year: 9.2%

- Cost / income, median: 63.0%

- Years with reported combined ratio: 0

Chart: Return on tangible common equity; fiscal year observations.

- FY2016: 6.2%

- FY2017: 10.6%

- FY2018: 11.5%

- FY2019: 13.3%

- FY2020: 9.2%

- FY2021: 15.7%

- FY2022: 13.2%

- FY2023: 10.9%

- FY2024: 10.8%

- FY2025: 11.9%

### economics: pass

- Tangible common book per share

- Parent-total proxy for preferred equity and common earnings

- Book value per share + reinvested dividends, annualized return: 12.7%

- Book return interval: 10 years

- Starting book value per share: $12.10

- Ending book value per share: $26.24

Chart: Annual book + dividend return; fiscal year observations.

- FY2016: 20.0%

- FY2017: 19.1%

- FY2018: 1.4%

- FY2019: 17.3%

- FY2020: 7.3%

- FY2021: 18.2%

- FY2022: 4.7%

- FY2023: 15.0%

- FY2024: 12.1%

- FY2025: 13.3%

### management: pass

- Tangible common book per share

- Parent-total proxy for preferred equity and common earnings

- Diluted shares, 10-year annual growth: 4.0%

- Diluted shares, 5-year annual growth: -0.2%

- Share growth excluding flagged crisis recapitalisations: 4.0%

- Five-year share growth excluding flagged crisis recapitalisations: -0.2%

- Flagged crisis recapitalisations: 0

- Book created / earnings retained after dividends and buybacks: 1.32×

- Book value created per share: $14.14

- Earnings retained per share after dividends and buybacks: $10.72

Chart: Shares (first year = 100); fiscal year observations.

- FY2015: 100

- FY2016: 117

- FY2017: 137

- FY2018: 150

- FY2019: 150

- FY2020: 150

- FY2021: 151

- FY2022: 151

- FY2023: 151

- FY2024: 151

- FY2025: 148

### accounting: fail

- credit provisions persistently exceed same-year peers

- Financial accounting warning count: 1

- Deposits, annualized growth: 11.5%

- Known restatement years: 0

- Years loan growth exceeded twice deposit growth: 1

- Years credit losses exceeded peer median: 5

## Holders

- [Richard Pzena](https://gigainvestors.com/PIM): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

## Price story

The price assumes profits grow 6.5% a year forever · net income +19.5%

Story as of 2026-10-16T09:59:46.915Z; price observation 2026-10-15.

The price assumes profits grow 6.5% a year forever

- 2026-01-29: Univest targets 4%–6% net interest income growth in 2026 while expanding share repurchase plan ([seekingalpha.com](https://seekingalpha.com/news/4544353-univest-targets-4-percent-6-percent-net-interest-income-growth-in-2026-while-expanding-share?utm_source=feed_news_all&utm_medium=referral&feed_item_type=news))

### Net income · FY2025

net income +19.5%; source https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102212/000010221226000012/uvsp-20251231.htm; observed 2026-02-23.

- FY2016: $20M 

- FY2017: $44M 

- FY2018: $51M 

- FY2019: $66M 

- FY2020: $47M 

- FY2021: $92M 

- FY2022: $78M 

- FY2023: $71M 

- FY2024: $76M 

- FY2025: $91M 

## Owner memo

Memo as of 2026-10-16T08:06:05.509Z.

### How it makes money

Operates in regional banking; annual sales are USD 328.1 million.

- Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102212/000010221226000012/uvsp-20251231.htm#000010221226000012 (filed 2026-02-23); FY2025: revenue 328056000.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-15); UVSP.US: Univest Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Univest Bank and Trust Co. that provides banking services in the United States. It operates through three segments: Banking; Wealth Management; and Insurance. The Banking segment offers financial services to individuals, businesses, municipalities, and non-profit organizations, including deposit taking, loan origination and servicing, mortgage banking, other general banking services, and equipment lease financing. The Wealth Management segment provides investment advisory, financial planning and trust, and brokerage services for private families and individuals, municipal pension plans, retirement plans, trusts, and guardianships. The Insurance segment offers full-service insurance brokerage agency comprising commercial property and casualty insurance, employee benefit solutions, personal insurance lines, and human resources consulting services. The company was formerly known as Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania and changed its name to Univest Financial Corporation in January 2019. Univest Financial Corporation was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Souderton, Pennsylvania.

