| Market Cap | 1.24B | P/E | 10.16 | EPS this Y | - | Ern Qtrly Grth | 27.70% |
| Income | 132.99M | Forward P/E | - | EPS next Y | - | 50D Avg Chg | - |
| Sales | 2.67B | PEG | - | EPS past 5Y | -5.63% | 200D Avg Chg | -4.00% |
| Dividend | 6.00% | Price/Book | 0.90 | EPS next 5Y | - | 52W High Chg | -13.00% |
| Recommedations | - | Quick Ratio | 0.87 | Shares Outstanding | 24.57M | 52W Low Chg | 16.00% |
| Insider Own | 2.89% | ROA | 4.68% | Shares Float | 24.13M | Beta | 0.78 |
| Inst Own | 85.37% | ROE | 10.04% | Shares Shorted/Prior | 229.48K/732.12K | Price | 50.51 |
| Gross Margin | 19.43% | Profit Margin | 4.98% | Avg. Volume | 135,648 | Target Price | - |
| Oper. Margin | 10.76% | Earnings Date | May 22 | Volume | 103,059 | Change | 0.26% |
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. Universal Corporation was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
| Davenport | Buy | Sep 12, 13 |
| Davenport | Neutral | Mar 18, 13 |
| Insider Trades | Relationship | Date | Transactions | Cost($) | #Shares | Value($) | #Share Own | SEC Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formacek Candace C | Vice President & Tre.. Vice President & Treasurer | Nov 22 | Sell | 54.9415 | 3,767 | 206,965 | 26,975 | 11/24/23 |
| Freeman Lennart R. | Director Director | Aug 04 | Sell | 48.76 | 1,847 | 90,060 | 14,594 | 08/08/23 |
| Broome Theodore G | - - | Feb 17 | Sell | 53.4477 | 5,000 | 267,238 | 38,998 | 02/21/23 |
| Freeman Lennart R. | Director Director | Aug 09 | Sell | 51.54 | 1,402 | 72,259 | 14,320 | 08/11/22 |
| Broome Theodore G | Other Other | Jun 17 | Sell | 56.4908 | 4,000 | 225,963 | 42,943 | 06/21/22 |
| Wigner Preston Douglas | VP, General Counsel.. VP, General Counsel & Secy | Jun 16 | Sell | 56.27 | 4,000 | 225,080 | 46,299 | 06/17/22 |
| Wigner Preston Douglas | VP, General Counsel.. VP, General Counsel & Secy | Jun 07 | Sell | 63.23 | 4,000 | 252,920 | 50,799 | 06/09/22 |
| SLEDD ROBERT C | Director Director | May 31 | Sell | 63.82 | 2,000 | 127,640 | 12,288 | 06/02/22 |
| Wigner Preston Douglas | VP, General Counsel.. VP, General Counsel & Secy | Jun 04 | Sell | 57.68 | 4,000 | 230,720 | 51,787 | 06/04/21 |