Top 5 Dividend Kings of 2021 (Part III)

2. Universal Corp (NYSE: UVV)

Dividend Yield: 6.47%

Virginia-based tobacco company Universal is one of the top 30 dividend kings of 2021. The company announced its 50th consecutive annual dividend hike in May 2020. Universal primarily sells flue-cured and burley tobacco. It has a significant stake in oriental leaf tobacco company Socotab LLC.

A total of 12 hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were long UVV at the end of the third quarter.

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