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Universal Corp Stock: price and insider trades · United States
Universal Corp: what insiders have been doing
This page follows insider dealings at Universal Corp as filed with SEC (Form 4), a company from the Food & Beverage sector based in Australia. The group dates from 1886. From 18 October 2025 to 18 October 2026, the disclosure feed for Universal Corp logged 28 filings by 16 insiders.
The flow runs one way only: 3 sales worth €292k, from 2 insiders, and no purchase. At €170k, the sale published on 23 February 2026 by Freeman Lennart R. is the largest of the period.
The median gap between a trade and its publication by SEC (Form 4) is 2 days. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade. Keep in mind that insiders sell for many reasons unrelated to the outlook, from tax bills to estate planning.
With 28 filings in twelve months, the company is more active than the median of 19 filings across the 5,808 companies we follow on the same exchange. The full history, which starts in 2016, counts no purchases against 24 sales. In its latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K, fiscal year ended 31 March 2026), the company reported revenue of 2.89 bn USD and net income of 32.6 m USD, with a dividend of 3.28 USD per share.
Elsewhere in the same sector, our signals recently picked up insider purchases at Village Farms International, Inc. and Orkla ASA. Every figure here comes from the filings published by SEC (Form 4) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.
Insider Decl.
184
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
n/a
n/a
Sell Volume
€4M
24 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleLennart R. Freeman3 sales
Robert C. Sledd2 sales
Hentschke Airton L1 sale
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Universal Corp Strong Buy (bullish), based on 1 analysts. Average price target: US$67.00.
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Fundamental score
Ranked 13,676 of 23,476 companies
46.7
score / 100
Value66
Quality28
FCF yld8.0%
Earn yld3.2%
EV/EBITDA8.5x
ROE2.3%
Gross mgn18%
Net mgn1.1%
Debt/EBITDA4.1x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2026FY ended March 2026 · cache
US$41.52
Analyst consensus
1 analystsStrong buy
US$67.00Target US$67.00(+61%)US$67.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$2.9B
Gross profitUS$512M18% margin
EBITDAUS$230.1M8% margin
Net incomeUS$32.6M0.7% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)54.6x
PER (forward)10.5x
P/Book0.7x
Beta0.57
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$1B
Total debtUS$939.8M
Free Cash FlowUS$80.3M
Debt / Equity86%
Profitability & ownership
ROE2.3%
ROA3.6%
% insiders2.2%
% institutions84.6%
Last declaration on 5 October 2026
Declarations184 total
6,469 shares@ US$41.680.025% mcap12.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-414162:0
1,782 shares@ US$49.8190.0083% mcap14.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001192482-26-000442:0
1,782 shares@ US$49.81430.0083% mcap14.7% of flowCommonSEC144:0001957799-26-000149
2,650 shares0Common StockSEC:0001192482-26-000438:0
2,650 shares0Common StockSEC:0001192482-26-000430:0
2,650 shares0Common StockSEC:0001192482-26-000432:0
2,650 shares0Common StockSEC:0001192482-26-000433:0
2,650 shares0Common StockSEC:0001192482-26-000436:0
4,580 shares0Common StockSEC:0001192482-26-000431:0
2,650 shares0Common StockSEC:0001192482-26-000434:0
2,650 shares0Common StockSEC:0001192482-26-000440:0
33,250 shares@ US$52.500.13% mcap74.0% of flowcommonSEC144:0001730904-26-000002
1,041 shares@ US$54.380.0052% mcap16.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001192482-26-000339:2
183 shares@ US$54.380.0009% mcap39.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001192482-26-000338:2
2,210 shares0Common StockSEC:0001192482-26-000343:0
1,560 shares0Common StockSEC:0001192482-26-000343:1
7,980 shares0Common StockSEC:0001192482-26-000339:0
2,413 shares0Common StockSEC:0001192482-26-000339:1
5,315 shares0Common StockSEC:0001192482-26-000338:0
463 shares0Common StockSEC:0001192482-26-000338:1
673 shares@ US$54.380.0033% mcap21.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001192482-26-000343:2
2,845 shares@ US$53.76420.012% mcap16.1% of flowCommonSEC144:0001957799-26-000102
882 shares@ US$54.130.0044% mcap28.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001192482-26-000316:0
4,670 shares0Common StockSEC:0001192482-26-000236:0
22,417 shares0Common StockSEC:0001192482-26-000235:0
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About Universal Corp
Universal Corporation /VA/ (ticker: UVV) is listed on the NYSE in the United States and operates as a global business-to-business agriproducts company. With more than 100 years of experience, the company has built its franchise around sourcing, processing, storing, and distributing plant-based materials for industrial customers. Its headquarters are in Richmond, Virginia, and that legacy location reflects a long-standing role in agricultural supply chains, especially tobacco-related origination and processing. ([investor.universalcorp.com](https://investor.universalcorp.com/news/news-details/2026/Universal-Corporation-Releases-FY2025-Sustainability-Report/default.aspx?utm_source=openai))
From an equity analyst perspective, Universal’s appeal lies in its specialized, hard-to-replicate position within agricultural supply chains. The company works with farmers and partners in more than 30 countries across five continents, giving it a broad origination footprint and the ability to serve customers with strict quality and traceability requirements. Management emphasizes that this global network, combined with supply-chain expertise and integrated processing capabilities, supports a defensible competitive position. ([investor.universalcorp.com](https://investor.universalcorp.com/news/news-details/2026/Universal-Corporation-Releases-FY2025-Sustainability-Report/default.aspx?utm_source=openai))
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Historically, Universal was rooted in leaf tobacco, and that business remains central to its operating profile. Over time, however, it has broadened into a more diversified agriproducts platform. Today, the company’s reporting and investor materials highlight two broad operating areas: tobacco operations and Universal Ingredients. The latter is positioned toward solution-based, plant-derived products used by customers in food, beverage, and pet nutrition markets. In practical terms, the company is not a consumer brand owner; it is an upstream industrial supplier focused on origination, processing, logistics, and customized product specifications. ([universalcorp.com](https://www.universalcorp.com/?utm_source=openai))
Competitively, Universal benefits from its scale, long customer relationships, and deep agricultural sourcing expertise, but it also operates in a business exposed to crop cycles, weather, FX, tariffs, regulatory pressure, and customer concentration. Its recent results showed solid tobacco performance, strong customer demand for most tobacco styles, and smoother shipment progress, while the ingredients business posted revenue growth but faced softer demand and tariff-related headwinds. Management also noted a December 2025 refinancing and upsizing of its revolving credit facility, which improved liquidity and extended maturity to 2030. ([investor.universalcorp.com](https://investor.universalcorp.com/news/news-details/2026/Universal-Corporation-Reports-Nine-Month-and-Third-Quarter-2026-Results/default.aspx?utm_source=openai))
In terms of recent developments, Universal released its fiscal 2025 Sustainability Report in January 2026, highlighting a significant increase in renewable electricity use and progress toward its 2050 net-zero ambition. That report also reinforces the company’s messaging around farmer support, supply-chain resilience, and responsible sourcing. For investors tracking SEC Form 4 insider activity, the broader takeaway is that UVV is a mature, cash-generative NYSE-listed United States agriproducts company whose recent narrative centers on operational resilience, balance-sheet flexibility, and gradual diversification beyond tobacco. ([investor.universalcorp.com](https://investor.universalcorp.com/news/news-details/2026/Universal-Corporation-Releases-FY2025-Sustainability-Report/default.aspx?utm_source=openai))
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