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UniversalBNYSE / Food Beverage & Tobacco
Last Price
At close
2026-06-02
Current thesis
Bull case centers on Universal’s durable tobacco franchise, ample liquidity, and capital returns, with FY27 normalization potential if tobacco inventories return to target and Shank’s efficiency work improves margins.
Posture
Constructive
Lead driver
Momentum
What changed
Momentum remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -5.9.
What can break
Goodwill impairment and Shank’s weakness could lead to more write-down risk if consumer demand stays weak.
Momentum
62
Value
64
Sentiment
44
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $52.00 · Bull $61.00 · Bear $43.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-06-02
Fundamentals
As of 2026-06-01 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-06-02 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-05-29 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesisAs of 2026-06-02
Investment thesis
As of 2026-06-02
Supporting evidence
What
Grade B · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $78.00
Why
Momentum62 · Δ7d -5.9
Value64 · Δ7d +0.1
Sentiment44 · Δ7d -6.7
So what
Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.
Lead driver: Momentum · See technicals
Momentum
62
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-5.9
Δ21d
-4.8
Value
64
32% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.1
Δ21d
+0.2
Sentiment
44
33% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-6.7
Δ21d
-3.5
Why this grade
Composite grade B. Momentum 62.1 / Value 64.1 / Sentiment 44.3
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-06-01
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-06-01
Market Cap
$1.35B
Beta
0.65
Shares Out
24.92M
P/E (TTM)
11.9
P/S (TTM)
0.44
P/FCF (TTM)
17.21
Rev YoY
+6.1%
EPS YoY
+31.5%
Gross Margin
+18.9%
Op Margin
+7.8%
Net Debt
$812.84M
Current Ratio
2.70
As of 2026-06-02 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology