NYSE:UVV Universal (UVV) Stock Price, News & Analysis $57.12 +0.48 (+0.85%) (As of 11/29/2024 04:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About Universal Stock (NYSE:UVV) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Universal alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$56.54▼$57.2950-Day Range$49.69▼$57.9852-Week Range$45.19▼$67.80Volume103,590 shsAverage Volume154,164 shsMarket Capitalization$1.41 billionP/E Ratio11.75Dividend Yield5.67%Price TargetN/AConsensus RatingN/A Company OverviewUniversal Corporation processes and supplies leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Tobacco Operations; and Ingredients Operations. It is involved in the procuring, financing, processing, packing, storing, and shipping leaf tobacco for sale to manufacturers of consumer tobacco products. The company contracts, purchases, processes, and sells flue-cured, burley, and oriental tobaccos that are primarily used in the manufacture of cigarettes; and dark air-cured tobaccos principally used in the manufacture of cigars, natural wrapped cigars and cigarillos, smokeless, and pipe tobacco products. It also provides value-added services, including blending, chemical, and physical testing of tobacco; service cutting for various manufacturers; manufacturing reconstituted leaf tobacco; just-in-time inventory management services; electronic nicotine delivery systems; and smoke testing services for customers. In addition, the company offers testing services for crop protection agents and tobacco constituents in seed, leaf, and finished products, including e-cigarette liquids and vapors; and analytical services that include chemical compound testing in finished tobacco products and mainstream smoke. Further, it provides a various value-added manufacturing processes to produce specialty vegetable and fruit-based ingredients, as well as botanical extracts and flavorings for human and pet food markets; and recycles waste materials from tobacco production. Universal Corporation was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.Read More… The indicator behind Nvidia’s rally has a new prospect (Ad)Every now and again we find an investment idea so incredible we can’t help but share. 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Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's OpinionN/AAnalyst RatingN/A Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for Universal. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Universal is 11.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 110.77.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Universal is 11.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 19.32.Price to Book Value per Share RatioUniversal has a P/B Ratio of 0.95. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.92% of the float of Universal has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverUniversal has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Universal has recently increased by 14.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend LeadershipUniversal is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.67%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthUniversal does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Universal is 66.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Universal's dividend. Sustainability and ESG0.0 / 5Environmental Score-1.60 Percentage of Shares Shorted1.92% of the float of Universal has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverUniversal has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Universal has recently increased by 14.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.4 / 5News Sentiment0.37 News SentimentUniversal has a news sentiment score of 0.37. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.88 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Universal this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search Interest7 people have searched for UVV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 3 people have added Universal to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Universal insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.10% of the stock of Universal is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions81.00% of the stock of Universal is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Universal's insider trading history. Receive UVV Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Universal and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address UVV Stock News HeadlinesDrake alleges Universal and Spotify falsely inflated Kendrick Lamar diss track 'Not Like Us'Drake has begun legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify, alleging they conspired to falsely pump up the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.”November 25, 2024 | marketbeat.com'Wicked' and 'Gladiator' make gravity-defying theater debuts“Wicked” and “Gladiator II” have debuted in theaters with a combined $270 million in ticket salesNovember 24, 2024 | marketbeat.comBofA is watching for a market topU.S. tech stocks have soared so high for so long that they're no longer just minting new millionaires... They're minting new billionaires. The number of American billionaires has skyrocketed over last year – their wealth hitting a record $12.1 trillion – thanks to the Nasdaq's extraordinary outperformance. But now, after two years of near-vertical gains...December 1, 2024 | Chaikin Analytics (Ad)Is ‘Glicked’ the new ‘Barbenheimer’? ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ collide in theaters“Barbenheimer” was a phenomenon impossible to manufactureNovember 21, 2024 | marketbeat.comWhat will happen to CNBC and MSNBC when they no longer have a corporate connection to NBC News?Two television networks with “NBC” in their names — MSNBC and CNBC — will no longer have any corporate connection to NBC News once a spinoff formally takes effect in about a yearNovember 21, 2024 | marketbeat.comUniversal Music Stock: A Compelling Long-Term CompounderNovember 28 at 2:38 AM | seekingalpha.comDrake takes Kendrick Lamar feud to court, accusing Universal Music of inflating his Spotify numbers in ‘diss track’ battleNovember 27, 2024 | fortune.comDrake makes another legal move against Universal over Kendrick Lamar diss track ‘Not Like Us’November 26, 2024 | financialpost.comSee More Headlines UVV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have UVV shares performed this year? Universal's stock was trading at $67.32 at the start of the year. Since then, UVV shares have decreased by 15.2% and is now trading at $57.12. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Universal's earnings last quarter? Universal Co. (NYSE:UVV) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 23rd. The company reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter. The business earned $607.50 million during the quarter. Universal had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.92% and a net margin of 4.31%. Is Universal buying back stock? Universal's Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, November 7th 2024, which authorizes the company to repurchase $100,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 7.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued. Who are Universal's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Universal include State Street Corp (4.94%), Pzena Investment Management LLC (3.76%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.29%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (2.20%). Insiders that own company stock include Preston Douglas Wigner, Theodore G Broome, Candace C Formacek, Thomas H Johnson and Lennart R Freeman. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Universal? Shares of UVV stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of Universal own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Universal investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AUO (AUOTY) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR). Company Calendar Last Earnings5/23/2018Ex-Dividend for 11/4 Dividend10/11/2024Dividend Payable11/04/2024Today12/01/2024Fiscal Year End3/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConsumer Staples Industry Farm-product raw materials Sub-IndustryTobacco Current SymbolNYSE:UVV CUSIP91345610 CIK102037 Webwww.universalcorp.com Phone(804) 359-9311Fax804-254-3594Employees27,000Year FoundedN/AProfitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.86 Trailing P/E Ratio11.75 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$119.60 million Net Margins4.31% Pretax Margin5.96% Return on Equity8.92% Return on Assets4.43% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.43 Current Ratio2.60 Quick Ratio0.96 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.75 billion Price / Sales0.51 Cash Flow$7.55 per share Price / Cash Flow7.57 Book Value$60.18 per share Price / Book0.95Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares24,690,000Free Float23,928,000Market Cap$1.41 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.77 13 Stocks Institutional Investors Won't Stop BuyingWhich stocks are major institutional investors including hedge funds and endowments buying in today's market? 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