Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for UVV in the last 90 days.
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NYSE: UVV
Universal (UVV) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$41.91−0.09 (−0.2%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closeUniversal's week centers on quarterly results and analyst commentary. The company reported Q1 FY2027 results showing a decline in consolidated revenue and operating income, with the tobacco segment down 13% on oversupply and delayed customer purchases, while the Ad Ingredients segment also posted a revenue decline and operating loss. Separately, Argus raised its target price for UVV to $38.00, even as the stock traded near $42.00. Universal also announced it will report third quarter 2026 results after market close on 22 October 2026, and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.83 payable 2 November, representing a $3.32 annualized dividend and a 7.8% yield. The CEO surrendered 6,469 shares on 1 October at $41.68 to cover tax withholding on vested RSUs.
The stock closed at $41.91, down 0.2% on the day and down 7.2% over one month, 16.9% over three months, and 21.8% over the past year. It trades below both its 50-day average of $45.08 and 200-day average of $51.30, with the 50-day below the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 67.5, placing UVV in the Accumulation zone, down 3.1 points over five sessions. The price sits 31.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $60.91.
Earnings are scheduled for 4 November, 22 days out, falling inside a typical 20-day holding window; the prior quarter saw a $0.18 loss versus a $0.25 estimate and a 3.1% reaction. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the current windows. Seasonality over five years shows a 7.9% average 20-day return from this point, with gains in 5 of those years.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Universal price vs fair value
Close $41.91200-day averageGekko Fair Value $60.91
Universal quick facts
- Market cap
- $1.04B
- P/E ratio
- 56.8
- Forward P/E
- 12
- EPS, TTM
- $0.76
- Revenue, TTM
- $2.85B
- Profit margin
- 0.7%
- Dividend yield
- 7.68%
- Beta
- 0.57
- Volume
- 374,218 avg 364,369
- 1-year return
- −21.8%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.1%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±3.9%
- 50-day average
- $45.08
- 200-day average
- $51.30
- Next earnings
- Nov 4 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 24.90M
Universal swing-trade checklist
Universal scores 3 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $41.91 is below the 50-day ($45.08) and 200-day ($51.30) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
67.5, Accumulation
Reading 67.5 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
31.2% below
Price is 31.2% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 23 days
Reports on Nov 4, 2026, 23 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+7.9% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +7.9% over 5 years, rising in 5 of them.
See seasonality
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Universal stock chart and price history
Universal closed at $41.91 on Oct 12, 2026, −21.8% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $41.10 to $59.38.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −7.2%
- 3 months
- −16.9%
- 6 months
- −21.5%
- 1 year
- −21.8%
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About Universal
Universal supplies leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients to manufacturers around the world, and it is most widely recognized for its role sourcing and processing tobacco leaf used in cigarettes, cigars and other smoking products. It handles flue-cured, burley and oriental tobaccos as well as dark air-cured varieties, and it also serves makers of electronic nicotine delivery products through specialized testing work.
The business runs through two divisions, Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. On the tobacco side, Universal covers the full chain from buying and financing leaf through processing, packing, storage and shipping, and it adds services such as blending, custom cutting, chemical and physical testing, reconstituted leaf production, and inventory management timed to customer needs. Its ingredients business turns vegetables, fruit and botanicals into extracts and flavorings sold into human and pet food markets, and the company also recycles waste left over from tobacco processing.
Universal traces back to 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker UVV.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Distribution services
- Industry
- Wholesale distributors
- Website
- universalcorp.com
Universal GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Universal’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 67.5, in the Accumulation zone, down 3.1 points over five sessions.
67.5Accumulation
Down 3.1 points over five sessions, from the Buying zone.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 64 | +0.4% | +0.6% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 247 | +0.2% | +0.8% | ||
| Neutral | 351 | −0.3% | −1.6% | ||
| Distribution | 19 | −4.0% | −5.1% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average UVV share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is Universal stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Universal trades 31.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $60.91, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Universal shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$60.91
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
31.2% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 28.6% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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Universal insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Universal, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in UVV were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Universal has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $2.75M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.26%
From company filings.
