Universal share price today

(UVV)

Universal share price is $54.34 & ₹4,648.13 as on 30 Dec 2024, 20.27 hrs IST

$54.34

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-0.49

(-0.89%)

Market is closed - opens 8 PM, 30 Dec 2024

View live Universal share price in Dollar and Rupees. Guide to invest in Universal from India. Also see the sentimental analysis on Indian investors investing in Universal. Get details on the Indian mutual funds that are investing in Universal. Get Analyst recommendations and forecasts along with all the Universal's financials.

Universal share price movements

Today's Low: $53.94
Today's High: $55.19
$54.34
0.74%
Downside
Day's Volatility :2.26%
Upside
1.54%
52 Weeks Low: $45.19
52 Weeks High: $67.80
$54.34
16.84%
Downside
52 Weeks Volatility :33.35%
Upside
19.85%

Universal Returns

Period	Universal Corporation	Sector (Consumer Staples)	Index (Russel 2000)
3 Months	2.32%	-4.5%	0.0%
6 Months	14.06%	3.6%	0.0%
1 Year	-19.11%	10.1%	0.0%
3 Years	-1.06%	3.5%	-21.3%

Universal Key Statistics

in dollars & INR

Previous Close	$54.34
Open	$54.47
Today's High	$54.1626
Today's Low	$53.75
Market Capitalization	$1.4B
Today's Volume	$77.1K
52 Week High	$67.8
52 Week Low	$45.19
Revenue TTM	$2.8B
EBITDA	$289.9M
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	$4.87
PE Ratio	11.27
Dividend Yield	5.9%
Profit Margin	4.31%
Quarterly Earnings Growth YOY	-0.25%
Return On Equity TTM	9.47%

How to invest in Universal from India?

It is very easy for Indian residents to invest directly in Universal from India. Indian investors can open a free US stocks account on the INDmoney app. You can find live prices of the Universal stock in both Indian Rupees (INR) and US Dollars (USD). Search for Universal or UVV on the INDmoney app and click on Buy or SIP. You can invest by choosing quantities of shares of Universal or rupee/ dollar value or set up a fixed SIP amount to be invested every month or week.

For example: You can easily buy Rs.100 worth of Universal shares which would translate to 0.016 fractional shares of Universal as of today. Learn more about fractional investing.

Indians can now also easily transfer and add money to their US stocks account via the INDmoney app. Invest in US Stocks from India, including recognised companies like Universal, in just a few clicks!

Returns in Universal for Indian investors in Rupees

Investment Value

₹1,00,000

Universal investment value today

Current value as on today

₹83,682

Returns

₹16,318

(-16.32%)

Returns from Universal Stock

₹19,113 (-19.11%)

Dollar Returns

₹2,795 (+2.79%)

Indian investors sentiment towards Universal

17%

Period: Sep 30, 2024 to Dec 29, 2025. Change in 30 Days versus previous period

Search volume for Universal on INDmoney from India has grown in the last 30 days as on Dec 30, 2025. 17% more investors are searching Universal in the last 30 days versus the previous period.

Global Institutional Holdings in Universal

BlackRock Inc
15.29%
Vanguard Group Inc
11.64%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.
7.73%
State Street Corp
4.94%
First Trust Advisors L.P.
4.39%
Pzena Investment Management, LLC
3.76%

Analyst Recommendation on Universal

Analyst Forecast on Universal

What analysts predicted

Upside of 8.58%

Current:

$54.34

Target:

$59.00

Insights on Universal

Price Movement
In the last 7 days, UVV stock has moved down by -0.2%
Decreasing Revenue
Revenue is down for the last 3 quarters, 821.50M → 597.05M (in $), with an average decrease of 14.4% per quarter
Decreasing Net Profit
Netprofit is down for the last 3 quarters, 53.21M → 130.0K (in $), with an average decrease of 62.0% per quarter
UVV vs MO (1 yr)
In the last 1 year, Altria Group Inc. has given 29.8% return, outperforming this stock by 49.1%
UVV vs PM (3 yr)
In the last 3 years, Philip Morris International, Inc. has given 10.9% return, outperforming this stock by 11.4%
Price to Sales
ForUVV every $1 of sales, investors are willing to pay $0.5, whereas for Altria Group Inc., the investors are paying $4.5 for every $1 of sales.

