Haleon (HLN) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer UL or HLN?

In the previous week, Unilever had 21 more articles in the media than Haleon. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Unilever and 7 mentions for Haleon. Unilever's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Haleon's score of 0.52 indicating that Unilever is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Unilever	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Haleon	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Do analysts prefer UL or HLN?

Unilever currently has a consensus price target of $66.33, indicating a potential upside of 13.13%. Haleon has a consensus price target of $10.95, indicating a potential upside of 6.47%. Given Unilever's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Unilever is more favorable than Haleon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unilever	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Haleon	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, UL 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	$60.76B	2.39	$6.22B	$3.49	16.80
Haleon	$11.23B	4.15	$1.30B	$0.39	26.37

Is UL or HLN a better dividend stock?

Unilever pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Haleon pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Unilever pays out 53.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Haleon pays out 59.0% 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. Unilever is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, UL or HLN?

Unilever has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haleon has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer UL or HLN?

Unilever received 481 more outperform votes than Haleon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.67% of users gave Unilever an outperform vote while only 39.47% of users gave Haleon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Unilever	Outperform Votes 496 51.67%	Underperform Votes 464 48.33%
Haleon	Outperform Votes 15 39.47%	Underperform Votes 23 60.53%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in UL or HLN?

9.7% of Unilever shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.7% of Haleon shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Unilever shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Unilever beats Haleon on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.