Universal Security Ownership
| UUU Stock | USD 5.78 2.48 75.15% |
Shares in Circulation | First Issued 1985-09-30 | Previous Quarter 2.3 M | Current Value 2.3 M | Avarage Shares Outstanding 1.8 M | Quarterly Volatility 660.1 K |
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Universal Stock Ownership Analysis
About 31.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by insiders. The company has Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.92. Historically many companies with similar price-to-book (P/B) ratio do better than the market in the long run. Universal Security last dividend was issued on the 18th of September 2025. The entity had 4:3 split on the 17th of October 2006. Universal Security Instruments, Inc., together with its subsidiary, designs, markets, and distributes safety and security products for use in homes and businesses in the United States and internationally. The company was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Owings Mills, Maryland. Universal Security operates under Security Protection Services classification in the United States and is traded on AMEX Exchange. It employs 12 people. For more information please call Harvey Grossblatt at 410 363 3000 or visit https://www.universalsecurity.com.Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Universal Security also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Universal Security's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Universal Security's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.
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Universal Security Insider Trades History
About 31.0% of Universal Security Instruments are currently held by insiders. Unlike Universal Security's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Universal Security's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Universal Security's insider trades
Universal Security Insider Trading Activities
Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Universal Security insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Universal Security's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Universal Security insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.
Universal Security Outstanding Bonds
Universal Security issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Universal Security uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Universal bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Universal Security Instruments has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.
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Universal Security Corporate Filings
8K | 2nd of September 2025 Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about | ViewVerify |
| 29th of August 2025 Other Reports | ViewVerify | |
10Q | 19th of August 2025 Quarterly performance report mandated by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to be filed by publicly traded corporations | ViewVerify |
| 15th of August 2025 Other Reports | ViewVerify |
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