$44.45 0.99 (+2.28%)
11/9/2009 11:03 AM

Universal Corp (UVV)

CAPS Rating: 5 out of 5

The Company is a leaf tobacco merchant and processor, based on volumes handled by its subsidiaries and affiliates and has operations in agri-products.

Current Price $44.45 Mkt Cap $1.1B
Open $43.85 P/E Ratio 7.22
Prev. Close $43.46 Div. (Yield) 1.88 (4.30%)
Daily Range $43.81 - $44.49 Volume 59,162
52-Wk Range $25.35 - $45.30 Avg. Daily Vol. 243,000

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SarahGen (99.83)
Submitted February 17, 2009

A tobacco company with international presence, safe dividend yield - both look great for a start. Plus they're a tobacco leaf *supplier* so they're not looking at that margin squeeze from higher cigarette taxes that Philip Morris, RJR and Lorillard… More

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Member Avatar yooperking (91.80) Submitted: 9/22/2009 2:34:08 PM : Outperform Start Price: $42.44 UVV Score: +2.74

This is the best tobacco industry stock out there. As much as tobacco is taxed and despised in the U.S., it is promoted and accepted in other countries of the world. The U.S. cannot kill the industry no matter how much it tries. Of course, Democrats love the tax revenue to fund their pet projects.

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Member Avatar AnomaLee2k9 (73.96) Submitted: 7/8/2009 7:28:53 PM : Outperform Start Price: $34.36 UVV Score: +5.41

Discover Price: $34.87
Duration: Short-term pick
Less than two weeks

Reasoning:
Consumer/Non-Cyclical
Relative out-performance.
Intermediate-term Uptrend
Recent short-term Uptrend

Disclosure: No position

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Member Avatar zwalt99 (89.57) Submitted: 7/6/2009 8:06:53 PM : Outperform Start Price: $33.28 UVV Score: +10.09

Low leverage and great fundamentals -- both when comparing the share price with the income statement and balance sheet. Also, the company generates plenty of cash from operations to sustain the nice dividend.

The FDA can go ahead and regulate tobacco. A) Many people will choose to smoke regardless of any warning labels and B) much of the company's income comes from outside the U.S.

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Hoodunit

Hoodunit (< 20) Score: +50.12

The Score Leader is the member with the highest score across all their picks in UVV.

Top
Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		S&P
Gain 		Score Commentary
Hoodunit < 20 9/27/2006 Outperform 3M $32.37 +36.53% -13.58% +50.11 1 Comment
NickStansbury 44.39 9/21/2006 Outperform 1Y $33.93 +30.26% -13.06% +43.32
rwhite3651 57.57 1/2/2009 Outperform 1Y $28.56 +54.74% +22.22% +32.52
TheHedonist 67.08 5/4/2009 Outperform 5Y $28.95 +52.65% +23.95% +28.71
bdawg3496 < 20 10/22/2007 Outperform 3W $43.86 +0.78% -24.04% +24.82 1 Comment
holito 23.37 11/29/2006 Outperform 3Y $41.53 +6.42% -17.38% +23.81
miami33154 75.34 1/17/2007 Outperform NS $42.94 +2.94% -19.30% +22.23
3st1 95.13 1/9/2009 Outperform NS $30.94 +42.87% +21.26% +21.60
L6global 90.01 12/8/2006 Outperform 3Y $42.93 +2.96% -18.29% +21.25
DanPicks < 20 10/17/2007 Outperform NS $46.69 -5.32% -26.57% +21.25
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Member Name Member
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackJimCramer < 20 7/8/2009 Outperform 3W $34.05 +29.71% +23.88% +5.83
TrackDreman 91.58 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $46.83 +4.82% -23.98% +28.80 9/30/2008 @ $49.09 2 Comments
TrackRichPzena < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $44.44 -0.62% -25.50% +24.88 2 Comments
TrackSoros 70.21 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $44.44 -0.62% -25.50% +24.88 1 Comment
TrackDavenport 77.34 7/31/2007 Outperform NS $50.68 -12.85% -22.91% +10.06
TrackMatrix 89.17 11/10/2006 Underperform NS $36.76 +20.24% -16.54% -36.78

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