Unilever (ULVR) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend HLN or ULVR?

Haleon presently has a consensus price target of GBX 415, suggesting a potential upside of 11.26%. Unilever has a consensus price target of GBX 4,665, suggesting a potential downside of 1.85%. Given Haleon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Haleon is more favorable than Unilever.

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

Does the media favor HLN or ULVR?

In the previous week, Unilever had 4 more articles in the media than Haleon. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Unilever and 1 mentions for Haleon. Unilever's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Haleon's score of 0.00 indicating that Unilever is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HLN or ULVR?

43.9% of Haleon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of Unilever shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.7% of Haleon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Unilever shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HLN or ULVR?

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, HLN or ULVR?

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
Haleon	£11.26B	2.99	£1.09B	£0.12	3,108.33
Unilever	£60.29B	1.96	£6.64B	£2.20	2,160.45

Is HLN or ULVR a better dividend stock?

Haleon pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Unilever pays an annual dividend of GBX 147 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. 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. 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, HLN or ULVR?

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

Is HLN or ULVR 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
Haleon	9.66%	6.82%	4.45%
Unilever	11.01%	32.37%	8.62%

Summary

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