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Unilever (UL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$57.16 -0.39 (-0.68%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

About Unilever Stock (NYSE:UL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$56.87
$57.67
50-Day Range
$57.16
$63.32
52-Week Range
$46.46
$65.87
Volume
7.53 million shs
Average Volume
2.59 million shs
Market Capitalization
$141.79 billion
P/E Ratio
17.22
Dividend Yield
3.29%
Price Target
$61.75
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Unilever PLC operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. It operates through five segments: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream. The Beauty & Wellbeing segment engages in the sale of hair care products, such as shampoo, conditioner, and styling; skin care products including face, hand, and body moisturizer; and prestige beauty and health & wellbeing products consist of the vitamins, minerals, and supplements. The Personal Care segment offers skin cleansing products comprising soap and shower; deodorants; and oral care products, such as toothpaste, toothbrush, and mouthwash products. The Home Care segment is involved in the sale of fabric care products, including washing powders and liquids, and rinse conditioners; and fabric enhancers, and home and hygiene products. The Nutrition segment provides dressings products, such as mayonnaise and ketchup; sells scratch cooking aids consist of soups, bouillons, and seasonings; plant-based meat; beverages; and functional nutrition products, including Horlicks and Boost, as well as tea products. The Ice Cream segment offers ice cream products including in-home and out-of-home ice creams. The company provides its products under the AXE, Ben & Jerry's, Cif, Clear, Closeup, Comfort, Cornetto, Dermalogica, Domestos, Dove, Dove Men+Care, Hellmann's, Horlicks, Knorr, LUX, Lifebuoy, Liquid I.V., Magnum, Nutrafol, OMO, Paula's Choice, Pepsodent, Pond's, Rexona, Rexona, Sunlight, Sunsilk, Surf, TRESemmé, Vaseline, Wall's, Breyers, and Yasso brand names. Unilever PLC was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Unilever Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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56th Percentile Overall Score

UL MarketRank™: 

Unilever scored higher than 56% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 89th out of 146 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Unilever has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Unilever has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Unilever's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Unilever are expected to grow by 8.06% in the coming year, from $3.10 to $3.35 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Unilever is 17.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.41.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Unilever is 17.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 21.96.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Unilever has a PEG Ratio of 1.80. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Unilever has a P/B Ratio of 6.36. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.08% of the float of Unilever has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Unilever has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Unilever has recently decreased by 18.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Unilever pays a meaningful dividend of 3.25%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Unilever does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Unilever is 56.63%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Unilever will have a dividend payout ratio of 56.12% next year. This indicates that Unilever will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Unilever's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.08% of the float of Unilever has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Unilever has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Unilever has recently decreased by 18.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Unilever has a news sentiment score of 0.90. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Unilever this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    11 people have searched for UL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 175% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    16 people have added Unilever to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 220% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Unilever insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.00% of the stock of Unilever is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 9.67% of the stock of Unilever is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Unilever's insider trading history.
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UL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Unilever's stock was trading at $48.48 at the beginning of the year. Since then, UL stock has increased by 17.9% and is now trading at $57.16.
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Unilever subsidiaries include SmartyPants Vitamins, Tatcha, The Laundress Inc, The Vegetarian Butcher, Sundial Brands, Tazo, Mãe Terra, and others.

Unilever's top institutional investors include Wellington Management Group LLP (1.00%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.67%), FMR LLC (0.23%) and Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC (0.21%).

Shares of UL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Unilever investors own include BlackRock (BLK), Broadcom (AVGO), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), ServiceNow (NOW), Illinois Tool Works (ITW) and Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 12/6 Dividend
11/08/2024
Dividend Payable
12/06/2024
Today
12/21/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Soap, detergents, & cleaning preparations; perfumes, & cosmetics
Sub-Industry
Consumer Goods
Employees
128,000
Year Founded
1929

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$61.75
High Stock Price Target
$72.00
Low Stock Price Target
$48.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+8.0%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.38
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$60.29 billion
Cash Flow
$3.43 per share
Book Value
$8.99 per share

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
2,480,577,000
Free Float
2,455,771,000
Market Cap
$141.79 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.48

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This page (NYSE:UL) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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