Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, leaf tobacco merchant Universal (UVV -1.59%) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Universal, and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Universal facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Richmond, Va. (1888) |
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Market Cap |
$1.4 billion |
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Industry |
Tobacco |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$2.5 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO George Freeman CFO David Moore |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
11.3% |
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Cash / Debt |
$367.9 million / $499.5 million |
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Dividend Yield |
3.3% |
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Competitors |
Alliance One International British American Tobacco |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 182 members who have rated Universal believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, larvalbug, brought Universal's solid fundamentals to our community's attention: "Low EV/EBITDA, reasonable price to book value level, good return on equity, moderately low debt to equity, solid current ratio, nice dividend, safe dividend payout ratio."
