Universal Corporation (UVV) Stock Price & Analysis
Universal Corporation (UVV) — MoonshotScore 59/100 (Fair band), calculated Oct 26, 2026. Price $38.96 (-0.84%), as of the Oct 26, 2026 trading session; market cap $970M.
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Universal Corporation · UVV · NYSE
Universal Corporation is a global leader in sourcing, processing, and supplying leaf tobacco to manufacturers worldwide. The company is also expanding its plant-based ingredients business, diversifying its revenue streams.
Price as of Oct 26, 2026
Key Statistics
MoonshotScore v2 · Universal (UVV)
FairWhy this rating? Method, drivers & history
Bands for the MoonshotScore: Exceptional 80-100 · Strong 65-79 · Fair 45-64 · Weak below 45.
- Business Quality — Is this a genuinely good business?
- Financial Safety — Could this blow up on me?
- Valuation — Am I paying a fair price?
- Growth Durability — Is the growth real and likely to last?
- Momentum — Is the market already moving on this?
Dirt-cheap, but weak growth and average quality, and the price trend has turned against it. Business Quality: Average; Financial Safety: Okay; Valuation: Cheap; Growth Durability: Fading; Momentum: Slipping.
- quarterly revenue $524M (Q1 FY2027, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026)
- EPS beat 1 of 6
- Altman Z 2.51 · Piotroski F 6
Holding back: weak price trend
Helping: an attractive price
What has the MoonshotScore done over time?
| Recorded | Score | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Fair | |
| 59 | Fair | |
| 59 | Fair | |
| 59 | Fair | |
| 59 | Fair | |
| 59 | Fair |
The score was 59 in the stored Oct 24, 2026 snapshot and remains 59 in the current publication computed Oct 26, 2026 (0); the largest pillar moves were Growth Durability -2 and Valuation +1; the pillar moves offset under the sector-relative weighting, so the headline score is unchanged.
Calculation uses the most recent completed US trading session. Live price changes do not update the score immediately.
Computed · Educational signal · not a buy or sell recommendation · How the MoonshotScore is computed →
Price & valuation
| Measure | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Latest provided price | $38.96 | |
| Change on the day | -0.84% | |
| 52-week range | $38.11 – $59.38 | |
| Market capitalisation | $970M | |
| Price / earnings (trailing) | 51.70 | |
| Shares traded on the day | 312.0K |
Price & events
Other perspectives
Council score for Universal (UVV): perspectives
Council is a separate blend of available disciplines; MoonshotScore above remains the five-pillar research rating.
9-Factor Breakdown
Legends Council
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Munger's Mindset
Balance Sheet & Valuation · historical
Read on: Sep 11, 2026 · older than the 27 hours refresh window; not a current reading
How to read these bars and different assessments
Council is a separate blend of available disciplines; MoonshotScore above remains the five-pillar research rating.
Bars show each model's ordered assessment on its own scale, not a probability or a comparable investment return. The adjacent words give the assessment; more filled segments indicate a stronger model reading.
On Sep 11, 2026, the Munger lens read the price at that time as fairly valued against its own estimate of value.
Readings on this page are from Oct 27, 2026, except a card that shows its own read date.
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What is Universal (UVV), and what does it report?
Short answer · as of
A current FMP business description is unavailable; the listing and provider classification below are the available identity facts. Universal Corporation (UVV) is listed on NYSE. It employs 11,250 people and is led by Preston Douglas Wigner. In Q1 FY2027 it reported revenue of $524M and net income of -$5M. The market values it at $970M.
What do the latest results show for Universal (UVV)?
Short answer · as of
The most recent reported quarter, Q1 FY2027, carried revenue of $524M. Against analyst estimates the company has EPS beat 1 of 6 reports.
Quarterly income statement — 4 quarters
| Period | Revenue | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2027 | $524M | -$5M | -$0.20 (diluted) |
| Q4 FY2026 | $715M | -$43M | -$1.72 (diluted) |
| Q3 FY2026 | $861M | $33M | $1.32 (diluted) |
| Q2 FY2026 | $754M | $34M | $1.36 (diluted) |
What are the financial strengths and risks for Universal (UVV)?
