Universal Corporation (UVV)

US — Consumer Defensive Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol UVV
  • Rev/Share 120.7274
  • Book/Share 59.7224
  • PB 1.1261
  • Debt/Equity 0.818
  • CurrentRatio 2.7043
  • ROIC 0.0709

 

  • MktCap 1616153084.0
  • FreeCF/Share 2.6887
  • PFCF 24.0617
  • PE 12.9615
  • Debt/Assets 0.3903
  • DivYield 0.0495
  • ROE 0.0881

 

  • Rating B
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 4
  • DCF Score 1
  • P/B Score 4
  • D/E Score 2

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News

Universal Corporation (UVV) Q4 2025 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
UVV
Published: May 29, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV ) Q4 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 29, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Wushuang Ma - President and Treasurer Preston Wigner - Chairman, President and CEO Johan Kroner - CFO Conference Call Participants Ann Gurkin - Davenport Chris Reynolds - Neuberger Berman Operator Hello, and thank you for standing by. My name is Tiffany, and I will be your conference operator today.

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4 of the Highest-Yielding Dividend Kings Are Crushing the S&P 500
CDUAF, MO, NWN, UVV
Published: May 08, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Positive

Investors love dividend stocks, especially high-yield varieties, because they offer a significant income stream and have substantial total return potential.

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Buy 3 "Safer" Dividend Kings Of 25 From May's 55
ADM, ADP, BDX, BKH, CDUAF, CWT, ED, FRT, FTS, HRL, KO, KVUE, MO, MSEX, NFG, NWN, PEP, PPG, RLI, SCL, SWK, SYY, TGT, UBSI, UVV
Published: May 06, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

The May collection of Dividend Kings grew to 55, with Automatic Data Processing and RLI Corporation joining, despite two companies dropping off for not increasing dividends. Six top-yield Dividend Kings, including Altria and Canadian Utilities, are now fairly priced, with annual dividends from $1K investments exceeding their single-share prices. Analysts predict net gains of 14.7% to 56.86% for the top ten Dividend Kings by yield for the coming year, based on target prices. Among the 55 Dividend Kings, 16 show negative free cash flow margins, making them cash-poor and unsafe for investment.

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2 High-Yielding Dividend Kings That Have Been Paying Off Forever
MO, UVV
Published: April 30, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Positive

There are many paths to a profit on Wall Street, but one strategy that has proved more effective than all others is buying dividend growth stocks.

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This 6% Yielding Stock Has Grown Its Dividend for 54 Consecutive Years. Is The Streak About to End?
UVV
Published: March 27, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Positive

When the subject of AI arises, much attention has been focused on Nvidia ( NASDAQ: NVDA ) and AMD ( NASDAQ: AMD ) , as they are the best known designers of GPUs, which are essential for the data processing power required to make AI a reality.

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Universal Corporation Provides Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Financial and Operational Update
UVV
Published: February 10, 2025 by: Business Wire
Sentiment: Neutral

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV) (“Universal” or the “Company”), a global business-to-business agriproducts company, today is providing a financial and operational update for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, including preliminary results for the quarter. Preston D. Wigner, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Corporation, stated, “Universal achieved solid results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, primarily driven by the str.

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About Universal Corporation (UVV)

  • IPO Date 1988-01-05
  • Website https://www.universalcorp.com
  • Industry Tobacco
  • CEO Mr. Preston Douglas Wigner
  • Employees 10800

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. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.