Unilever (ULVR) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ULVR or HLN a better dividend stock?

Unilever pays an annual dividend of GBX 147 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Haleon pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Unilever pays out 66.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Haleon pays out 50.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts recommend ULVR or HLN?

Unilever presently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,617.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.27%. Haleon has a consensus price target of GBX 435, indicating a potential upside of 20.67%. Given Haleon's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Haleon is more favorable than Unilever.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unilever	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Haleon	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	£70.72B	1.89	£7.79B	£221.09	20.42
Haleon	£11.07B	2.94	£1.07B	£11.89	30.32

Does the media favor ULVR or HLN?

In the previous week, Haleon had 2 more articles in the media than Unilever. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Haleon and 1 mentions for Unilever. Unilever's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Haleon's score of -0.17 indicating that Unilever is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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%

Which has more volatility and 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.

Summary

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