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Universal Corporation

Stage 4 · Declining · week 10

As of Oct 22, 2026, Universal is in Stage 4, the downtrend phase, now in week 10 (since Aug 14, 2026). It closed at $39.67, 28.9% below its 52-week high and below its 200-day average, which is falling.

Universal Corporation, a business-to-business agriproducts company, provides leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients to food and beverage end markets worldwide. More about the company

$39.67
+3.79% today
$988M · Small cap
Market Neutral — Building

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Declining, below its long-term trend

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Stage Cycle Timeline2023-08-16 → 2026-10-22
S2 18w
S3 13w
2023-08-162026-10-22
S1S2S3S4Setup score (0–10, dashed line at 5)
S4 12w → S1 3w → S2 12w → S3 7w → S4 4w → S1 1w → S2 1w → S1 3w → S4 8w → S1 5w → S2 6w → S3 3w → S2 12w → S3 6w → S2 18w → S3 13w → S4 10w → S1 5w → S2 6w → S3 2w → S4 3w → S3 1w → S2 12w → S3 1w → S4 10w current
Total tracked: 164 weeks across 25 stage runs.

UVV among Tobacco4th of 10 by relative strength

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Stocks in Tobacco ranked by relative strength, with stage and one-month change
#StockStageRS1M
1PMStage 2 · wk 2180+6.6%
2MOStage 2 · wk 175+10.3%
3BTIStage 4 · wk 674+10.0%
4UVVStage 4 · wk 1039−5.5%
5TPBStage 4 · wk 739+10.5%
6AIIRStage 1 · wk 834+1.1%
7ISPRStage 4 · wk 2926+2.6%
8RYMStage 4 · wk 718−32.1%
vs 52W High
-28.9%
$38.22 lo$55.83 hi
28.9% below 52W high, ongoing decline
In Stage 4, distance from the 52-week high reflects an ongoing decline, not a discount.
Stage Maturity
Week 10
1w13w26w
Week 10, established downtrend
How long this stock has been in Stage 4 decline. The longer the downtrend, the more entrenched the selling pressure. No length of decline marks a bottom on its own.
vs 200 DMA
-19.1%
200 DMA: $49.03 · sloping down
In Stage 4, the stock is below its 200-day average, the hallmark of a downtrend. Stage analysis waits for that to reverse before buying.
Rel Volume
1.54x
vs 50-day avg
High volume on down days in Stage 4 confirms institutional selling. Low-volume bounces are typical. They lack real buyers and are easy to mistake for reversals.
Trend Health
↓
Short-term trend rolling over
Two reads of momentum. The arrow shows the direction of the short-term trend: rising (↑ or ↗), flat (→) or rolling over (↓). The ⇈ mark appears when our trend model reads the move as gaining speed on top of the longer trend. Strongest when both agree.
1M
-5.5%
3M
-24.7%
6M
-23.5%
YTD
-19.4%
1Y
-19.9%
Scan Membership
Breakout Watch
Latest: 2025-03-26
12 appearances in last 60 days. First seen: 2018-10-22.
A stock that keeps qualifying week after week does so because its Stage 2 structure keeps holding. Staying power in the scan says more about the trend than any single appearance.
Recent Stage Timeline
2026-10-22S4
Wk 10 · Vol 1.54x
2026-10-21S4
Wk 10 · Vol 1.35x
2026-10-20S4
Wk 10 · Vol 0.75x
2026-10-19S4
Wk 10 · Vol 1.08x
2026-10-16S4
Wk 9 · Vol 0.83x
2026-10-15S4
Wk 9 · Vol 1.16x
2026-10-14S4
Wk 9 · Vol 1.02x
2026-10-13S4
Wk 9 · Vol 0.80x
2026-10-12S4
Wk 9 · Vol 1.08x
2026-10-09S4
Wk 8 · Vol 0.77x
2026-10-08S4
Wk 8 · Vol 1.28x
2026-10-07S4
Wk 8 · Vol 1.13x
Moving averages & range
50 DMA
$42.85
200 DMA
$49.03
52W High
$55.83
52W Low
$38.22
5D Low
$38.22
Resistance levels (recent highs)
20d High
$42.35
60d High
$52.25
120d High
$53.75
250d High
$55.83
Next resistance
+6.8%
to 20d High
P/E (TTM)
52.2
Forward 10.0
ROE
+2.3%
Profit margin +0.7%
Dividend Yield
8.69%
P/B 0.7

Universal: quick answers

What stage is Universal in?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Universal (UVV) is in Stage 4, the downtrend phase. It entered Stage 4 on Aug 14, 2026 and is in week 10. What the four stages mean

Is Universal in an uptrend?

No. Universal is in a Stage 4 downtrend. It trades 19.1% below its 200-day average, which is falling.

How far is Universal from its 52-week high?

Universal closed at $39.67 on Oct 22, 2026, 28.9% below its 52-week high of $55.83. Its 52-week low is $38.22.

How has Universal performed over the past year?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Universal is down 19.9% over the past year and down 19.4% so far in 2026.

Which sector and industry is Universal in?

Universal is in the Tobacco industry, part of the Consumer Staples sector.

About this companyConsumer Staples· Tobacco

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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All analytics based on EOD data. Data as of 2026-10-22. Past data patterns are not indicative of future results. This page is a data analytics tool only.