Kenvue (KVUE) Competitors

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

Is UL or KVUE more profitable?

Kenvue has a net margin of 6.88% compared to Unilever's net margin of 0.00%. Kenvue's return on equity of 21.43% beat Unilever's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unilever	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kenvue	6.88%	21.43%	8.42%

Does the media refer more to UL or KVUE?

In the previous week, Kenvue had 2 more articles in the media than Unilever. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Kenvue and 15 mentions for Unilever. Kenvue's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Unilever's score of 1.19 indicating that Kenvue is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Unilever	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kenvue	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, UL or KVUE?

Unilever has higher revenue and earnings than Kenvue.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Unilever	$64.51B	2.20	$7.02B	N/A	N/A
Kenvue	$15.44B	2.64	$1.66B	$0.55	38.71

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in UL or KVUE?

9.7% of Unilever shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of Kenvue shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Unilever shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Kenvue shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate UL or KVUE?

Unilever currently has a consensus target price of $61.75, indicating a potential upside of 7.63%. Kenvue has a consensus target price of $23.08, indicating a potential upside of 8.42%. Given Kenvue's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kenvue 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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Kenvue	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has more volatility and risk, UL or KVUE?

Unilever has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kenvue has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is UL or KVUE a better dividend stock?

Unilever pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Kenvue pays an annual dividend of $0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Kenvue pays out 149.1% 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 UL or KVUE?

Unilever received 472 more outperform votes than Kenvue when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.57% of users gave Unilever an outperform vote while only 44.68% of users gave Kenvue an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Unilever	Outperform Votes 493 51.57%	Underperform Votes 463 48.43%
Kenvue	Outperform Votes 21 44.68%	Underperform Votes 26 55.32%

Summary

Kenvue beats Unilever on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.