Universal earnings: next date and track record
Universal reports on Nov 4, 2026, before the open (23 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 1 of its last 4 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 4, 2026
Expected before the open, 23 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.58
- Revenue estimate
- $630.1M
1 of 4reports beat the EPS estimate
±6%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | −$0.18 est $0.25 | $523.8M est $587.0M | −3.1% |
| May 28, 2026 | −$0.46 est $1.08 | $715.2M est $728.2M | −6.1% |
| Feb 9, 2026 | $1.32 est $1.92 | $861.3M est $927.2M | −10.7% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $1.36 est $1.34 | $754.2M est $704.3M | +6.8% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | $0.34 | $593.8M est $704.3M | −4.3% |
| May 29, 2025 | $0.80 | $702.3M | +10.2% |
| Apr 21, 2025 | $1.45 | $937.2M | +4.8% |
| Jan 17, 2025 | $1.04 | $710.8M | +2.2% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Universal stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Universal is $67.00, +59.9% from the last close.
$67.00consensus 12-month target, +59.9% from the last close
+0.8%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+7.9%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.1%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Universal seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Universal averaged +7.9% across the last 5 years, rising in 5 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +0.8% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +0.1% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +0.3% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +7.9% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +9.7% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, UVV’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 3.9%.
Universal market cap and key statistics
Universal’s market cap is $1.04B, with a P/E ratio of 56.8 and revenue of $2.85B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $1.04B
- P/E ratio
- 56.8
- Forward P/E
- 12
- EPS, TTM
- $0.76
- Gekko Fair Value
- $60.91
Trading
- Volume
- 374,218
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 364,369
- 52-week high
- $59.38
- 52-week low
- $41.10
- Shares outstanding
- 24.90M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $2.85B
- Profit margin
- 0.7%
- Return on equity
- 2.3%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −44.3%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.57
- Typical daily move
- ±2.1%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±3.9%
- Dividend yield
- 7.68%
Universal stock news this week
Coverage of Universal this week reads neutral: 1 positive, 1 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
- Universal Corporation (UVV) Stock ForecastsYahoo! Finance Canada, Oct 10
- Universal Reports Q1 2027 Results: Full Earnings Call TranscriptBenzinga, Oct 9
- Universal Announces Third Quarter 2026 Earnings DatesBusiness Wire, Oct 8
- Universal Display Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference CallBusiness Wire, Oct 8
- Tradewinds Universal (TRWD) Licensing Program Attracts Stronger-Than-Expected Interest as Nightlife Operators Seek Access to Growing PlatformAccesswire, Oct 8
- Universal Corporation (UVV) to Distribute Quarterly Dividend of $0.83 on November 2ndDefense World, Oct 7
Universal peers
Universal’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| GWWW.W. Grainger | Neutral | 22.6% above |
| FASTFastenal | Neutral | 29.5% above |
| FERGFerguson Enterprises | Accumulation | 4.7% below |
| GPCGenuine Parts | Neutral | 7.1% above |
| WCCWESCO International | Neutral | 16.9% above |
| AITApplied Industrial Technologies | Neutral | 2.7% above |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Universal stock FAQ
What is Universal’s market cap?
Universal’s market cap is $1.04B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $41.91, with 24.90M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 56.8.
What is the Universal stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Universal is $67.00, +59.9% from the last close. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Universal stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Universal is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $41.91 is 31.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $60.91. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Universal report earnings next?
Universal is expected to report on Nov 4, 2026, before the market opens (23 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.58 per share on revenue of $630.1M. Universal beat the earnings estimate in 1 of its last 4 reports, moving 6% on average across the report.
What is Universal’s 52-week high and low?
Universal’s 52-week high is $59.38 and its 52-week low is $41.10; it closed at $41.91 on Oct 12, 2026, −21.8% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $67.80 on Jan 2, 2024.
Is Universal stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (trend and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
How this page works
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