Haleon (HLN) Competitors

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

Is UL or HLN more profitable?

Haleon has a net margin of 10.85% compared to Unilever's net margin of 0.00%. Haleon's return on equity of 14.76% beat Unilever's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unilever	N/A	N/A	N/A
Haleon	10.85%	14.76%	7.32%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer UL or HLN?

Unilever received 477 more outperform votes than Haleon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.63% of users gave Unilever an outperform vote while only 45.45% of users gave Haleon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Unilever	Outperform Votes 492 51.63%	Underperform Votes 461 48.37%
Haleon	Outperform Votes 15 45.45%	Underperform Votes 18 54.55%

Is UL or HLN a better dividend stock?

Unilever pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Haleon pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Haleon pays out 32.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media favor UL or HLN?

In the previous week, Unilever had 15 more articles in the media than Haleon. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Unilever and 5 mentions for Haleon. Haleon's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Unilever's score of 0.73 indicating that Haleon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Unilever	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Haleon	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in UL or HLN?

9.7% of Unilever shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.7% of Haleon shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Unilever shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, UL or HLN?

Unilever has higher revenue and earnings than Haleon.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Unilever	$64.51B	2.22	$7.02B	N/A	N/A
Haleon	$14.05B	2.99	$1.30B	$0.34	27.34

Which has more volatility & risk, UL or HLN?

Unilever has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haleon has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate UL or HLN?

Unilever presently has a consensus target price of $61.75, suggesting a potential upside of 7.58%. Haleon has a consensus target price of $10.95, suggesting a potential upside of 17.81%. Given Haleon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Haleon is more favorable than Unilever.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unilever	3 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22
Haleon	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Unilever beats Haleon on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.