### Why customers stay

It earns 11.2% on shareholders’ money, excluding intangible assets.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-02-23); 10-year return on tangible equity observations [[2016,0.06172487887619898],[2017,0.10576484867092342],[2018,0.11497916211691053],[2019,0.1334994992676917],[2020,0.0918036892888521],[2021,0.15654052616142256],[2022,0.13249525954620542],[2023,0.10893024566907904],[2024,0.10793595287441612],[2025,0.11934173153797602]]; median 0.11195470389299478. ROIC follows the displayed moat series; financial companies use return on tangible equity.

### Where the cash goes

Paid dividends in 10 of 10 years; bought back USD 34.6 million of shares.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-02-23); Dividend observations: [[2016,17024000],[2017,21299000],[2018,23495000],[2019,23435000],[2020,17536000],[2021,23575000],[2022,24607000],[2023,25050000],[2024,24842000],[2025,25334000]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement.

- Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102212/000010221226000012/uvsp-20251231.htm (filed 2026-02-23); FY2025: cash repurchases 34625000 USD.

### Are managers owners

Insiders own 1.6% of the company.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-15); UVSP.US SharesStats.PercentInsiders = 1.591 percentage points; cache date 2026-10-15.

### What the price says

The price assumes profits grow 6.5% a year forever.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-02-23); Price 41.05; FX 1; original perpetual distributable cash 1.452153817768324; discount 0.1; growth 0.064624754743768. Same book-value model and 4× ceiling; no ten-year operating fade applies. Closing-price date 2026-10-15.