Universal Financials in INR & Dollars

	FY19	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$2.2B	↑ 9.5%
Net Income	$104.1M	↓ 1.46%
Net Profit Margin	4.68%	↓ 0.51%

	FY20	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$1.9B	↓ 14.24%
Net Income	$71.7M	↓ 31.16%
Net Profit Margin	3.75%	↓ 0.93%

	FY21	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$2.0B	↑ 3.84%
Net Income	$87.4M	↑ 21.94%
Net Profit Margin	4.41%	↑ 0.66%

	FY22	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$2.1B	↑ 6.06%
Net Income	$86.6M	↓ 0.95%
Net Profit Margin	4.12%	↓ 0.29%

	FY23	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$2.6B	↑ 22.16%
Net Income	$124.1M	↑ 43.29%
Net Profit Margin	4.83%	↑ 0.71%

	FY24	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$2.7B	↑ 6.96%
Net Income	$119.6M	↓ 3.59%
Net Profit Margin	4.35%	↓ 0.48%

	Q1 FY23	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$694.0M	↓ 12.71%
Net Income	$53.7M	↑ 28.92%
Net Profit Margin	7.74%	↑ 2.5%

	Q2 FY23	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$517.7M	↓ 25.4%
Net Income	$-2.1M	↓ 103.84%
Net Profit Margin	-0.4%	↓ 8.14%

	Q3 FY23	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$638.5M	↑ 23.33%
Net Income	$28.1M	↓ 1462.79%
Net Profit Margin	4.41%	↑ 4.81%

	Q4 FY23	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$821.5M	↑ 28.67%
Net Income	$53.2M	↑ 89.19%
Net Profit Margin	6.48%	↑ 2.07%

	Q1 FY24	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$770.9M	↓ 6.17%
Net Income	$40.3M	↓ 24.24%
Net Profit Margin	5.23%	↓ 1.25%

	Q2 FY24	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$597.1M	↓ 22.55%
Net Income	$130.0K	↓ 99.68%
Net Profit Margin	0.02%	↓ 5.21%

	FY19	Y/Y Change
Profit	$406.6M	↑ 9.31%

	FY20	Y/Y Change
Profit	$356.8M	↓ 12.24%

	FY21	Y/Y Change
Profit	$386.0M	↑ 8.18%

	FY22	Y/Y Change
Profit	$408.9M	↑ 5.94%

	FY23	Y/Y Change
Profit	$458.3M	↑ 12.07%

	FY24	Y/Y Change
Profit	$528.1M	↑ 15.23%

	Q1 FY23	Q/Q Change
Profit	$122.8M	↓ 15.6%

	Q2 FY23	Q/Q Change
Profit	$86.5M	↓ 29.56%

	Q3 FY23	Q/Q Change
Profit	$131.7M	↑ 52.25%

	Q4 FY23	Q/Q Change
Profit	$167.0M	↑ 26.75%

	Q1 FY24	Q/Q Change
Profit	$149.3M	↓ 10.6%

	Q2 FY24	Q/Q Change
Profit	$95.3M	↓ 36.13%

	FY19	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$164.5M	↑ 97.64%
Investing Cash Flow	$-34.7M	↑ 18.05%
Financing Cash Flow	$-65.8M	↓ 37.13%

	FY20	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$10.9M	↓ 93.38%
Investing Cash Flow	$-106.4M	↑ 206.54%
Financing Cash Flow	$-94.1M	↑ 43.11%

	FY21	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$220.4M	↑ 1922.7%
Investing Cash Flow	$-217.3M	↑ 104.27%
Financing Cash Flow	$91.4M	↓ 197.07%

	FY22	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$44.9M	↓ 79.64%
Investing Cash Flow	$-142.7M	↓ 34.34%
Financing Cash Flow	$-16.8M	↓ 118.34%

	FY23	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$-10.6M	↓ 123.52%
Investing Cash Flow	$-50.4M	↓ 64.71%
Financing Cash Flow	$38.9M	↓ 332.39%

	Q1 FY23	Q/Q Change
Operating Cash Flow	$173.3M	↑ 6.71%
Investing Cash Flow	$-15.8M	↑ 46.63%
Financing Cash Flow	$-164.3M	↑ 12.64%

	Q2 FY23	Q/Q Change
Operating Cash Flow	$-103.9M	↓ 159.95%
Investing Cash Flow	$-17.6M	↑ 11.61%
Financing Cash Flow	$137.3M	↓ 183.57%

	Q3 FY23	Q/Q Change
Operating Cash Flow	$32.6M	↓ 131.42%
Investing Cash Flow	$-28.2M	↑ 59.69%
Financing Cash Flow	$-1.7M	↓ 101.23%

Universal Technicals Summary

Sell

Neutral

Buy

Universal is currently not in a favorable trading position ( SELL ) according to technical analysis indicators.

