UVV (Universal) Short Interest


UVV Universal Corp UVV
72 GF Score
Price $52.84
GF Value $53.95
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 8 Warning Signs
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What is Universal Short Interest?

Short Interest can be expressed as a percentage by dividing the number of shares sold short by the total number of outstanding shares.

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UVV vs AIIR, TPB, ISPR: Short Interest Comparison

For the Tobacco subindustry, Universal's Short Interest, along with its competitors' market caps and Short Interest data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Universal Short Interest vs Tobacco Products Industry

For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Universal's Short Interest distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Universal's Short Interest falls into.


UVV
72GF Score
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Is Universal (UVV) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Universal stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $52.84 is trading 2.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of $53.95. GuruFocus considers Universal to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for UVV:

  • Short Interest:
  • GF Value™: $53.95 vs. price of $52.84 (2.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 72/100 with 8 warning signs

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Universal Business Description

Other Exchanges 0LJD:UKUVV:Germany
Address 9201 Forest Hill Avenue, Richmond, VA, USA, 23235
Universal Corp is an international leaf tobacco supplier. The company procures leaf tobacco from farmers, processes it, and sells it to companies that manufacture consumer tobacco products. Universal does not manufacture or sell any consumer products itself. The company's segments include Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. It generates maximum revenue from the Tobacco Operations segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States. The company operates in the USA, Belgium, China, Egypt, Philippines, Germany, and Other Countries with majority of revenue from USA.
72GF Score

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$52.84
Price
$53.95
GF Value