Short answer
The MoonshotScore pillars rate an attractive price as strengths. What is holding it back is weak price trend. The distress and quality screens read Altman Z 2.51 · Piotroski F 6. Trailing ratios: ROE 1.3% · ROA 0.6% · current ratio 2.57 · earnings yield 2.0% · free-cash-flow yield 17.3%.
How does Universal compare with its peers?
Short answer
Universal's score ranks tied for 5th of 6 in the bounded comparison shown, against 5 same-model peers. These are company scores, not expected investment returns. The set lists named competitors first, then companies in the same data-provider industry classification closest in market value; that classification is the provider's, not our judgment of business similarity.
| Company | Price | Market value | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| $73.62 Oct 26, 2026 | $123B | 90 5-pillar Oct 26, 2026 | |
| $201.87 Oct 26, 2026 | $315B | 90 5-pillar Oct 26, 2026 | |
| $60.10 Oct 26, 2026 | $128B | 81 5-pillar Oct 26, 2026 | |
| $1.65 Oct 26, 2026 | $2.02B | 67 5-pillar Oct 26, 2026 | |
| Universal (UVV) — this page | $38.96 | $970M | 59 |
| $65.28 Oct 26, 2026 | $1.28B | 59 5-pillar Oct 26, 2026 |
Only 5-pillar scores are ranked together. Other models are not directly comparable. Price and score dates are shown separately; market-value dates are unavailable.
The records behind this page
Insider activity
Form 4 records via FMP · Of the newest 100 records, those within the last 180 days, newest dated Oct 1, 2026
- Transactions
- 40
- Identified insiders
- 16
- Purchases
- 0
- Sales
- 2
- Other transactions
- 38
Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent.
What has been published about Universal (UVV)?
Universal Stock: Key Questions Answered
These answers are editorial: 1 of these 9 answers is drawn from the UVV research dossier (written May 8, 2026 by gemini-2.0-flash); the other 8 are question templates that restate figures shown above. Figures in this section are not part of the source register.
What does the MoonshotScore mean for UVV?
UVV carries the MoonshotScore stated above — the Fair band. This is an educational research signal, not a buy or sell recommendation. The number comes from the five-pillar engine (business quality, financial safety, valuation, growth durability, momentum), re-ranked daily against sector peers. Universal Corporation is a global leader in sourcing, processing, and supplying leaf tobacco to manufacturers worldwide.
Is UVV a good stock to buy?
Stock Expert AI does not rate UVV buy, sell or hold. Universal Corporation carries a MoonshotScore, in the Fair band, a research rating against its peers rather than a forecast. Whether it fits is your call: check what it sells, whether it earns and what the price assumes. This is educational content, not investment advice.
What is the UVV stock price today?
The last price recorded on this page for Universal Corporation (UVV) is $38.96, as of the Oct 26, 2026 trading session (source: Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote). It is a provider snapshot, not a live exchange feed, so check a brokerage quote before you trade.
How is Universal Corporation adapting to the decline in tobacco consumption?
Universal Corporation is actively adapting to the decline in tobacco consumption through diversification into the plant-based ingredients market. This strategic shift aims to reduce the company's reliance on tobacco and capitalize on the growing demand for healthier food options.
What are the key factors to evaluate for UVV?
Universal Corporation (UVV) holds a MoonshotScore in the moderate range. P/E: 51.70x. Success in this area would reduce the company's reliance on the declining tobacco market and create new revenue streams. Not financial advice.
How frequently does UVV data refresh on this page?
UVV's price is the last quote we recorded, from the Oct 26, 2026 trading session. Pages are served from a cache, so the copy you are reading can lag that quote. The quote is a provider snapshot, not an exchange feed. Fundamentals follow quarterly filings. V2 is recalculated from the most recent completed US trading session; the score's own date shows its last successful run.
What has driven UVV's recent stock price performance?
Universal Corporation (UVV) moves on earnings results, analyst revisions, sector rotation, and market sentiment. Notable catalyst: Global supply chain network. See the News tab for the latest drivers. Past performance does not predict future results.
Should investors consider UVV overvalued or undervalued right now?
Universal Corporation (UVV) trades at 51.70x earnings. Compare P/E, P/S, and EV/EBITDA against sector peers for a full view.
Can I buy fractional shares of UVV?
Fractional-share availability for Universal Corporation (UVV) depends on your brokerage, account and supported securities. Check the broker's current eligibility, minimums and fees before placing an order.
