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After finishing at $52.83 in the prior trading day, Universal Corp (NYSE: UVV) closed at $52.61, down -0.42%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.42 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.29 million shares were traded. UVV stock price reached its highest trading level at $53.455 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $52.61.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of UVV by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.79 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.34. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.91 and its Current Ratio is at 2.70. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.81 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.44.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 26 ’25 when Hentschke Airton L sold 10,000 shares for $54.94 per share. The transaction valued at 549,414 led to the insider holds 135,129 shares of the business.
Hentschke Airton L bought 10,000 shares of UVV for $554,458 on Aug 26 ’25. On Aug 15 ’25, another insider, SLEDD ROBERT C, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 4,617 shares for $53.25 each. As a result, the insider received 245,855 and left with 15,698 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, UVV now has a Market Capitalization of 1311102080 and an Enterprise Value of 2450824960. As of this moment, Universal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.85, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.82 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.984.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UVV is 0.66, which has changed by -0.07510507 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12159383 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, UVV has reached a high of $67.33, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $49.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.96%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 206.75K shares per day over the past 3-months and 177270 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 24.91M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 23.92M. Insiders hold about 4.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.97% stake in the company. Shares short for UVV as of 1763078400 were 1116192 with a Short Ratio of 5.40, compared to 1760486400 on 868117. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1116192 and a Short% of Float of 6.2700000000000005.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, UVV’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.26, compared to 3.26 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.061707363. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.97. The current Payout Ratio is 85.66% for UVV, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-01-12. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1992-01-02 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
