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Universal Corp

UVV

Market cap $1.04B

41.91 USD

-0.09

0.21%

At close Updated Oct 12, 4:00 PM EDT

Pre-market

After hours

41.91

0.00

0%

1 day

-0.21%

5 days

-1.16%

1 month

-7.11%

3 months

-17.79%

6 months

-21.47%

Year to date

-20.29%

1 year

-20.25%

5 years

-14.85%

10 years

-26.02%

About: Universal Corp is an international leaf tobacco supplier. The company's segments include Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. It generates maximum revenue from the Tobacco Operations segment. Tobacco Operations segment involves procuring and processing flue-cured, burley, dark air-cured, and oriental leaf tobacco for manufacturers of consumer tobacco products and performing related services. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States. The company operates in the USA, Belgium, China, the Philippines, Germany, and Other Countries, with the majority of revenue from the USA.

Employees: 25,000

Consumer Staples Tobacco

News

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Sentiment 3-Months

Positive 52.4%

Neutral 33.3%

Negative 14.3%

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