UVV insider trading
NYSE Consumer DefensiveUNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ — scored insider trade history from SEC Form 4 filings, parsed and contextualised by FilingIQ.
About UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/
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, storing, and shipping 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, beverage, and flavor companies. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
Company website: www.universalcorp.com
UVV insider activity at a glance
FilingIQ has scored 580 insider transactions for UVV since Feb 24, 2015. The most recent filing in our index is dated Apr 1, 2026.
Across the full history, 0 open-market purchases
and 70 open-market sales
were filed under transaction codes P and S respectively. Compensatory share awards
(code A) and option exercises (code M) are tracked separately and not counted here.
The average FilingIQ composite score on UVV insider trades is 60.8/100, produced by FilingIQ's multi-factor Form 4 model. Model framework documented at methodology.
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Frequently asked
- How many insider trades does FilingIQ track for UVV?
- FilingIQ tracks 580 Form 4 insider transactions for UVV (UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/), covering filings from Feb 24, 2015 onwards. 4 of those were filed in the last 90 days.
- Are UVV insiders net buyers or net sellers?
- Across the full Form 4 history for UVV, 0 transactions (0%) were open-market purchases and 70 (12%) were open-market sales. Compensatory awards and option exercises are filtered out of these counts.
- Where does UVV insider data come from?
- Every transaction shown on this page is sourced directly from SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings. FilingIQ parses the raw XML, normalises insider identity across reporting variations, and scores each trade on its multi-factor composite model.
- What sector is UVV in?
- UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ (UVV) is classified in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically Tobacco, with a current market capitalisation of $1.33B.
Methodology & sources
Every UVV insider transaction shown on FilingIQ is parsed directly from a public SEC Form 4 XML filing. Insider identity is normalised across reporting variants (CIK changes, name spellings, related-party indirect holdings). The FilingIQ composite score is documented in full on the team page and algo disclosure. Not investment advice; see disclaimer.