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UVV

Universal Corporation

UVV

NYSE·Consumer Defensive·Tobacco·Mkt cap $1.3B

$51.62

▼ -0.88%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$49.19 - $59.38

P/E

15.23

Fwd P/E

12.00

Beta

0.57

Div Yield

6.30%

Avg Vol

237.1K

Shares Out

24.9M

Mkt Cap

$1.3B

Price action

Price chart

Down 10.6% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

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Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Vertically integrated supply chain with 135+ years of industry relationships and expertise
  • Specialized testing and analytical capabilities for tobacco constituents and e-cigarette products
  • Global procurement network and just-in-time inventory management systems
  • Diversified revenue streams across tobacco, food ingredients, and botanical extracts
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Bear Case

1 risk

  • Low volatility (beta 0.6).

Growth

Stable outlook

Expansion of plant-based ingredients segment serving growing food and pet food markets

Value

Attractively priced below Tobacco peer average

Momentum

Stable

-1.0% over 3m

Quality

Thin

Solid business

Dividend

High yield

6.30% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 20, 2026

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Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 28, 2026

Reported EPS of -$0.46 vs $1.08 consensus (-142.6% surprise). Revenue of $715.2M vs $728.2M expected (-1.8%).

EPS miss
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 1 beats

Q2 26

-142.6%

Next: Apr 20, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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+14%

-9%

-1%

+6%

-8%

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Q1 24

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 25

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Q2 25

Q3 25

$770.9M

$597.0M

$710.8M

$937.2M

$702.3M

$593.8M

$754.2M

$861.3M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

18.4%

Operating

9.4%

Profit

3.9%

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Wall Street consensus

Analyst coverage

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

No analyst coverage on file for this stock yet.

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vs Industry

How UVV stacks vs Tobacco

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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