Disclaimer: This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research and consult a financial advisor.
Machine-generated analysis by Stock Expert AI — model gemini-2.0-flash, generated May 8, 2026. Editorial oversight is systemic, not page-by-page. Editorially accountable: Sedat ANAK, Founder and Editor-in-Chief.
Sources — records for every figure on this page (18 figures)
The 18 rows below are exactly the facts the evidence-backed sections of this page printed — the 10-second verdict, the MoonshotScore, price and market value, the five questions with their receipts, and the records behind this page. Known dates and sources are recorded on their own rows; an em dash or UNRECORDED tier preserves a stored observation without inventing either. The quarterly income statement is provider-standardized (FMP) under one row, and scale definitions — a 0-100 rating, the band ladder, the Piotroski 0–9 range — are fixed rather than measured. No number in those sections was generated by a model. The register does not cover quoted third-party headlines, the dated council readings, or the Frequently Asked Questions; each of those says where it came from where it stands.
"As of" is the date the value is true for where the source carries one — a quarter end, a filing date, a price close, the day the score was computed. A cached observation with no source date remains undated; the page publication date is not used as a substitute.
FMP — 10 facts from Financial Modeling Prep endpoint families
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
px.last | Latest provided price | $38.96 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote — Dated to the US trading session the price belongs to, derived from the quote record's timestamp (weekend and pre-open reads roll back to the previous weekday; exchange holidays are not modelled). The record does not establish an exchange execution time. Retrieved 2026-10-26T21:04:38.951Z. | |
px.change | Change on the day | -0.84% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.mcap | Market capitalisation | $970M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote — Date unknown Market cap record date: 2026-10-26. FMP quote timestamp: 2026-10-26T20:00:02.000Z. Captured from FMP at 2026-10-26T21:04:37.531Z. No share-count basis is inferred; this page preserves the reported amount instead of recalculating it from shares. | |
px.change_abs | Change on the day, in dollars | −$0.33 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
fin.q_revenue | Revenue, Q1 FY2027 | $524M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly) | |
px.pe | Price / earnings (trailing) | 51.70 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.volume | Shares traded on the day | 312.0K | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
fin.q_income | Net income, Q1 FY2027 | -$5M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly) | |
fin.q_table | Quarterly income statement | 4 quarters through Q1 FY2027 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly), as filed | |
own.insiders | Insider transactions via FMP | 40 transactions · 0 purchases, 2 sales, 38 other transactions · 16 identified insiders · of the newest 100 records, those within the last 180 days, newest dated Oct 1, 2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), carrying Form 4 transaction records — Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent. |
UNRECORDED — 6 facts from stored observations whose source was not recorded
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
earn.history | Reported versus estimated, recent quarters | EPS beat 1 of 6 | UNRECORDED | Stored earnings-history observation — Captured 2026-09-20 · Expired observation | |
fin.scores | Distress and quality screens | Altman Z 2.51 · Piotroski F 6 | UNRECORDED | Stored financial-scores observation — Captured 2026-10-25 · Expired observation | |
px.range52 | 52-week range | $38.11 – $59.38 | UNRECORDED | Stored company-profile observation — Captured 2026-10-22 | |
id.employees | Employees | 11,250 | UNRECORDED | Stored company-profile observation — Captured 2026-10-22 | |
id.ceo | Chief executive | Preston Douglas Wigner | UNRECORDED | Stored company-profile observation — Captured 2026-10-22 | |
fin.ratios | Return and yield ratios (trailing twelve months) | ROE 1.3% · ROA 0.6% · current ratio 2.57 · earnings yield 2.0% · free-cash-flow yield 17.3% | — | UNRECORDED | Stored key metrics — Date unknown |
OURS — 2 facts from Stock Expert AI's own score and rank
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ours.moonshot | MoonshotScore v2 | 59 of 100 · Fair · pillars 51 / 56 / 88 / 38 / 26 | OURS | Stock Expert AI MoonshotScore v2 engine | |
ours.moonshot_change | MoonshotScore movement | 59 (stored snapshot Oct 24, 2026) → 59 (current publication computed Oct 26, 2026) (0) | OURS | Stock Expert AI current score publication and immutable score snapshots |
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