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UniversalDNYSE / Food Beverage & Tobacco
Last Price
At close
2026-07-18
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
Defensive
Lead driver
Value
What changed
Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -0.0.
What can break
Goodwill impairment and Shank’s weakness could lead to more write-down risk if consumer demand stays weak.
Momentum
34
Value
52
Sentiment
44
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $52.00 · Bull $61.00 · Bear $43.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-18
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-05-29 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesisAs of 2026-07-18
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-18
Supporting evidence
What
Grade D · Defensive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $74.00
Why
Momentum34 · Δ7d -6.1
Value52 · Δ7d -0.0
Sentiment44 · Δ7d -7.4
So what
Weak posture (Net Neutral). Prioritize risk control and patience.
Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
34
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-6.1
Δ21d
-17.2
Value
52
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.0
Δ21d
+0.2
Sentiment
44
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-7.4
Δ21d
+0.1
Why this grade
Composite grade D. Momentum 33.7 / Value 52.1 / Sentiment 43.9
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-07-17
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-17
Market Cap
$1.32B
Beta
0.65
Shares Out
24.93M
P/E (TTM)
11.9
P/S (TTM)
0.44
P/FCF (TTM)
17.21
Rev YoY
+1.8%
EPS YoY
-565.4%
Gross Margin
+17.4%
Op Margin
+7.8%
Net Debt
$877.64M
Current Ratio
3.49
As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology