Haleon (HLN) Competitors

Unilever (LON:ULVR) and Haleon (LON:HLN) are both large-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is ULVR or HLN a better dividend stock?

Unilever pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Haleon pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Unilever pays out 80.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Haleon pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is ULVR or HLN more profitable?

Unilever has a net margin of 11.01% compared to Haleon's net margin of 9.66%. Unilever's return on equity of 34.57% beat Haleon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unilever	11.01%	34.57%	8.62%
Haleon	9.66%	6.54%	4.45%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ULVR or HLN?

45.8% of Unilever shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of Haleon shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Unilever shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Haleon shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ULVR or HLN?

Unilever has higher revenue and earnings than Haleon. Unilever is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Haleon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Unilever	£59.77B	1.90	£7.79B	£2.24	2,066.96
Haleon	£11.02B	2.95	£1.07B	£0.17	2,171.26

Does the media refer more to ULVR or HLN?

In the previous week, Haleon had 3 more articles in the media than Unilever. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Haleon and 5 mentions for Unilever. Unilever's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Haleon's score of 0.22 indicating that Unilever is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Unilever	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Haleon	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate ULVR or HLN?

Unilever currently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,518, indicating a potential downside of 2.42%. Haleon has a consensus target price of GBX 436.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.43%. Given Haleon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Haleon is more favorable than Unilever.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unilever	3 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
Haleon	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has more volatility & risk, ULVR or HLN?

Unilever has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haleon has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Unilever beats Haleon on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.