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Universal Corporation is a tobacco business based in the US. Universal Corporation shares (UVV) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.
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| Latest market close | $53.17 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $42.35 - $60.37 |
| 50-day moving average | $53.04 |
| 200-day moving average | $52.13 |
| Wall St. target price | $59.00 |
| PE ratio | 13.9606 |
| Dividend yield | $0 (5.96%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $3.81 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $53.17 from 2023-06-02
| 1 week (2023-05-26) | -0.04% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2023-05-03) | -0.54% |
| 3 months (2023-02-27) | N/A |
| 6 months (2022-11-29) | N/A |
| 1 year (2022-05-30) | N/A |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2021-06-02) | -7.47% |
| 3 years (2020-06-03) | 30.38% |
| 5 years (2018-06-01) | 55.5843 |
Valuing Universal Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Universal Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
| Revenue TTM | $2.5 billion |
|---|---|
| Gross profit TTM | $422.2 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 4.32% |
| Return on equity TTM | 7.78% |
| Profit margin | 0% |
| Book value | $55.42 |
| Market capitalisation | $1.3 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 112.2% of net profits
Recently Universal Corporation has paid out, on average, around 112.2% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 5.96% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Universal Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 5.96% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Universal Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $0 per share.
Universal Corporation's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
Universal Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 1 May 2023. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 7 July 2023 (the "ex-dividend date").
Universal Corporation's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 2 January 1992. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Universal Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Universal Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Universal Corporation's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Universal Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $42.3489 up to $60.371. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Universal Corporation's is 0.7203. This would suggest that Universal Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Universal 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.
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