Unilever (UL) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to UL or KVUE?

In the previous week, Kenvue had 8 more articles in the media than Unilever. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Kenvue and 16 mentions for Unilever. Unilever's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Kenvue's score of 0.71 indicating that Unilever is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Unilever	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kenvue	12 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, UL or KVUE?

Unilever has higher revenue and earnings than Kenvue. Unilever is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kenvue, 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	$60.29B	2.37	$7.02B	$3.38	17.00
Kenvue	$15.44B	2.91	$1.66B	$0.55	42.65

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%

Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 3.5%. Unilever pays out 55.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, UL or KVUE?

Unilever has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kenvue has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in UL or KVUE?

Unilever received 472 more outperform votes than Kenvue when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.63% of users gave Unilever an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Kenvue an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Unilever	Outperform Votes 492 51.63%	Underperform Votes 461 48.37%
Kenvue	Outperform Votes 20 50.00%	Underperform Votes 20 50.00%

Do analysts rate UL or KVUE?

Unilever presently has a consensus price target of $61.75, suggesting a potential upside of 7.45%. Kenvue has a consensus price target of $22.64, suggesting a potential downside of 3.51%. Given Unilever's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Unilever is more favorable than Kenvue.

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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22
Kenvue	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Unilever and Kenvue tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.