Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Univest Financial Corp shares valued at $429,521 were sold by SCHWEITZER JEFFREY M on Dec 12 ’25. At $34.99 per share, SCHWEITZER JEFFREY M sold 12,277 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 100,570 shares worth approximately $3.38 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Keim Michael S sold 6,696 shares, netting a total of over 228,137 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $34.07 each, the insider now holds 61,357 shares.
Before that, Santana Megan D had sold 2,522 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $89,405, the Sr EVP & Chief Risk Officer traded Univest Financial Corp shares for $35.45 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,522 shares, worth approximately $1.07 million.
Analysts at Keefe Bruyette downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of November 07, 2022, Stephens has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal-weight” for UVSP. Earlier on June 01, 2020, Stephens initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for UVSP stock.
Analyzing UVSP Stock Performance
On last trading session, Univest Financial Corp [NASDAQ: UVSP] rose 0.09% to $33.57. The stock’s lowest price that day was $33.44, but it reached a high of $34.195 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.16%. Over the course of the year, Univest Financial Corp shares have jumped approximately 12.73%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $35.65 on 12/11/25 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 33.26, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 32.94. In the upper region, resistance lies at 34.04. The next price resistance is at 34.51. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 54.58 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Univest Financial Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Univest Financial Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 42942.0 shares to 0.31 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 0.26 million shares. A jump of 14.04% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.64 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.64.
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 34 in the next 12 months, up nearly 1.37% from the previous closing price of $33.54. Analysts anticipate Univest Financial Corp stock to reach 34 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 34. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Univest Financial Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On November 26, 2019, Raymond James assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $29.