## Monthly share-price history (USD per share)

- 2016-10: $23.75 per share

- 2016-11: $28.55 per share

- 2016-12: $30.90 per share

- 2017-01: $28.15 per share

- 2017-02: $27.85 per share

- 2017-03: $25.90 per share

- 2017-04: $30.30 per share

- 2017-05: $27.55 per share

- 2017-06: $29.95 per share

- 2017-07: $30.50 per share

- 2017-08: $29.15 per share

- 2017-09: $32.00 per share

- 2017-10: $29.30 per share

- 2017-11: $28.10 per share

- 2017-12: $28.05 per share

- 2018-01: $28.00 per share

- 2018-02: $27.40 per share

- 2018-03: $27.70 per share

- 2018-04: $28.75 per share

- 2018-05: $29.10 per share

- 2018-06: $27.50 per share

- 2018-07: $27.30 per share

- 2018-08: $28.50 per share

- 2018-09: $26.45 per share

- 2018-10: $24.96 per share

- 2018-11: $25.50 per share

- 2018-12: $21.57 per share

- 2019-01: $23.49 per share

- 2019-02: $26.51 per share

- 2019-03: $24.46 per share

- 2019-04: $25.22 per share

- 2019-05: $23.88 per share

- 2019-06: $26.26 per share

- 2019-07: $27.46 per share

- 2019-08: $25.31 per share

- 2019-09: $25.51 per share

- 2019-10: $25.75 per share

- 2019-11: $26.11 per share

- 2019-12: $26.78 per share

- 2020-01: $24.84 per share

- 2020-02: $23.40 per share

- 2020-03: $16.32 per share

- 2020-04: $17.70 per share

- 2020-05: $16.44 per share

- 2020-06: $16.14 per share

- 2020-07: $15.29 per share

- 2020-08: $16.09 per share

- 2020-09: $14.37 per share

- 2020-10: $15.86 per share

- 2020-11: $18.31 per share

- 2020-12: $20.58 per share

- 2021-01: $22.45 per share

- 2021-02: $25.15 per share

- 2021-03: $28.59 per share

- 2021-04: $27.93 per share

- 2021-05: $29.16 per share

- 2021-06: $26.37 per share

- 2021-07: $27.36 per share

- 2021-08: $27.08 per share

- 2021-09: $27.39 per share

- 2021-10: $28.70 per share

- 2021-11: $27.57 per share

- 2021-12: $29.92 per share

- 2022-01: $30.13 per share

- 2022-02: $28.98 per share

- 2022-03: $26.76 per share

- 2022-04: $25.20 per share

- 2022-05: $26.50 per share

- 2022-06: $25.44 per share

- 2022-07: $24.94 per share

- 2022-08: $24.80 per share

- 2022-09: $23.48 per share

- 2022-10: $28.14 per share

- 2022-11: $28.21 per share

- 2022-12: $26.13 per share

- 2023-01: $27.15 per share

- 2023-02: $28.20 per share

- 2023-03: $23.74 per share

- 2023-04: $20.12 per share

- 2023-05: $17.73 per share

- 2023-06: $18.08 per share

- 2023-07: $19.50 per share

- 2023-08: $17.99 per share

- 2023-09: $17.38 per share

- 2023-10: $16.66 per share

- 2023-11: $18.89 per share

- 2023-12: $22.03 per share

- 2024-01: $21.24 per share

- 2024-02: $20.02 per share

- 2024-03: $20.82 per share

- 2024-04: $20.87 per share

- 2024-05: $21.80 per share

- 2024-06: $22.83 per share

- 2024-07: $27.65 per share

- 2024-08: $28.46 per share

- 2024-09: $28.14 per share

- 2024-10: $27.83 per share

- 2024-11: $31.76 per share

- 2024-12: $29.51 per share

- 2025-01: $30.39 per share

- 2025-02: $30.56 per share

- 2025-03: $28.36 per share

- 2025-04: $29.54 per share

- 2025-05: $29.52 per share

- 2025-06: $30.04 per share

- 2025-07: $28.84 per share

- 2025-08: $31.67 per share

- 2025-09: $30.02 per share

- 2025-10: $29.36 per share

- 2025-11: $31.80 per share

- 2025-12: $32.74 per share

- 2026-01: $33.14 per share

- 2026-02: $33.55 per share

- 2026-03: $34.26 per share

- 2026-04: $37.99 per share

- 2026-05: $39.44 per share

- 2026-06: $43.75 per share

- 2026-07: $44.24 per share

- 2026-08: $41.52 per share

- 2026-09: $40.98 per share

- 2026-10: $41.05 per share

## Annual estimated value (USD per share)

- FY2016: low $11.31 per share, central $13.03 per share, high $15.36 per share

- FY2017: low $12.82 per share, central $14.76 per share, high $17.40 per share

- FY2018: low $12.34 per share, central $14.21 per share, high $16.75 per share

- FY2019: low $14.83 per share, central $17.49 per share, high $21.31 per share

- FY2020: low $15.21 per share, central $18.22 per share, high $22.71 per share

- FY2021: low $18.81 per share, central $23.08 per share, high $29.86 per share

- FY2022: low $20.66 per share, central $25.75 per share, high $34.15 per share

- FY2023: low $22.97 per share, central $28.71 per share, high $38.28 per share

- FY2024: low $24.86 per share, central $31.08 per share, high $41.44 per share

- FY2025: low $27.27 per share, central $34.09 per share, high $45.45 per share

Historical values use today's bond yield for every fiscal year

Historical values use today's FX rate into trading currency for every fiscal year

Historical values use current restated fundamentals and current commodity classification; they are not point-in-time estimates

## Sources

[Original 10-K filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102212/000010221226000012/uvsp-20251231.htm); period 2025-12-31, filed 2026-02-23.

Estimates depend on assumptions and are not guarantees or investment advice. Underlying data remains subject to its source licenses; public reading does not grant bulk redistribution rights.
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Univest Corporation Pennsylvania

UVSP · US

Not a wonderful business

2 quality tests fail. A lower price would not fix the business.

Share price
$41.05
Buy up to
$36.30
Expected / yr
9.5% at today's price (10.0% at central value)

The business

How it makes money
Why customers stay
Where the cash goes
Are managers owners
What the price says

1. Is this a good business?

Evidence only; not required for Buy

Profits were positive in 10 years (at least 9 needed).

