Unilever (UL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Unilever PLC operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. It operates through five segments: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream. The Beauty & Wellbeing segment engages in the sale of hair care products, such as shampoo, conditioner, and styling; skin care products including face, hand, and body moisturizer; and prestige beauty and health & wellbeing products consist of the vitamins, minerals, and supplements. The Personal Care segment offers skin cleansing products comprising soap and shower; deodorants; and oral care products, such as toothpaste, toothbrush, and mouthwash products. The Home Care segment is involved in the sale of fabric care products, including washing powders and liquids, and rinse conditioners; and fabric enhancers, and home and hygiene products. The Nutrition segment provides dressings products, such as mayonnaise and ketchup; sells scratch cooking aids consist of soups, bouillons, and seasonings; plant-based meat; beverages; and functional nutrition products, including Horlicks and Boost, as well as tea products. The Ice Cream segment offers ice cream products including in-home and out-of-home ice creams. The company provides its products under the AXE, Ben & Jerry's, Cif, Clear, Closeup, Comfort, Cornetto, Dermalogica, Domestos, Dove, Dove Men+Care, Hellmann's, Horlicks, Knorr, LUX, Lifebuoy, Liquid I.V., Magnum, Nutrafol, OMO, Paula's Choice, Pepsodent, Pond's, Rexona, Rexona, Sunlight, Sunsilk, Surf, TRESemmé, Vaseline, Wall's, Breyers, and Yasso brand names. Unilever PLC was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $56.93 to $57.33
• 50-Day Range: $57.16 to $63.32
• 52-Week Range: $46.46 to $65.87
• Volume: 1.31 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.58 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $141.64 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.20
• Dividend Yield: 3.29%
• Price Target: $61.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Unilever Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Unilever scored higher than 49% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 97th out of 145 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Unilever has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Unilever has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.06%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Unilever are expected to grow by 8.06% in the coming year, from $3.10 to $3.35 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Unilever is 17.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.48.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Unilever is 17.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 21.87.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Unilever has a PEG Ratio of 1.80. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Unilever has a P/B Ratio of 6.36. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.08% of the float of Unilever has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Unilever has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Unilever has recently decreased by 18.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Unilever pays a meaningful dividend of 3.25%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Unilever does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Unilever is 56.63%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Unilever will have a dividend payout ratio of 56.12% next year. This indicates that Unilever will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.08% of the float of Unilever has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Unilever has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Unilever has recently decreased by 18.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.12

News Sentiment

Unilever has a news sentiment score of 0.12. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Unilever this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

11 people have searched for UL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 120% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

16 people have added Unilever to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 220% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Unilever insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.00% of the stock of Unilever is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 9.67% of the stock of Unilever is held by institutions.

UL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have UL shares performed this year?

Unilever's stock was trading at $48.48 at the beginning of the year. Since then, UL shares have increased by 17.9% and is now trading at $57.17.
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Does Unilever have any subsidiaries?

Unilever subsidiaries include these companies: SmartyPants Vitamins, Tatcha, The Laundress Inc, The Vegetarian Butcher, Sundial Brands, Tazo, Mãe Terra, and more.

Who are Unilever's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Unilever include Wellington Management Group LLP (1.00%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.67%), FMR LLC (0.23%) and Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC (0.21%).

How do I buy shares of Unilever?

Shares of UL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Unilever own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Unilever investors own include BlackRock (BLK), Broadcom (AVGO), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), ServiceNow (NOW), Illinois Tool Works (ITW) and Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 12/6 Dividend: 11/08/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/06/2024
• Today: 12/23/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Soap, detergents, & cleaning preparations; perfumes, & cosmetics
• Sub-Industry: Consumer Goods
• Current Symbol: NYSE:UL
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 217410
• Web: www.unilever.com
• Phone: 442078225252
• Fax: 44-0-20-7822-5464
• Employees: 128,000
• Year Founded: 1929

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $61.75
• High Stock Price Target: $72.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $48.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.38
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.20
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.42
• P/E Growth: 1.8
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.77
• Quick Ratio: 0.56

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $60.29 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.35
• Cash Flow: $3.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.65
• Book Value: $8.99 per share
• Price / Book: 6.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,480,577,000
• Free Float: 2,455,771,000
• Market Cap: $141.64 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.48