Update shared on 10 Dec 2025
Analysts have modestly adjusted their price target on Universal, nudging it to 78.00 dollars. Slightly lower discount rate assumptions and a marginally reduced future P/E multiple offset otherwise steady growth and margin expectations.
What's in the News
- Universal reported no share repurchases between July 1, 2025 and September 30, 2025, which leaves its previously announced November 7, 2024 buyback authorization effectively unused (Key Developments).
Valuation Changes
- Fair Value Estimate: unchanged at 78.0 dollars per share, indicating no revision to the core intrinsic value assessment.
- Discount Rate: fallen slightly from approximately 9.32 percent to about 9.26 percent, modestly lowering the hurdle rate applied to future cash flows.
- Revenue Growth: effectively unchanged at roughly 1.23 percent, reflecting stable expectations for top line expansion.
- Net Profit Margin: effectively unchanged at roughly 3.89 percent, suggesting stable assumptions for future profitability.
- Future P/E: edged down slightly from about 21.15 times to around 21.12 times, implying a marginally lower valuation multiple on projected earnings.
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