Unilever (LON:ULVR) Earns "Underperform" Rating from Berenberg Bank

Key Points

• Berenberg Bank reaffirmed its “underperform” rating on Unilever and maintained a GBX 4,000 price target, implying 17.21% downside from the stock’s current price.
• Analyst sentiment remains cautious: Unilever has a consensus “Reduce” rating, with one Buy, two Hold, and two Sell ratings, and an average price target of GBX 4,690.
• Unilever shares opened at GBX 4,831.50, compared with a 12-month range of GBX 3,644 to GBX 5,526; the company has a market capitalization of approximately £104.05 billion.

Unilever (LON:ULVR - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "underperform" rating reaffirmed by equities researchers at Berenberg Bank in a research note issued on Thursday, London Stock Exchange reports. They presently have a GBX 4,000 price objective on the stock. Berenberg Bank's target price would indicate a potential downside of 17.21% from the stock's current price.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded Unilever to a "sector perform" rating and upped their target price for the company from GBX 4,300 to GBX 4,600 in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a GBX 5,150 target price on shares of Unilever in a report on Monday, October 12th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed an "underperform" rating and issued a GBX 4,000 price target on shares of Unilever in a report on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average price target of GBX 4,690.

Unilever Price Performance

ULVR stock opened at GBX 4,831.50 on Thursday. Unilever has a 12-month low of GBX 3,644 and a 12-month high of GBX 5,526. The company has a current ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 198.28. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 4,718.15 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 4,645.72. The company has a market cap of £104.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.40, a PEG ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 0.46.

About Unilever

The world's best‑known brands, creating Desire at Scale. Unilever employed approximately 116,000 people in 2025 and generated €50.5 billion in turnover for the year. We have around 400 brands found in homes all over the world, with many iconic names including Dove, Hellmann's, Knorr, OMO and Surf. We create culturally connected brands. Connecting with people where and how it matters to them, pioneering change, defining the future and delivering impact. Our vision is to be the global leader in sustainable business, market-making, culture-creating, future-shaping.

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