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Universal Share Price (NYSE: UVV)

$55.97

0.68

(1.23%)

Last updated on

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Universal stock performance

as on August 30, 2025 at 1:29 am IST

  • Today's Low:$55.19
    Today's High:$55.97

    Day's Volatility :1.39%

  • 52 Weeks Low:$49.40
    52 Weeks High:$67.33

    52 Weeks Volatility :26.63%

Universal Stock Returns

PeriodUniversal CorporationSector (Consumer Staples)Index (Russel 2000)
3 Months
-14.3%
-2.5%
0.0%
6 Months
3.65%
-2.8%
0.0%
1 Year
4.38%
-2.1%
0.0%
3 Years
10.07%
9.8%
-4.7%

Universal Corporation Key Stats

Check Universal key stats like market cap, P/E ratio, EPS, Dividend Yield, and more.

Previous Close
$55.29
Open
$55.46
Today's High
$55.97
Today's Low
$55.19
Market Capitalization
$1.4B
Today's Volume
$224.7K
52 Week High
$67.33
52 Week Low
$49.4
Revenue TTM
$2.9B
EBITDA
$319.9M
Earnings Per Share (EPS)
$4.11
PE Ratio
13.45
Dividend Yield
5.87%
Profit Margin
3.51%
Quarterly Earnings Growth YOY
64.05%
Return On Equity TTM
8.87%

Stock Returns calculator for Universal Stock including INR - Dollar returns

The Universal stock calculator helps Indian investors calculate returns based on the historical performance of the stock. Just choose your investment amount and duration to get insights and invest more confidently. See stock returns as well as the effect of dollar appreciation over different durations.

*Dollar Return is the profit earned when the US dollar rises in value compared to the Indian rupee.

Investment Value

₹1,00,000

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Universal investment value today

Current value as on today

₹1,09,686

Returns

₹9,686

(+9.69%)

Returns from Universal Stock

₹4,402 (+4.4%)

Dollar Returns*

₹5,284 (+5.28%)

Indian investors sentiment towards Universal Stock

7%

Period: Jul 31, 2025 to Aug 30, 2025. Change in 30 Days versus previous period

Search interest for Universal Stock from India on INDmoney has increased by 7% in the last 30 days, reflecting an upward trend in search activity.

Global Institutional Holdings in Universal Corporation

  • Name

    Holdings %

  • BlackRock Inc

    15.19%

  • Vanguard Group Inc

    11.94%

  • Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.

    7.25%

  • State Street Corp

    5.47%

  • Amvescap Plc.

    4.02%

  • Pzena Investment Management, LLC

    3.68%

Analyst Recommendation on Universal Stock

Rating
Trend

Universal Share Price Target

What analysts predicted

Upside of 28.64%

Target:

$72.00

Current:

$55.97

Universal share price target is $72.00, a slight Upside of 28.64% compared to current price of $55.97 as per analysts' prediction.

Universal Stock Insights

  • Price Movement

    In the last 3 months, UVV stock has moved down by -14.4%
  • Decreasing Revenue

    Revenue is down for the last 3 quarters, 937.19M → 593.76M (in $), with an average decrease of 20.3% per quarter
  • Decreasing Net Profit

    Netprofit is down for the last 3 quarters, 59.63M → 8.49M (in $), with an average decrease of 46.7% per quarter
  • UVV vs BTI (1 yr)

    In the last 1 year, British American Tobacco P.l.c. has given 51.5% return, outperforming this stock by 48.4%
  • UVV vs RLX (3 yr)

    In the last 3 years, Rlx Technology Inc has given 41.7% return, outperforming this stock by 32.4%
  • Price to Sales

    ForUVV every $1 of sales, investors are willing to pay $0.5, whereas for British American Tobacco P.l.c., the investors are paying $24.5 for every $1 of sales.

Universal Corporation Financials

Revenue
Profit
Cash Flow
Annually
Quarterly
FY20
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY25
FY25Y/Y Change
Revenue
$2.9B
↑ 7.23%
Net Income
$95.0M
↓ 20.53%
Net Profit Margin
3.22%
↓ 1.13%

Universal Technicals Summary

Sell

Neutral

Buy

Universal is currently in a favorable trading position ( BUY ) according to technical analysis indicators.

