Unilever (UL) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate HLN or UL?

Haleon currently has a consensus target price of $10.95, suggesting a potential upside of 18.70%. Unilever has a consensus target price of $61.75, suggesting a potential upside of 10.00%. Given Haleon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Haleon is more favorable than Unilever.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Haleon	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Unilever	3 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HLN or UL?

Unilever received 478 more outperform votes than Haleon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.57% of users gave Unilever an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave Haleon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Haleon	Outperform Votes 15 42.86%	Underperform Votes 20 57.14%
Unilever	Outperform Votes 493 51.57%	Underperform Votes 463 48.43%

Is HLN or UL more profitable?

Haleon has a net margin of 10.85% compared to Unilever's net margin of 0.00%. Haleon's return on equity of 14.76% beat Unilever's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Haleon	10.85%	14.76%	7.32%
Unilever	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HLN or UL?

6.7% of Haleon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.7% of Unilever shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Unilever shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to HLN or UL?

In the previous week, Unilever had 6 more articles in the media than Haleon. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Unilever and 11 mentions for Haleon. Unilever's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Haleon's score of 0.63 indicating that Unilever is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Haleon	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Unilever	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is HLN or UL a better dividend stock?

Haleon pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Unilever pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Haleon pays out 32.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more risk & volatility, HLN or UL?

Haleon has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unilever has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, HLN or UL?

Unilever has higher revenue and earnings than Haleon.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Haleon	$14.05B	2.97	$1.30B	$0.34	27.13
Unilever	$64.51B	2.16	$7.02B	N/A	N/A

Summary

Unilever beats Haleon on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.