Unilever (ULVR) Competitors

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

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%

Does the media favor ULVR or HLN?

In the previous week, Unilever had 1 more articles in the media than Haleon. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Unilever and 0 mentions for Haleon. Haleon's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Unilever's score of -0.31 indicating that Haleon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Unilever	Neutral
Haleon	Neutral

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	£60.29B	1.87	£6.64B	£2.20	2,063.18
Haleon	£11.26B	2.96	£1.09B	£0.12	3,071.67

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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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%

Do analysts recommend ULVR or HLN?

Unilever presently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,665, suggesting a potential upside of 2.78%. Haleon has a consensus target price of GBX 415, suggesting a potential upside of 12.59%. 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	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

Which has more volatility & risk, ULVR or HLN?

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

Do institutionals & insiders 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of Haleon shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Unilever beats Haleon on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.