Unilever (LON:ULVR) Given Overweight Rating at Barclays

Unilever (LON:ULVR - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "overweight" rating reiterated by analysts at Barclays in a research report issued on Monday, MarketBeat.com reports. They currently have a GBX 4,600 ($58.22) price target on the stock. Barclays's price target would suggest a potential upside of 20.51% from the company's current price.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on ULVR. Jefferies Financial Group reissued an "underperform" rating and issued a GBX 3,400 ($43.03) price target on shares of Unilever in a research report on Wednesday, March 20th. Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 4,960 ($62.78) price objective on shares of Unilever in a report on Thursday, February 8th.

Unilever Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of LON ULVR traded down GBX 20 ($0.25) during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching GBX 3,817 ($48.31). The company had a trading volume of 2,832,173 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,699,525. The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 3,923.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 3,884. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 142.66, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.76. The company has a market capitalization of £95.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,742.92, a PEG ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.17. Unilever has a 12-month low of GBX 3,680.50 ($46.58) and a 12-month high of GBX 4,483.25 ($56.74).

About Unilever

Unilever PLC operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. It operates through five segments: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream. The Beauty & Wellbeing segment engages in the sale of hair care products, such as shampoo, conditioner, and styling; skin care products including face, hand, and body moisturizer; and prestige beauty and health & wellbeing products consist of the vitamins, minerals, and supplements.