Unilever's (ULVR) Sell Rating Reaffirmed at UBS Group

Key Points

• UBS Group has reiterated a sell rating for Unilever, with a target price of GBX 4,120, indicating a potential downside of 13.41% from its previous close.
• While UBS holds a negative outlook, other analysts such as Deutsche Bank and Berenberg Bank provided buy ratings with higher target prices, reflecting mixed sentiments about Unilever's stock.
• Unilever currently trades near GBX 4,758, with a market capitalization of £116.66 billion and has experienced a 12-month price fluctuation between GBX 4,311 and GBX 5,034.

Unilever (LON:ULVR - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "sell" rating restated by equities research analysts at UBS Group in a report released on Friday, MarketBeat.com reports. They currently have a GBX 4,120 price objective on the stock. UBS Group's target price points to a potential downside of 10.73% from the stock's previous close.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on ULVR. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on Unilever from GBX 4,900 to GBX 5,100 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of Unilever from GBX 3,800 to GBX 3,900 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on Unilever from GBX 3,800 to GBX 3,900 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Berenberg Bank boosted their price target on Unilever from GBX 5,500 to GBX 5,570 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Reduce" and an average price target of GBX 4,518.

Unilever Stock Performance

Shares of ULVR stock traded down GBX 10.61 during trading on Friday, reaching GBX 4,615.39. 2,129,794 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,478,813. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.87. The stock has a market capitalization of £113.16 billion, a PE ratio of 2,060.44, a PEG ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 0.22. Unilever has a twelve month low of GBX 4,311 and a twelve month high of GBX 5,012. The firm's fifty day moving average price is GBX 4,542.75 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 4,595.43.

Unilever Company Profile

Unilever is one of the world's leading suppliers of Beauty, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream products, with sales in over 190 countries and products used by 3.4 billion people every day. We have 148,000 employees and generated sales of €60.1 billion in 2022. 59% of our footprint is in developing and emerging markets.