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Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV) is a business-to-business agri-products company best known for sourcing and processing leaf tobacco, but the part worth watching is its plant-based ingredients arm, which turns fruits, vegetables, and botanicals into juices, concentrates, extracts, and flavorings for food, beverage, and pet-food makers. In May, the board declared its 56th consecutive annual dividend increase, lifting the quarterly payout to $0.83 per share. The shares now yield roughly 7.3%. A streak that long makes this ticker a Dividend King, which is a company that has delivered 50 or more years of consecutive dividend increases.
Universal's ingredient business is under pressure as sluggish demand for consumer packaged goods and the higher fixed costs tied to its own expansion weigh on margins. Tobacco volumes are not providing much growth, either. This company had weak first-quarter results.