Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Univest Financial Corp shares valued at $21,032 were purchased by Paquin Natalye on Apr 25 ’25. At $28.81 per share, Paquin Natalye acquired 730 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 26,029 shares worth approximately $0.85 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Vazquez Anne purchased 1,250 shares, netting a total of over 35,788 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $28.63 each, the insider now holds 6,250 shares.
Before that, Paquin Natalye had added 618 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $18,657, the Director bought Univest Financial Corp shares for $30.19 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 618 shares, worth approximately $0.83 million.
As published in a research note from Keefe Bruyette on October 06, 2023, Univest Financial Corp [UVSP] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Mkt perform and the price target has been revised to $20 from $24. Analysts at Stephens downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ outlook in a report released in early November. As of June 01, 2020, Stephens has initiated its “an Overweight” rating for UVSP. Earlier on November 26, 2019, Raymond James initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for UVSP stock.
Analyzing UVSP Stock Performance
On last trading session, Univest Financial Corp [NASDAQ: UVSP] rose 4.44% to $32.7. The stock’s lowest price that day was $31.5, but it reached a high of $32.77 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 6.17%. Over the course of the year, Univest Financial Corp shares have jumped approximately 43.93%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $32.77 on 07/03/25 and a 52-week low of $22.83 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Univest Financial Corp (UVSP)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 31.88, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 31.05. In the upper region, resistance lies at 33.15. The next price resistance is at 33.59. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 70.25 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Univest Financial Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Univest Financial Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by 4361.0 shares to 0.34 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 0.35 million shares. A decline of -1.27% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.2 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.2.
Which companies own the most shares of Univest Financial Corp (UVSP)?
In terms of Univest Financial Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 27.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -12.17% from the previous closing price of $31.31. Analysts anticipate Univest Financial Corp stock to reach 31 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 24. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Univest Financial Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
