Universal (NYSE:UVV) Releases Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Universal (NYSE:UVV) updated its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.270-2.270 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $937.2 million-$937.2 million.

Universal Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:UVV opened at $53.23 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $53.73 and its 200 day moving average is $53.02. Universal has a 52 week low of $45.19 and a 52 week high of $59.13. The stock has a market cap of $1.31 billion, a PE ratio of 10.95 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

Universal Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 14th will be paid a $0.81 dividend. This represents a $3.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.09%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 14th. Universal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 66.67%.

Universal declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Thursday, November 7th that authorizes the company to buyback $100.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 7.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

About Universal

Universal Corporation processes and supplies leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Tobacco Operations; and Ingredients Operations. It is involved in the procuring, financing, processing, packing, storing, and shipping leaf tobacco for sale to manufacturers of consumer tobacco products.