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UVV UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/
Insider trading from SEC Form 4. Last filing 8 d ago. Close $42.00 on Oct 9, 2026, +3% from the 52-week low and -25% from the high.
In brief
UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ (UVV) has 58 SEC Form 4 filings on file from 16 insiders, the latest filed on Oct 5, 2026. In the last 90 days insiders made 0 open-market buys worth $0 and 1 open-market sell worth $89k, net -$89k.
7 open-market trades have been scored at UVV. The newest: Lennart R. Freeman (director) sold $89k of stock on Aug 10, 2026, filed Aug 11, 2026, scored 24 (weak). The largest of the 7 shown: Airton L Hentschke (Senior VP & COO) sold $549k on Aug 26, 2025, scored 47 (moderate). 2 insiders sold within 14 days of each other around Feb 26, 2026.
8 Form 144 notices of planned sales are on file, the latest filed Aug 10, 2026.
Last 90 days
Price and insider trades, last year
Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value. Click a marked bar to open the signal.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
Signals
Open-market buys and sells at UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/, scored.
| Score | Insider | Value | Holdings | Price context | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24Weak | Lennart R. Freeman director sell | $89k 1,782 shares | -10% | 0% from low-17% from high | |
| 31Weak | Robert C Sledd director sell | $154k 2,845 shares | -19% | +9% from low-9% from high | |
| 30Weak | Robert C Sledd director sell | $54k 1,000 shares | -6% | +11% from low-14% from high | |
| 40Moderate | Lennart R. Freeman director sell | $200k 3,746 shares | -19% | +10% from low-15% from high | |
| 47Moderate | Airton L Hentschke Senior VP & COO sell | $549k 10,000 shares | -7% | - | |
| 48Moderate | Robert C Sledd director sell | $246k 4,617 shares | -23% | - | |
| 39Weak | Lennart R. Freeman director sell | $148k 2,800 shares | -12% | - |
Planned sales
Form 144 notices filed before a sale of restricted or control stock, newest first. The sale itself usually reaches a Form 4 within days. All planned sales
| Filed | Seller | Shares | Value | Sale date | Past 3 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | Freeman Lennart R. Director | 1,782 0.01% of outstanding | $89k | Aug 10, 2026 | none |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Kroner Johan C. Officer | 33,250 0.13% of outstanding | $1.7M | Jun 1, 2026 | none |
| Jun 3, 2026 | SLEDD ROBERT C Director | 2,845 0.01% of outstanding | $153k | Jun 3, 2026 | none |
| Feb 26, 2026 | SLEDD ROBERT C Director | 1,000 0.00% of outstanding | $53k | Feb 26, 2026 | none |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Freeman Lennart R. Director | 3,746 0.01% of outstanding | $200k | Feb 19, 2026 | none |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Hentschke Airton L Officer | 10,000 0.04% of outstanding | $554k | Aug 26, 2025 | none |
| Aug 15, 2025 | SLEDD ROBERT C Director | 4,617 0.02% of outstanding | $244k | Aug 15, 2025 | none |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Freeman Lennart R. Director | 2,800 0.01% of outstanding | $147k | Aug 11, 2025 | none |
Transactions
The newest 50 of 95 rows filed, every code.
| Date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Preston Douglas Wigner Chairman, President & CEO | FTax withholding Common Stock | -6,469 | $41.68 | $270k | 121,913 | 8 d ago |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Lennart R. Freeman director | SOpen-market sale Common Stock | -1,782 | $49.82 | $89k | 16,935 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Thomas H Tullidge Jr director | AGrant or award Common Stock | +2,650 | $0.00 | $0 | 22,123 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Robert C Sledd director | AGrant or award Common Stock | +2,650 | $0.00 | $0 | 14,647 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Diana F Cantor director | AGrant or award Common Stock | +2,650 | $0.00 | $0 | 30,256 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Lennart R. Freeman director | AGrant or award Common Stock | +2,650 | $0.00 | $0 | 18,717 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Greg Trojan director | AGrant or award Common Stock | +4,580 | $0.00 | $0 | 4,580 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Jacqueline T. Williams director | AGrant or award Common Stock | +2,650 | $0.00 | $0 | 19,179 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Fotini Emanuel Manolios director | AGrant or award Common Stock | +2,650 | $0.00 | $0 | 5,488 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Arthur J. Schick Jr. director | AGrant or award Common Stock | +2,650 | $0.00 | $0 | 11,467 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Robert C Sledd director | SOpen-market sale Common Stock | -2,845 | $54.13 | $154k | 11,959 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Godoi Tatiana Santos Chief Human Resources Officer | AGrant or award Common Stock | +2,515 | $0.00 | $0 | 4,492 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Steven S. Diel Senior VP & CFO | AGrant or award Common Stock | +5,315 | $0.00 | $0 | 34,892 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Airton L Hentschke Senior VP & COO | AGrant or award Common Stock | +10,765 | $0.00 | $0 | 138,958 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Catherine H Claiborne VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary | AGrant or award Common Stock | +7,980 | $0.00 | $0 | 36,221 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Scott J Bleicher VP & Controller | AGrant or award Common Stock | +2,210 | $0.00 | $0 | 19,282 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | McKeen Starke Senior VP & Sales Director | AGrant or award Common Stock | +2,960 | $0.00 | $0 | 10,563 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | John Patrick O'Keefe VP, Ingredients | AGrant or award Common Stock | +3,825 | $0.00 | $0 | 19,863 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Preston Douglas Wigner Chairman, President & CEO | AGrant or award Common Stock | +20,890 | $0.00 | $0 | 124,818 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Catherine H Claiborne VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary | AGrant or award Common Stock | +2,413 | $0.00 | $0 | 38,634 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Steven S. Diel Senior VP & CFO | AGrant or award Common Stock | +463 | $0.00 | $0 | 35,355 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Airton L Hentschke Senior VP & COO | AGrant or award Common Stock | +9,481 | $0.00 | $0 | 148,439 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | John Patrick O'Keefe VP, Ingredients | AGrant or award Common Stock | +3,168 | $0.00 | $0 | 23,031 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Scott J Bleicher VP & Controller | AGrant or award Common Stock | +1,560 | $0.00 | $0 | 20,842 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Preston Douglas Wigner Chairman, President & CEO | AGrant or award Common Stock | +4,436 | $0.00 | $0 | 129,254 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | McKeen Starke Senior VP & Sales Director | AGrant or award Common Stock | +1,121 | $0.00 | $0 | 11,684 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Preston Douglas Wigner Chairman, President & CEO | FTax withholding Common Stock | -2,001 | $54.38 | $109k | 127,253 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Catherine H Claiborne VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary | FTax withholding Common Stock | -1,041 | $54.38 | $57k | 37,593 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Steven S. Diel Senior VP & CFO | FTax withholding Common Stock | -183 | $54.38 | $9,952 | 35,172 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Airton L Hentschke Senior VP & COO | FTax withholding Common Stock | -4,276 | $54.38 | $233k | 144,163 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | John Patrick O'Keefe VP, Ingredients | FTax withholding Common Stock | -1,366 | $54.38 | $74k | 21,665 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Scott J Bleicher VP & Controller | FTax withholding Common Stock | -673 | $54.38 | $37k | 20,169 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | McKeen Starke Senior VP & Sales Director | FTax withholding Common Stock | -484 | $54.38 | $26k | 11,200 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Scott J Bleicher VP & Controller | FTax withholding Common Stock | -882 | $54.13 | $48k | 17,072 | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Catherine H Claiborne VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary | FTax withholding Common Stock | -1,277 | $54.13 | $69k | 28,241 | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Steven S. Diel Senior VP & CFO | FTax withholding Common Stock | -248 | $54.13 | $13k | 29,577 | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Airton L Hentschke Senior VP & COO | FTax withholding Common Stock | -9,485 | $54.13 | $513k | 128,193 | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | John Patrick O'Keefe VP, Ingredients | FTax withholding Common Stock | -1,685 | $54.13 | $91k | 16,038 | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | McKeen Starke Senior VP & Sales Director | FTax withholding Common Stock | -733 | $54.13 | $40k | 7,603 | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Preston Douglas Wigner Chairman, President & CEO | FTax withholding Common Stock | -2,461 | $54.13 | $133k | 103,928 | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Scott J Bleicher VP & Controller | AGrant or award Common Stock | +4,670 | $0.00 | $0 | 17,798 | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Steven S. Diel Senior VP & CFO | AGrant or award Common Stock | +22,417 | $0.00 | $0 | 29,459 | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Robert C Sledd director | SOpen-market sale Common Stock | -1,000 | $53.95 | $54k | 14,768 | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Lennart R. Freeman director | SOpen-market sale Common Stock | -3,746 | $53.45 | $200k | 15,993 | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Godoi Tatiana Santos Chief Human Resources Officer | AGrant or award Common Stock | +1,920 | $0.00 | $0 | 1,920 | Nov 12, 2025 |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Preston Douglas Wigner Chairman, President & CEO | FTax withholding Common Stock | -6,086 | $55.78 | $339k | 103,940 | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Airton L Hentschke Senior VP & COO | SOpen-market sale Common Stock | -10,000 | $54.94 | $549k | 135,129 | Aug 28, 2025 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Robert C Sledd director | SOpen-market sale Common Stock | -4,617 | $53.25 | $246k | 15,698 | Aug 18, 2025 |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Lennart R. Freeman director | SOpen-market sale Common Stock | -2,800 | $52.89 | $148k | 19,669 | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Diana F Cantor director | AGrant or award Common Stock | +2,290 | $0.00 | $0 | 27,462 | Aug 7, 2025 |
Insiders
Everyone who has filed a Form 4 here.
- Scott J BleicherVP & Controller
- Diana F Cantordirector
- Catherine H ClaiborneVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary
- Steven S. DielSenior VP & CFO
- Lennart R. Freemandirector
- Airton L HentschkeSenior VP & COO
- Fotini Emanuel Manoliosdirector
- John Patrick O'KeefeVP, Ingredients
- Robert C Sledddirector
- McKeen StarkeSenior VP & Sales Director
- Godoi Tatiana SantosChief Human Resources Officer
- Arthur J. Schick Jr.director
- Greg Trojandirector
- Thomas H Tullidge Jrdirector
- Preston Douglas WignerChairman, President & CEO
- Jacqueline T. Williamsdirector
Questions about UVV
Answered from the filings on this page, as of the latest one.
Are insiders buying UVV?
As of Oct 5, 2026, SEC Form 4 filings show 0 open-market buys worth $0 by 0 insiders and 1 open-market sell worth $89k by 1 insider at UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ in the last 90 days, net -$89k. Only purchases (code P) and sales (code S) count; grants, option exercises and tax withholding do not.
Who was the last insider to trade UVV on the open market?
Lennart R. Freeman (director) sold $89k of UVV on Aug 10, 2026 and filed the Form 4 on Aug 11, 2026. InsiderTell scored 24 (weak).
How many insiders file Form 4 at UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/?
16 people have filed a Form 4 at UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/, among them Scott J Bleicher (VP & Controller), Diana F Cantor (director), Catherine H Claiborne (VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary). Officers, directors and holders of more than 10% of a share class must report their trades within two business days.
Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.