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. Universal Corporation employs 11,400 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $3 billion.
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Universal Corporation stock price (NYSE: UVV)
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Is it a good time to buy Universal Corporation stock?
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Is Universal Corporation stock undervalued or overvalued?
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.
Universal Corporation's P/E ratio
Universal Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 12x. In other words, Universal Corporation shares trade at around 12x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Universal Corporation's EBITDA
Universal Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $307 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Universal Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Universal Corporation financials
Revenue TTM
$3 billion
Operating margin TTM
8.97%
Gross profit TTM
$578.5 million
Return on assets TTM
5.1%
Return on equity TTM
8.86%
Profit margin
3.74%
Book value
$59.00
Market Capitalization
$1.3 billion
TTM: trailing 12 months
Universal Corporation share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 50.62% of net profits
Recently Universal Corporation has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% 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 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Universal Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $3.26 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 February 2026. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 11 January 2026 (the "ex-dividend date").
Have Universal Corporation's shares ever split?
Universal Corporation's shares were
split on a 2:1 basis on 1 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.
Universal Corporation share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Universal Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $47.0473 up to $65.369. 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 0.674. This would suggest that Universal Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Universal Corporation overview
Universal Corporation, a business-to-business agriproducts company, provides leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients to food and beverage end markets worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. The Tobacco Operations segment is involved in procuring, processing, packing, storing, and shipping of flue-cured, burley, dark air-cured, and oriental leaf tobacco for consumer product manufacturers, as well as provision of related services. This segment also offers specialty services, such as custom blending, chemical and physical testing of tobacco, service cutting, reconstituted leaf tobacco manufacturing, and just-in-time product delivery services; and liquid nicotine for tobacco products manufacturers, as well as recycled waste materials from tobacco production. The Ingredients Operations segment engages in the production of specialty plant-based ingredients, including fruits, vegetables, herbs, fruit and vegetable juices, concentrates, pomaces, ciders, purees, nutraceuticals, fruit fibers, seeds, seed powders, dehydrated products, botanical extracts, distillates, natural flavors, colors, and other value-added products for consumer-packaged goods manufacturers and retailers, as well as food, beverage, and flavor companies. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. .
Frequently asked questions
What percentage of Universal Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions? Currently 3.251% of Universal Corporation shares are held by insiders and 86.128% by institutions.How many people work for Universal Corporation? Latest data suggests 11,400 work at Universal Corporation.When does the fiscal year end for Universal Corporation? Universal Corporation's fiscal year ends in March.Where is Universal Corporation based? Universal Corporation's address is: 9201 Forest Hill Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States, 23235What is Universal Corporation's ISIN number? Universal Corporation's international securities identification number is: US9134561094What is Universal Corporation's CUSIP number? Universal Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 913456109
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