Universal Corporation (UVV) — Daily Price Character

Historically, Universal Corporation (UVV) closed green on 47.9% of trading days (4631 green, 4459 red, 578 flat), using dividend-adjusted closes and a ±0.01% threshold for green vs red.

As of 2026-05-22, Universal Corporation (UVV) is on a 2-day losing streak (consecutive green or red days by the same rules, ignoring trailing flat days).

We label Universal Corporation (UVV) as "steady" based on the sample standard deviation of daily returns: Low daily volatility — small, predictable daily moves.

Largest single-day gain: +29.71%. Largest single-day loss: 15.72%. Tables on this page list the top record green and red days.

We treat a day as extreme if the absolute dividend-adjusted daily return exceeds 3%. About 7.0% of trading days for Universal Corporation (UVV) were extreme (364 up, 317 down).

We use dividend-adjusted (or close-to-close for non-equity) daily returns. Green: return ≥ +0.01%. Red: return ≤ −0.01%. Flat: between those bounds.

We count consecutive green or consecutive red days using the same thresholds. If the most recent session is flat, we skip trailing flat days and measure from the last non-flat close.

On sessions where the S&P 500 (^GSPC) was green, we report how often this stock was also green. Shown only for USD equities when benchmark data exists and the symbol is not the index itself.

Sample standard deviation of daily returns: low → Steady, high → Explosive, otherwise Balanced. Labels describe typical daily volatility, not quality of the investment.