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UVV vs. PM, MO, TPB, ISPR, XXII, KAVL, BTI, FMC, CHA, and LANC

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), FMC (FMC), Chagee (CHA), and Lancaster Colony (LANC).

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 profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.

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$2.95B0.49$95.05M$3.7815.43
Philip Morris International$89.44B3.13$7.06B$4.8537.06

Universal has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Philip Morris International has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Philip Morris International had 52 more articles in the media than Universal. MarketBeat recorded 62 mentions for Philip Morris International and 10 mentions for Universal. Philip Morris International's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Universal's score of 0.03 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
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Philip Morris International
45 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Philip Morris International has a net margin of 8.43% compared to Universal's net margin of 3.22%. Universal's return on equity of 7.89% beat Philip Morris International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Universal3.22% 7.89% 3.84%
Philip Morris International 8.43%-122.40%16.25%

Philip Morris International has a consensus target price of $185.73, suggesting a potential upside of 3.34%. Given Philip Morris International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Philip Morris International
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92

Universal pays an annual dividend of $3.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Philip Morris International pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Universal pays out 85.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Philip Morris International pays out 111.3% 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

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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UVV vs. The Competition

MetricUniversalTOBACCO IndustryStaples SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.45B$56.53B$16.20B$20.73B
Dividend Yield5.54%4.51%3.10%3.71%
P/E Ratio15.439.3919.7827.84
Price / Sales0.4940.3146.1642.34
Price / Cash8.2113.6414.8322.63
Price / Book0.962.926.094.57
Net Income$95.05M$1.42B$680.31M$989.30M
7 Day Performance-0.62%0.25%2.08%0.20%
1 Month Performance-4.38%-3.08%1.61%3.95%
1 Year Performance18.97%11.14%4.79%10.27%

Universal Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UVV
Universal
3.0539 of 5 stars
$58.33
-0.3%
N/A+19.9%$1.45B$2.95B15.4328,500
PM
Philip Morris International
4.0615 of 5 stars
$179.00
+1.8%
$176.80
-1.2%
+71.2%$278.62B$89.44B36.9183,100Trending News
Analyst Forecast
MO
Altria Group
4.3823 of 5 stars
$59.62
+0.8%
$57.71
-3.2%
+22.7%$100.43B$20.25B9.996,200Positive News
Analyst Forecast
TPB
Turning Point Brands
3.3408 of 5 stars
$73.87
+1.7%
$76.67
+3.8%
+100.3%$1.32B$360.66M32.40430
ISPR
Ispire Technology
2.0898 of 5 stars
$2.96
+4.6%
$7.50
+153.4%
-64.1%$169.15M$144.70M-6.0469News Coverage
XXII
22nd Century Group
0.687 of 5 stars
$6.76
-2.9%
N/A-99.7%$3.45M$24.38M0.0080News Coverage
High Trading Volume
KAVL
Kaival Brands Innovations Group
N/A$0.49
+0.8%
N/A-61.6%$0.00$1.70M0.0010Gap Down
BTI
British American Tobacco
2.8369 of 5 stars
$48.35
+2.1%
$33.00
-31.7%
+58.8%$99.84B$33.06B9.9348,000Analyst Forecast
FMC
FMC
4.3651 of 5 stars
$44.20
-0.6%
$50.15
+13.5%
-25.2%$5.52B$4.25B16.875,700Trending News
Analyst Forecast
CHA
Chagee
N/A$27.30
+1.6%
$40.80
+49.5%
N/A$5.01B$1.70B0.004,800Analyst Upgrade
Gap Up
LANC
Lancaster Colony
4.9477 of 5 stars
$172.77
+0.6%
$203.50
+17.8%
-6.6%$4.76B$1.87B28.093,200Positive News

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This page (NYSE:UVV) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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