Universal Corp (UVV)

• Market cap: $1.32B
• 1 day: 0.30%
• 5 days: -0.84%
• 1 month: 3.02%
• 3 months: -4.35%
• 6 months: 0.85%
• Year to date: -2.63%
• 1 year: 7.03%
• 5 years: 4.78%
• 10 years: 12.77%
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Farm Product Raw Materials

About: Universal Corp is a global 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 segment includes 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.

Employees: 27,000

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

76% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.61M | Put options by funds: $2.05M

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 64

1.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.21% [Q3] → 80.41% (+1.2%) [Q4]

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.04B [Q3] → $1.09B (+$50.6M) [Q4]

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 223 [Q3] → 206 (-17) [Q4]

37% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 27