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UVV vs. PM, MO, TPB, ISPR, XXII, KAVL, BTI, BRBR, DAR, and MZTI

Should you be buying Universal stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Universal include Philip Morris International (PM), Altria Group (MO), Turning Point Brands (TPB), Ispire Technology (ISPR), 22nd Century Group (XXII), Kaival Brands Innovations Group (KAVL), British American Tobacco (BTI), BellRing Brands (BRBR), Darling Ingredients (DAR), and Marzetti (MZTI).

Universal vs. Its Competitors

Universal (NYSE:UVV) and Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.

Philip Morris International has higher revenue and earnings than Universal. Universal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Philip Morris International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Universal$2.95B0.47$95.05M$4.1113.49
Philip Morris International$89.44B2.89$7.06B$5.2631.59

Universal has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Philip Morris International has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Philip Morris International has a consensus price target of $184.91, suggesting a potential upside of 11.27%. Given Philip Morris International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Philip Morris International is more favorable than Universal.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Universal
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Philip Morris International
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92

Philip Morris International has a net margin of 9.03% compared to Universal's net margin of 3.51%. Universal's return on equity of 8.46% beat Philip Morris International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Universal3.51% 8.46% 4.10%
Philip Morris International 9.03%-120.86%16.83%

In the previous week, Philip Morris International had 37 more articles in the media than Universal. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Philip Morris International and 11 mentions for Universal. Philip Morris International's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Universal's score of 0.47 indicating that Philip Morris International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Universal
5 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Philip Morris International
44 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

81.0% of Universal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Philip Morris International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Universal shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Philip Morris International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Universal pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Philip Morris International pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Universal pays out 79.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Philip Morris International pays out 102.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Universal has increased its dividend for 56 consecutive years and Philip Morris International has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years. Universal is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Philip Morris International beats Universal on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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UVV vs. The Competition

MetricUniversalTOBACCO IndustryStaples SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.40B$58.59B$16.18B$21.69B
Dividend Yield5.84%4.29%3.01%3.47%
P/E Ratio13.49223.2418.1929.69
Price / Sales0.4738.8347.9070.32
Price / Cash7.8814.9414.9525.00
Price / Book0.913.456.134.58
Net Income$95.05M$1.42B$679.99M$1.00B
7 Day PerformanceN/A0.13%1.12%0.65%
1 Month Performance3.55%3.71%-0.18%3.07%
1 Year Performance5.71%11.09%5.63%14.34%

Universal Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UVV
Universal
2.2861 of 5 stars
$55.44
-1.2%
N/A+8.9%$1.40B$2.95B13.4928,500
PM
Philip Morris International
4.4353 of 5 stars
$161.42
+0.2%
$184.91
+14.6%
+33.3%$250.96B$89.44B30.6583,100News Coverage
Positive News
MO
Altria Group
3.7389 of 5 stars
$66.40
-0.3%
$60.88
-8.3%
+26.6%$111.45B$24.02B12.836,200Positive News
Options Volume
TPB
Turning Point Brands
4.1394 of 5 stars
$99.85
+1.0%
$78.83
-21.0%
+160.6%$1.80B$360.66M41.76430Positive News
ISPR
Ispire Technology
2.3396 of 5 stars
$3.12
+0.6%
$7.50
+140.4%
-55.0%$178.31M$151.91M-6.3769News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
XXII
22nd Century Group
0.4001 of 5 stars
$1.65
flat
N/A-99.8%$6.24M$24.38M0.0080Short Interest ↑
KAVL
Kaival Brands Innovations Group
N/A$0.87
-1.1%
N/A-4.9%$0.00$1.70M0.0010News Coverage
Negative News
Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
Gap Down
BTI
British American Tobacco
3.2319 of 5 stars
$56.02
+1.1%
$40.00
-28.6%
+45.2%$115.26B$33.06B11.4948,000Positive News
Short Interest ↓
BRBR
BellRing Brands
4.4159 of 5 stars
$40.34
-5.5%
$64.80
+60.6%
-35.0%$5.09B$2.00B23.10380Buyback Announcement
DAR
Darling Ingredients
4.7247 of 5 stars
$32.07
+1.6%
$43.57
+35.9%
-7.9%$5.09B$5.72B48.7715,500Positive News
Options Volume
MZTI
Marzetti
4.0711 of 5 stars
$184.14
+0.1%
$206.00
+11.9%
+3.0%$5.07B$1.91B30.343,700Positive News
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