Universal Corp
About: Universal Corp is an international leaf tobacco supplier. The company procures leaf tobacco from farmers, processes it, and sells it to companies that manufacture consumer tobacco products. Universal does not manufacture or sell any consumer products itself. The company's segments include Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. It generates maximum revenue from the Tobacco Operations segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States. The company operates in the USA, Belgium, China, Egypt, Philippines, Germany, and Other Countries with majority of revenue from USA.
Employees: 28,500
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Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
73% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.07M | Put options by funds: $1.77M
53% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 19
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 212 [Q4 2024] → 216 (+4) [Q1 2025]
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.09B [Q4 2024] → $1.11B (+$25.6M) [Q1 2025]
0.08% more ownership
Funds ownership: 80.47% [Q4 2024] → 80.56% (+0.08%) [Q1 2025]
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 78
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for UVV.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 6 articles about UVV published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
Universal Corporation (UVV) Q4 2025 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
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.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
Universal Corporation Reports Fiscal Year and Fourth Quarter 2025 Results
RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV) (“Universal” or the “Company”), a global business-to-business agriproducts company, today announced financial results for the full fiscal year and fourth quarter ended March 31, 2025. Preston D. Wigner, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Universal, stated, “Fiscal year 2025 was an exceptional year for Universal. We executed against our business plan and increased revenue and operating income on a consolidated basi.
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Business Wire
2 weeks ago
Universal Corporation's GHG Emissions Target Approved by SBTi
RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV), a global business-to-business agriproducts company, announced its ambitious Net-Zero target has been approved by the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi). This significant achievement underscores Universal's commitment to sustainable business practices and its proactive approach to mitigating climate-related impacts. The SBTi approval confirms that Universal Corporation's current net-zero target meets the rigorous criteria set.
Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
Universal Corporation Announces Conference Call
RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV), a global business-to-business agriproducts company, will webcast its conference call on May 29, 2025, following the release of its results for fiscal year 2025 after market close on that date. The conference call will begin at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast of the conference call will be available online on a listen-only basis at www.universalcorp.com. A replay of the webcast conference call will be available at that site.
Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
Universal Corporation Announces Appointment of Fay Manolios to Board of Directors
RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV), a global business-to-business agriproducts company, today announced the appointment of Fay Manolios to its Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective June 1, 2025. In addition, Michael T. Lawton, who has served as an independent director since 2016, has decided to retire and will not stand for re-election to the Board at Universal's 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held August 5, 2025. Ms. Manolios brings over 25 years.
Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
Universal Corporation Announces 55th Annual Dividend Increase and Sets 2025 Annual Meeting Date
RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV), a global business-to-business agriproducts company, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.82 per share on the common shares of the Company, payable August 4, 2025, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on July 14, 2025. This increase indicates an annualized rate of $3.28 per common share and a yield of approximately 5.66% based on the $58.00 per share closing price on.
Positive
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