Universal Corp [NYSE: UVV] jumped around 0.82 points on Thursday, while shares priced at $51.66 at the close of the session, up 1.61%.
Compared to the average trading volume of 156.27K shares, UVV reached a trading volume of 186068 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Universal Corp [UVV]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for UVV shares is $59.00 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on UVV stock is a recommendation set at 1.00. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Davenport have made an estimate for Universal Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on May 28, 2010. The new note on the price target was released on July 31, 2007, representing the official price target for Universal Corp stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Universal Corp is set at 1.47, with the Price to Sales ratio for UVV stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.42. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.90, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 8.71.
How has UVV stock performed recently?
Universal Corp [UVV] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -1.66. With this latest performance, UVV shares dropped by -7.24% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 3.11% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 4.28% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for UVV stock in for the last two-week period is set at 38.99, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 36.77, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 41.46 for Universal Corp [UVV]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 53.82, while it was recorded at 51.56 for the last single week of trading, and 52.90 for the last 200 days.
Universal Corp [UVV]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Universal Corp’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.84 and a Current Ratio set at 2.60.
Insider trade positions for Universal Corp [UVV]
There are presently around $85.82%, or 88.59%% of UVV stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of UVV stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 3.78 million shares, which is approximately 15.1781%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 2.91 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$140.16 million in UVV stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$93.54 million in UVV stock with ownership which is approximately 7.8108%.
