Unilever (UL) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, UL or HLN?

Unilever has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haleon has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is UL or HLN a better dividend stock?

Unilever pays an annual dividend of $2.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Haleon pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Unilever pays out 59.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Haleon pays out 64.1% 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 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	$59.77B	2.50	$6.22B	$3.49	17.43
Haleon	$14.35B	2.90	$1.84B	$0.39	23.78

Does the media favor UL or HLN?

In the previous week, Unilever had 18 more articles in the media than Haleon. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Unilever and 9 mentions for Haleon. Unilever's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Haleon's score of 0.76 indicating that Unilever is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Unilever	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Haleon	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is UL or HLN 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
Unilever	N/A	N/A	N/A
Haleon	12.86%	17.65%	8.58%

Do analysts recommend UL or HLN?

Unilever presently has a consensus price target of $72.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.20%. Haleon has a consensus price target of $12.33, suggesting a potential upside of 32.88%. Given Haleon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Haleon is more favorable than Unilever.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unilever	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Haleon	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Summary

Unilever beats Haleon on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.