Universal Corporation Vs Peers

Returns
Ratio's
Overview
Company Name1 Month6 Month1 Year3 Years5 Years
Universal Corporation logo
3.65%
3.65%
4.38%
10.07%
33.59%
Altria Group Inc. logo
8.79%
17.27%
24.3%
48.14%
55.87%
British American Tobacco P.l.c. logo
6.02%
43.1%
49.76%
42.85%
67.78%
Philip Morris International, Inc. logo
2.64%
5.33%
33.05%
73.36%
111.61%
Rlx Technology Inc logo
13.39%
11.4%
51.19%
84.06%
-78.57%

About Universal Corporation

Universal Corporation, a business-to-business agriproducts company, provides leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients to food and beverage end markets worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. The Tobacco Operations segment is involved in procuring, processing, packing, storing, and shipping of flue-cured, burley, dark air-cured, and oriental leaf tobacco for consumer product manufacturers, as well as provision of related services. This segment also offers specialty services, such as custom blending, chemical and physical testing of tobacco, service cutting, reconstituted leaf tobacco manufacturing, and just-in-time product delivery services; and liquid nicotine for tobacco products manufacturers, as well as recycled waste materials from tobacco production. The Ingredients Operations segment engages in the production of specialty plant-based ingredients, including fruits, vegetables, herbs, fruit and vegetable juices, concentrates, pomaces, ciders, purees, nutraceuticals, fruit fibers, seeds, seed powders, dehydrated products, botanical extracts, distillates, natural flavors, colors, and other value-added products for consumer-packaged goods manufacturers and retailers, as well as food, beverage, and flavor companies. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
Organization
Universal
Employees
11400
CEO
Mr. Preston Douglas Wigner
Industry
Consumer Non-Durables

Key Management of Universal Corporation

NameTitle
Mr. Preston Douglas Wigner
President, CEO & Chairman
Mr. Johan C. Kroner
Senior VP & CFO
Mr. Airton L. Hentschke
COO & Senior VP
Ms. Catherine H. Claiborne
VP, General Counsel & Secretary
Mr. J. Patrick O'Keefe
Vice President of Ingredients
Harvard B. Smith
VP & Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. McKeen Starke
Senior VP & Sales Director
Mr. Theodore G. Broome
Executive VP & Sales Director of Universal Leaf Tobacco Company Inc
Joseph W. Hearington Jr.
Vice President of Internal Auditing
Beth Ann Luther
Vice President of Taxes

Important FAQs about investing in UVV Stock from India :

What is Universal share price today?

Universal share price today is $55.97 as on at the close of the market. Universal share today touched a day high of $55.97 and a low of $55.19.

What is the 52 week high and 52 week low for Universal share?

Universal share touched a 52 week high of $67.33 and a 52 week low of $49.40. Universal stock price today i.e. is closed at $55.97, lower by 16.87% versus the 52 week high.

How to invest in Universal Stock (UVV) from India?

  1. Step 1: Open a free US stocks account on INDmoney App and transfer your Rupees into Dollars to your INDmoney US stocks account. For a step by step instruction, check How to Transfer Money to Your US Stocks Account .
  2. Step 2: Search for Universal on INDmoney app. Click on Buy button. You can invest as low as $1.5 in Universal Shares that will get you 0.0268 shares as per Universal share price of $55.97 per share as on August 30, 2025 at 1:29 am IST.

What is the minimum amount required to buy Universal Stock (UVV) from India?

Indian investors can start investing in Universal (UVV) shares with as little as ₹88.286 or $1 (as of August 31, 2025) using the INDmoney app.
For example: If you want to invest $10 or ₹882.86 in Universal stock (as per the Rupee-Dollar exchange rate as on August 31, 2025). Based on Universal share’s latest price of $55.97 as on August 30, 2025 at 1:29 am IST, you will get 0.1787 shares of Universal. Learn more about fractional shares .

What are the returns that Universal has given to Indian investors in the last 5 years?

Universal stock has given 33.59% share price returns and 20.51% dollar appreciation to an Indian investor in the last 5 years.
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