SeekingAlpha · Oct 29, 2026
Universal Corporation: Inventory Normalization May Not Be Enough This Time
Universal Corporationâs uncommitted tobacco inventory reached 27% in FY2026, matching the FY2014 peak. Read why UVV stock is a hold.
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NASDAQ · UVV
Universal Corporation
Consumer Defensive · Tobacco
$39.75
Up+$0.28 (+0.71%)
Updated Nov 5, 2026, 5:42 AM
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- Market cap
- 1.33B
- P/E ratio
- 11.99
- Dividend yield
- 10.26%
- 52-week range
- $38.11 – $59.38
- Volume
- 382.31K
- Avg. volume
- 200.43K
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UVV price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Nov 4, 2026
UVV closed at $39.75 after 21 trading sessions, down 7.19% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $39.75
- Period change
- -7.19%
- Period low
- $38.22
- Period high
- $43.18
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | $40.21 | $40.49 | $39.42 | $39.75 | 382.31K |
| Nov 3, 2026 | $40.21 | $40.255 | $39.41 | $39.47 | 385.1K |
| Nov 2, 2026 | $41.60 | $41.7415 | $40.4554 | $40.65 | 444.34K |
| Oct 30, 2026 | $41.40 | $41.7393 | $40.90 | $41.44 | 514.34K |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $40.32 | $41.04 | $39.913 | $41.01 | 305.45K |
| Oct 28, 2026 | $39.60 | $39.89 | $39.22 | $39.55 | 362.51K |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $38.90 | $39.84 | $38.90 | $39.56 | 395.14K |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $39.22 | $39.485 | $38.89 | $38.96 | 312.06K |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $39.33 | $39.665 | $38.55 | $39.29 | 421.97K |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $38.39 | $39.78 | $38.29 | $39.67 | 524.3K |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $39.44 | $39.67 | $38.11 | $38.22 | 464.56K |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $39.79 | $40.555 | $39.59 | $39.64 | 266.08K |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $40.38 | $40.46 | $39.42 | $39.56 | 380.93K |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $40.63 | $41.18 | $40.325 | $40.67 | 295.6K |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $41.50 | $41.72 | $40.1401 | $40.43 | 407.64K |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $42.00 | $42.40 | $40.47 | $40.68 | 357.16K |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $42.36 | $42.46 | $41.45 | $41.52 | 278.44K |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $42.00 | $42.30 | $41.61 | $41.91 | 374.22K |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $42.42 | $42.67 | $41.92 | $42.00 | 266.4K |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $42.84 | $43.39 | $42.55 | $43.18 | 435.62K |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $42.70 | $42.92 | $42.38 | $42.83 | 381.68K |
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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.
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Yahoo · Oct 28, 2026
Universal Corporation Announces Conference Call
RICHMOND, Va., October 28, 2026--Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV), a global business-to-business agriproducts company, will webcast its conference call at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on November 5, 2026. The Company will release its results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2027 after market close on November 4, 2026.
Yahoo · Oct 11, 2026
Should Weak Q1 Tobacco Demand and Oversupply Management Challenges Require Action From Universal (UVV) Investors?
In the past quarter, Universal Corporation reported Q1 FY 2027 consolidated revenue of US$524 million, a 12% decline, and operating income of US$2.3 million, sharply lower than the same period last year, as its tobacco segment faced weaker demand due to oversupply and customer purchasing delays. This difficult start to the fiscal year puts increased focus on how effectively Universal can manage oversupply and timing of customer orders across its global tobacco footprint to support its...
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