Haleon (HLN) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings and 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	£60.29B	1.88	£6.64B	£2.20	2,072.27
Haleon	£11.26B	3.06	£1.09B	£0.12	3,175.83

Does the media favor ULVR or HLN?

In the previous week, Unilever had 2 more articles in the media than Haleon. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Unilever and 0 mentions for Haleon. Unilever's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Haleon's score of 0.25 indicating that Unilever is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Unilever	Neutral
Haleon	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, ULVR or HLN?

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

Is ULVR or HLN a better dividend stock?

Unilever pays an annual dividend of GBX 147 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Haleon pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Unilever pays out 6,681.8% 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 5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

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 32.37% beat Haleon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unilever	11.01%	32.37%	8.62%
Haleon	9.66%	6.82%	4.45%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ULVR or HLN?

54.4% of Unilever shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.9% of Haleon shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Unilever shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of Haleon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer ULVR or HLN?

Unilever currently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,665, indicating a potential upside of 2.33%. Haleon has a consensus price target of GBX 415, indicating a potential upside of 8.90%. Given Haleon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Haleon is more favorable than Unilever.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unilever	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Haleon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ULVR or HLN?

Unilever received 1003 more outperform votes than Haleon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.18% of users gave Unilever an outperform vote while only 29.73% of users gave Haleon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Unilever	Outperform Votes 1014 58.18%	Underperform Votes 729 41.82%
Haleon	Outperform Votes 11 29.73%	Underperform Votes 26 70.27%

Summary

Unilever beats Haleon on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.