Universal Corporation

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UVV (NYSE)

Company RatingNeutral
SectorConsumer Defensive
IndustryTobacco

Universal Corporation is a B2B agriproducts company supplying leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients to global food and beverage manufacturers. It operates in two segments. Tobacco Operations sources, processes, packs, stores, and ships flue-cured, burley, dark air-cured, and oriental tobaccos, plus services such as blending, testing, service cutting, reconstituted leaf, just-in-time delivery, and liquid nicotine. Ingredients Operations produces specialty plant-based ingredients for consumer goods makers. Founded 1886, based in Richmond, Virginia.

Company score

Sentiment: 0.46; SentimentMeasures the overall tone of recent coverage and discussion about the company.−10 negative · 0 neutral · +10 positive
Environment: 0.06; EnvironmentAssesses the company’s environmental impact, risks, and sustainability practices.−10 negative · 0 neutral · +10 positive
Social: 0.10; SocialAssesses the company’s influence on employees, customers, communities, and wider society.−10 negative · 0 neutral · +10 positive
Governance: 0.56; GovernanceAssesses leadership, accountability, transparency, and business ethics.−10 negative · 0 neutral · +10 positive
Sustainability: 0.17; SustainabilityCombines environmental, social, and governance signals into an overall sustainability score.−10 negative · 0 neutral · +10 positive
Impact Score: 0.31; Impact ScoreCombines sentiment and sustainability performance into an assessment of the company’s overall impact.−10 negative · 0 neutral · +10 positive