Universal Stock Today
| UVV Stock | USD 53.79 0.37 0.69% |
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Universal is selling for under 53.79 as of the 21st of February 2026; that is 0.69% increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 52.81. Universal has only a 6 % chance of going through financial distress over the next few years but had a somewhat soft performance during the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 23rd of November 2025 and ending today, the 21st of February 2026. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain Food, Beverage & Tobacco | IPO Date 5th of January 1988 | Category Consumer Defensive | Classification Consumer Staples |
Universal Corporation processes and supplies leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients worldwide. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Universal Corp operates under Tobacco classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. The company has 24.92 M outstanding shares of which 930.55 K shares are at this time shorted by investors with about 5.16 days to cover. More on Universal
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| President Chairman | George III | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thematic Idea | Compulsion (View all Themes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business Concentration | Tobacco, Food, Beverage & Tobacco, Consumer Defensive, NYSE Composite, SP Small-Cap 600, Nasdaq Benchmark Consumer, Compulsion, Consumer Staples, Tobacco, Tobacco, Consumer Defensive (View all Sectors) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Universal (UVV) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA and employs 11,400 people. Universal is listed under Tobacco category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with a total capitalization of 1.32 B. Universal runs under Tobacco sector within Consumer Staples industry. The entity has 24.92 M outstanding shares of which 930.55 K shares are at this time shorted by investors with about 5.16 days to cover.
Universal has about 260.12 M in cash with 326.97 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 3.52.
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Ownership AllocationUniversal shows a total of 24.92 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Universal outstanding shares are owned by institutional holders. These institutional investors are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to take positions in Universal to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutions are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Universal. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Universal as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that no matter how many assets the company owns, if the real value of the company is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
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Universal Stock Institutional Holders
| Instituion | Recorded On | Shares | |
| Bank Of New York Mellon Corp | 2025-06-30 | 380.3 K | |
| Mirae Asset Global Etfs Holdings Ltd. | 2025-06-30 | 278.4 K | |
| Northern Trust Corp | 2025-06-30 | 278.4 K | |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | 2025-06-30 | 244 K | |
| Advisors Asset Management | 2025-06-30 | 198.4 K | |
| Two Sigma Investments Llc | 2025-06-30 | 192.1 K | |
| D. E. Shaw & Co Lp | 2025-06-30 | 171.8 K | |
| Two Sigma Advisers, Llc | 2025-06-30 | 154.6 K | |
| Adams Asset Advisors Llc | 2025-06-30 | 149.4 K | |
| Blackrock Inc | 2025-06-30 | 3.6 M | |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 2025-06-30 | 3 M |
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Universal Corporate Directors
| Thomas Johnson | Lead Independent Director | Profile | |
| Lennart Freeman | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Diana Cantor | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Robert Sledd | Independent Director | Profile |
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