Unilever (UL) Competitors $62.55 +0.55 (+0.88%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$62.51 -0.04 (-0.06%) As of 06:25 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UL vs. HLN, KVUE, SN, ELF, COTY, ODD, MBC, IMAX, FOXF, and EPCShould you be buying Unilever stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Unilever include Haleon (HLN), Kenvue (KVUE), SharkNinja (SN), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), Coty (COTY), ODDITY Tech (ODD), MasterBrand (MBC), IMAX (IMAX), Fox Factory (FOXF), and Edgewell Personal Care (EPC). These companies are all part of the "consumer goods" industry. Unilever vs. Its Competitors Haleon Kenvue SharkNinja e.l.f. Beauty Coty ODDITY Tech MasterBrand IMAX Fox Factory Edgewell Personal Care Haleon (NYSE:HLN) and Unilever (NYSE:UL) are both large-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Which has higher valuation and earnings, HLN or UL? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHaleon$14.35B3.04$1.84B$0.3924.91Unilever$65.76B2.33$6.22B$3.4917.92 Which has more risk and volatility, HLN or UL? Haleon has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unilever has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HLN or UL? 6.7% of Haleon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.7% of Unilever shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Unilever shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is HLN or UL more profitable? Haleon has a net margin of 12.86% compared to Unilever's net margin of 0.00%. Haleon's return on equity of 17.65% beat Unilever's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Haleon12.86% 17.65% 8.58% Unilever N/A N/A N/A Is HLN or UL a better dividend stock? Haleon pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Unilever pays an annual dividend of $2.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Haleon pays out 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Unilever pays out 59.3% 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. Do analysts recommend HLN or UL? Haleon presently has a consensus target price of $12.33, indicating a potential upside of 26.87%. Unilever has a consensus target price of $73.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.71%. 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78Unilever 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Does the media favor HLN or UL? In the previous week, Unilever had 2 more articles in the media than Haleon. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Unilever and 12 mentions for Haleon. Unilever's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Haleon's score of 1.18 indicating that Unilever is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Haleon 7 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Unilever 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryUnilever beats Haleon on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Unilever News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnileverCONS PD IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$153.46B$32.74B$16.10B$21.27BDividend Yield3.34%2.56%3.04%3.53%P/E Ratio17.9239.6118.3829.22Price / Sales2.331.9847.3352.82Price / Cash15.3816.4114.8723.61Price / Book6.787.375.845.36Net Income$6.22B$1.23B$677.55M$996.59M7 Day Performance-1.48%1.20%0.65%3.11%1 Month Performance3.54%3.96%-2.43%3.23%1 Year Performance-2.41%24.07%3.62%11.54% Unilever Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ULUnilever3.2117 of 5 stars$62.55+0.9%$73.00+16.7%-2.5%$153.46B$65.76B17.92115,964Positive NewsHLNHaleon4.3066 of 5 stars$9.69+0.4%$12.33+27.2%-2.4%$43.49B$14.35B24.8524,561Positive NewsKVUEKenvue3.8488 of 5 stars$21.12-0.4%$24.38+15.4%-5.3%$40.53B$15.46B28.5422,000Positive NewsSNSharkNinja2.2096 of 5 stars$119.33+0.3%$131.86+10.5%+32.8%$16.83B$5.53B32.603,688News CoveragePositive NewsELFe.l.f. Beauty3.9061 of 5 stars$123.60+6.2%$123.81+0.2%-26.2%$7.33B$1.31B72.71300Positive NewsCOTYCoty4.7755 of 5 stars$4.98+1.2%$7.80+56.6%-61.7%$4.34B$6.00B-10.3811,791Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeGap UpODDODDITY Tech1.7199 of 5 stars$62.03+3.2%$74.88+20.7%+58.4%$3.46B$647.04M34.46342Positive NewsMBCMasterBrand2.4301 of 5 stars$12.46-0.5%$15.00+20.4%-19.8%$1.58B$2.70B17.3013,000Positive NewsIMAXIMAX3.1567 of 5 stars$25.80+2.0%$32.80+27.1%+26.5%$1.39B$352.21M43.00780Trending NewsFOXFFox Factory2.1769 of 5 stars$29.02-2.0%$34.86+20.1%-26.1%$1.21B$1.44B-4.804,100EPCEdgewell Personal Care3.7647 of 5 stars$23.12+0.8%$29.29+26.7%-41.8%$1.07B$2.25B17.136,700Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Haleon Alternatives Kenvue Alternatives SharkNinja Alternatives e.l.f. 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