UVV

Universal Corp

39.29

Oct 23 • 3:59 PM ET -0.38 (-0.96%)

39.17

Aftermarket • 7:31 PM ET -0.12 (-0.31%)

Consumer Defensive Tobacco USA Small NYSE

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Index	RUT
Market Cap	978.29M
Enterprise Value	2.06B
Income	19.12M
Sales	2.85B
Book/sh	55.69
Cash/sh	6.97
Dividend Est.	-
Dividend TTM	3.30 (8.40%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Oct 09, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	1.25% 1.27%
Payout	252.97%
Employees	25000
IPO	Jan 05, 1988

P/E	52.38
Forward P/E	9.95
PEG	-
P/S	0.34
P/B	0.71
P/C	5.64
P/FCF	5.95
EV/EBITDA	8.94
EV/Sales	0.72
Quick Ratio	0.88
Current Ratio	2.57
Debt/Eq	0.88
LT Debt/Eq	0.46
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	0.75
EPS next Y	3.95
EPS next Q	0.58
EPS this Y	20.45%
EPS next Y	24.21%
EPS next 5Y	-
EPS past 3/5Y	-36.12% -18.13%
Sales past 3/5Y	4.40% 8.08%
EPS Y/Y TTM	-81.53%
Sales Y/Y TTM	-3.04%
EPS Q/Q	-159.15%
Sales Q/Q	-11.79%
Earnings	Aug 05 AMC
EPS/Sales Surpr.	-180.00% -10.77%

Insider Own	2.51%
Insider Trans	-0.73%
Inst Own	83.65%
Inst Trans	1.26%
ROA	0.61%
ROE	1.34%
ROIC	0.94%
Gross Margin	16.73%
Oper. Margin	6.22%
Profit Margin	0.67%
SMA20	-4.59%
SMA50	-9.52%
SMA200	-22.53%
Trades

Shs Outstand	24.94M
Shs Float	24.27M
Short Float	8.95%
Short Ratio	6.47
Short Interest	2.17M
52W High	59.38 -33.83%
52W Low	38.11 3.10%
Volatility	3.19% 2.54%
ATR (14)	1.11
RSI (14)	32.96
Beta	0.60
Rel Volume	1.26
Avg Volume	336.03K
Volume	422,084

Perf Week	-3.39%
Perf Month	-8.01%
Perf Quarter	-26.67%
Perf Half Y	-26.79%
Perf YTD	-25.52%
Perf Year	-26.59%
Perf 3Y	-12.63%
Perf 5Y	-19.32%
Perf 10Y	-29.40%
Recom	-
Target Price	67.00
Prev Close	39.67
Price	39.29
Change %	-0.96%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
May-28-10	Downgrade	Davenport	Buy → Neutral
Jul-31-07	Upgrade	Davenport	Neutral → Buy

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04:15PM	Universal Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
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04:16PM	Universal Corporation Reports First Half and Second Quarter 2026 Results (Business Wire)
04:15PM	Universal Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
04:15PM	Universal Corporation Announces Appointment of Gregory A. Trojan to Board of Directors (Business Wire)
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Nov-03-25 04:15PM	Universal Corporation Announces Conference Call (Business Wire)
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Oct-07-25 11:56PM	UMT secures NT$400 million in LEO satellite orders as 4Q25 shipments set to surge (DigiTimes)
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Aug-06-25 04:54PM	Universal Corp.: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance) -5.25%
04:16PM	Universal Corporation Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Results (Business Wire)
04:15PM	Universal Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
Jul-30-25 04:15PM	Universal Corporation Announces Conference Call (Business Wire)
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May-29-25 04:37PM	Universal Corp.: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:15PM	Universal Corporation Reports Fiscal Year and Fourth Quarter 2025 Results (Business Wire)
May-27-25 04:15PM	Universal Corporation's GHG Emissions Target Approved by SBTi (Business Wire)
May-26-25 11:39PM	UVB sees profits after closures in China (DigiTimes)

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Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Freeman Lennart R.	Director	Aug 10 '26	Sale	49.82	1,782	88,777	16,935	Aug 11 04:55 PM
Freeman Lennart R.	Director	Aug 10 '26	Proposed Sale	49.81	1,782	88,769		Aug 10 10:37 AM
SLEDD ROBERT C	Director	Jun 03 '26	Sale	54.12	2,845	153,986	11,959	Jun 08 04:12 PM
Kroner Johan C.	Officer	Jun 01 '26	Proposed Sale	52.50	33,250	1,745,625		Jun 04 02:27 PM
SLEDD ROBERT C	Director	Jun 03 '26	Proposed Sale	53.76	2,845	152,959		Jun 03 11:29 AM
SLEDD ROBERT C	Director	Feb 26 '26	Sale	53.95	1,000	53,947	14,768	Mar 02 04:35 PM
SLEDD ROBERT C	Director	Feb 26 '26	Proposed Sale	53.50	1,000	53,495		Feb 26 12:26 PM
Freeman Lennart R.	Director	Feb 19 '26	Sale	53.45	3,746	200,229	15,993	Feb 23 04:06 PM
Freeman Lennart R.	Director	Feb 19 '26	Proposed Sale	53.45	3,746	200,222		Feb 19 04:29 PM

Universal Corp. is a business-to-business agriculture products supplier to consumer product manufacturers that sources and processes leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients. It operates through the following business segments: Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. The Tobacco Operations segment includes selecting, procuring, processing, packing, storing, shipping, and financing leaf tobacco for sale to, or for the account of, manufacturers of consumer tobacco products throughout the world. The Ingredients Operations segment provides customers with a variety of plant-based ingredients for both human and pet consumption. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

PresidentMr. Preston Douglas Wigner

COO & Senior VPMr. Airton L. Hentschke

VPMs. Catherine H. Claiborne

Vice President of IngredientsMr. John Patrick O'Keefe

Senior VP & Chief Financial OfficerMr. Steven S. Diel

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