Universal Ownership

UVV Stock  USD 53.39  0.55  1.04%   
Universal maintains a total of 24.57 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Universal outstanding shares are owned by institutional holders. These institutional investors are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to take positions in Universal to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutions are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Universal. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Universal as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that on August 5, 2022, Representative Virginia Foxx of US Congress acquired $15k to $50k worth of Universal's common stock.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1985-09-30
Previous Quarter
25 M
Current Value
25.1 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
29.2 M
Quarterly Volatility
4.2 M
 
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Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as Universal in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of Universal, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
Dividend Payout Ratio is likely to climb to 1.01 in 2024, whereas Dividends Paid is likely to drop slightly above 54.3 M in 2024. Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to climb to about 23.7 M in 2024, whereas Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to drop slightly above 78 M in 2024.
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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Universal Stock Ownership Analysis

About 85.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.84. Historically many companies with similar price-to-book (P/B) ratio do better than the market in the long run. Universal recorded earning per share (EPS) of 5.32. The entity last dividend was issued on the 5th of April 2024. The firm had 2:1 split on the 2nd of January 1992. Universal Corporation processes and supplies leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients worldwide. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Universal Corp operates under Tobacco classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 11250 people. For more information please call George Freeman at 804 359 9311 or visit https://www.universalcorp.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Universal also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Universal's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Universal's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Universal Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

2.83 Billion

Universal Insider Trades History

Roughly 3.0% of Universal are currently held by insiders. Unlike Universal's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Universal's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Universal's insider trades
 
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Universal Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Universal is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Universal backward and forwards among themselves. Universal's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Universal's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2023-12-31
326.8 K
Mirae Asset Global Investments (korea) Co Ltd2023-12-31
267.3 K
Renaissance Technologies Corp2023-12-31
263.8 K
Northern Trust Corp2023-12-31
255.4 K
First Trust Advisors L.p.2023-12-31
234 K
Advisors Asset Management2023-12-31
215.5 K
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2023-12-31
191.2 K
Davenport & Company Llc2023-12-31
171.6 K
Adams Asset Advisors Llc2024-03-31
151.1 K
Blackrock Inc2023-12-31
M
Vanguard Group Inc2023-12-31
2.9 M
Note, although Universal's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Universal Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Universal insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Universal's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Universal insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Universal Corporate Filings

F3
20th of March 2024
The report used by insiders such as officers, directors, and major shareholders (beneficial owners holding more than 10% of any class of the company's equity securities) to declare their ownership of a company's stock
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13A
13th of February 2024
An amended filing to the original Schedule 13G
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8K
7th of February 2024
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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F4
27th of December 2023
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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Is Universal's industry expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Universal. If investors know Universal will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Universal listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.269
Dividend Share
3.19
Earnings Share
5.32
Revenue Per Share
107.58
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.033
The market value of Universal is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Universal that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Universal's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Universal's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Universal's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Universal's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Universal's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Universal is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Universal's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.