Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Universal Corporation before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Universal Corporation’s stock price such as:

• Universal Corporation’s current stock price and volume
• Why Universal Corporation’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for UVV from analysts
• UVV’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Universal Corporation (UVV)

Before we jump into Universal Corporation’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

Universal Corporation, a business-to-business agriproducts company, provides leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients to food and beverage end markets worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. The Tobacco Operations segment is involved in procuring, processing, packing of flue-cured, burley, dark air-cured, and oriental leaf tobacco for consumer product manufacturers, as well as provision of related services. This segment also offers specialty services, such as custom blending, chemical and physical testing of tobacco, service cutting, reconstituted leaf tobacco manufacturing, and just-in-time product delivery services; and liquid nicotine for tobacco products manufacturers, as well as recycled waste materials from tobacco production. The Ingredients Operations segment engages in the production of specialty plant-based ingredients, including fruits, vegetables, herbs, fruit and vegetable juices, concentrates, pomaces, ciders, purees, nutraceuticals, fruit fibers, seeds, seed powders, dehydrated products, botanical extracts, distillates, natural flavors, colors, and other value-added products for consumer-packaged goods manufacturers and retailers, as well as food, and beverage companies. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

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Universal Corporation’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of July 31, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Universal Corporation’s stock price was $52.690.

Universal Corporation is down 1.09% from its previous closing price of $53.270.

During the last market session, Universal Corporation’s stock traded between $52.350 and $53.380. Currently, there are approximately 25.06 million shares outstanding for Universal Corporation.

Universal Corporation’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 40.5, which is high compared to the Tobacco industry median of 22.1. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Universal Corporation Stock Price History

Universal Corporation’s (UVV) price is currently up 1% so far this month.

During the month of July, Universal Corporation’s stock price has reached a high of $55.920 and a low of $50.260.

Over the last year, Universal Corporation has hit prices as high as $59.380 and as low as $49.190. Year to date, Universal Corporation’s stock is down 0.11%.

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What Caused Universal Corporation Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of July 31, 2026, there were 0 analysts who downgraded Universal Corporation’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Universal Corporation’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Universal Corporation’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Universal Corporation’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a A, which means it is considered to be Deep Value.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Universal Corporation (UVV) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Universal Corporation

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of July 31, 2026, Universal Corporation has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -4.85%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 36 and is considered to be Weak.

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Universal Corporation Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of July 31, 2026, Universal Corporation’s stock price is $52.690, which is down 1.09% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Universal Corporation stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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