Universal Vs Peers

Company Name	1 Month	6 Month	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years
Universal Corporation	-4.97%	14.06%	-19.11%	-1.06%	-4.47%
British American Tobacco P.l.c.	-3.76%	16.83%	21.85%	-2.94%	-15.3%
Altria Group Inc.	-8.39%	13.8%	25.97%	10.53%	6.36%
Philip Morris International, Inc.	-7.3%	19.95%	27.09%	27.84%	42.56%
Rlx Technology Inc	7.61%	15.85%	8.72%	-45.64%	-82.11%

Company Name	P/E Ratio	P/B Ratio	PEG Ratio	EPS	ROE	ROA	Div Yield	BVPS
Universal Corporation	11.27	11.27	0.0	0.0	0.09	0.05	0.06	57.28
British American Tobacco P.l.c.	6.03	NA	3.15	4.55	-0.21	0.05	0.08	23.58
Altria Group Inc.	9.03	9.03	3.74	5.13	0.0	0.21	0.08	-2.04
Philip Morris International, Inc.	19.32	19.32	1.49	6.51	0.0	0.13	0.04	-6.23
Rlx Technology Inc	29.43	29.43	NA	0.69	0.04	-0.01	NA	12.28

Company Name	Analyst View	Market Cap	5 Years Return %	PE Ratio	Profit Margin
Universal Corporation	NA	$1.4B	-4.47%	11.27	4.31%
British American Tobacco P.l.c.	Buy	$78.3B	-15.3%	6.03	-52.84%
Altria Group Inc.	Buy	$90.6B	6.36%	9.03	50.51%
Philip Morris International, Inc.	Buy	$189.2B	42.56%	19.32	26.42%
Rlx Technology Inc	Buy	$3.2B	-82.11%	29.43	34.75%

About Universal

over 100 years ago, jaquelin taylor started a company that has grown to become the leader in the global leaf tobacco business, and, today, we’re excited to contemplate future opportunities. but, some things won’t change, like our commitment to setting industry standards in providing products that are responsibly‐sourced and processed with transparency and our dedication to cultivating stronger ties with the various communities that we both serve and depend on, including, our investors, our customers, and our growers.

Organization	Universal
Employees	10800
CEO	Mr. Preston Douglas Wigner
Industry	Consumer Non-Durables

Management People of Universal

Name	Title
Mr. Preston Douglas Wigner	President, CEO & Chairman
Mr. Johan C. Kroner	Senior VP & CFO
Mr. Airton L. Hentschke	COO & Senior VP
Mr. J. Patrick O'Keefe	Senior Vice President of Universal Global Ventures, Inc.
Ms. Catherine H. Claiborne	VP, General Counsel & Secretary
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 Universal from India :

What is Universal share price today?

Universal share price today stands at $54.34, Open: $54.47 ; Previous Close: $54.83 ; High: $55.19 ; Low: $53.94 ; 52 Week High: $67.80 ; 52 Week Low: $45.19. The stock opens at $54.47, after a previous close of $54.83. The stock reached a daily high of $55.19 and a low of $53.94, with a 52-week high of $67.80 and a 52-week low of $45.19.

Can Indians buy Universal shares?

Yes, Indians can invest in the Universal (UVV) from India.

With INDmoney, you can buy Universal at 0 brokerage. The step-by-step process is as follows:

Open your zero cost US Stocks account and zero balance IND linked savings a/c (this can be done in less than 3 minutes)
Transfer funds to your US Stocks account using your IND linked savings a/c (It takes 24 hours excluding Saturday and Sunday). With INDmoney, you get the best INR USD exchange rates.
Once funds are transferred successfully, you can buy Universal at zero transaction cost.

How can I buy Universal shares from India?

It is very easy to buy Universal from India. With INDmoney, you can open a US stocks account in less than 3 minutes. Transfer funds in 24 hours and buy stocks very easily - that too at 0 brokerage. All this is done at 0 account opening & management fee, 0 brokerages, and at the same time you get the best rupee-US dollar exchange rate.

Can Fractional shares of Universal be purchased?

Yes, you can buy fractional shares of Universal with INDmoney app.

What are the documents required to start investing in Universal stocks?

To start investing in Universal, You will need the following documents:

Proof of Identification (PAN, Aadhaar etc)
Proof of address (Aadhaar, Voter ID etc)

These documents are required as per RBI's guidelines to create your IND linked savings a/c so that you can execute for global fund transfer. The entire process is paperless and can be completed seamlessly.