10y median
$68M
Worst year
$20M
Latest · 2025
$91M

Earned a median 11.2% on tangible equity (minimum 12%).

10y median
11.2%
Worst year
6.2%
Latest · 2025
11.9%

Book value plus dividends grew 12.7% a year (minimum 7%).

10y median
14.2%
Worst year
1.4%
Latest · 2025
13.3%

Ordinary share growth was 4% over the full period and -0.2% over five years (either must be at most 2% a year).

11y median
150
Worst year
151
Latest · 2025
148

1 accounting warnings were found (none allowed).

Filing signals · estimated likelihood
Control weakness2%Auditor change2%Going concern3%Related parties13%
Material weakness in internal control: 2% estimated likelihood. ; Auditor change within the past three years disclosed: 2% estimated likelihood. ; Going-concern uncertainty: 3% estimated likelihood. ; Material related-party transactions: 13% estimated likelihood.
accounting warnings
1
Passing bar
≤ 0

Profit record · pass 0 loss years in 10 (at most 2), three-year average earnings per share 2.71 USD.

2. Is the price low enough?

Price & return math
Value range$29.04 – $48.41
Buy at or belowCentral value $36.30
Discount to value1 − 41.05 / 36.30 = -13.1%
Return / yearAbout 9.5% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%)
Cash-flow inputsBook USD 27.95/share; ROE 11.2%; first payout USD 1.45/share, growing 6.0% perpetually (4× book payout cap applied).
Required return10.0% / year, earned by construction at the central value
Net income$91M
$92M$020162025
FY2016 · Net income: $20M; FY2017 · Net income: $44M; FY2018 · Net income: $51M; FY2019 · Net income: $66M; FY2020 · Net income: $47M; FY2021 · Net income: $92M; FY2022 · Net income: $78M; FY2023 · Net income: $71M; FY2024 · Net income: $76M; FY2025 · Net income: $91M
Net income
Book / share$26.24
$26.24$020162025
FY2016 · Book / share: $13.78; FY2017 · Book / share: $15.61; FY2018 · Book / share: $15.02; FY2019 · Book / share: $16.82; FY2020 · Book / share: $17.46; FY2021 · Book / share: $19.84; FY2022 · Book / share: $19.95; FY2023 · Book / share: $22.10; FY2024 · Book / share: $23.93; FY2025 · Book / share: $26.24
Book / share
Dividend / share$0.87
$1.00$020162025
FY2016 · Dividend / share: $0.74; FY2017 · Dividend / share: $0.80; FY2018 · Dividend / share: $0.80; FY2019 · Dividend / share: $0.80; FY2020 · Dividend / share: $0.60; FY2021 · Dividend / share: $0.80; FY2022 · Dividend / share: $0.83; FY2023 · Dividend / share: $0.85; FY2024 · Dividend / share: $0.84; FY2025 · Dividend / share: $0.87
Dividend / share
Return on tangible equity11.9%
15.7%0.0%20162025
FY2016 · Return on tangible equity: 6.2%; FY2017 · Return on tangible equity: 10.6%; FY2018 · Return on tangible equity: 11.5%; FY2019 · Return on tangible equity: 13.3%; FY2020 · Return on tangible equity: 9.2%; FY2021 · Return on tangible equity: 15.7%; FY2022 · Return on tangible equity: 13.2%; FY2023 · Return on tangible equity: 10.9%; FY2024 · Return on tangible equity: 10.8%; FY2025 · Return on tangible equity: 11.9%
Return on tangible equity
Diluted shares29M
30M020162025
FY2016 · Diluted shares: 23M; FY2017 · Diluted shares: 27M; FY2018 · Diluted shares: 29M; FY2019 · Diluted shares: 29M; FY2020 · Diluted shares: 29M; FY2021 · Diluted shares: 30M; FY2022 · Diluted shares: 30M; FY2023 · Diluted shares: 30M; FY2024 · Diluted shares: 29M; FY2025 · Diluted shares: 29M
Diluted shares
Prices 15 Oct 2026 · FY2025Original filing ↗ ·