Unilever (LON:ULVR) Given Sell Rating at UBS Group

Key Points

• UBS Group has reaffirmed a "sell" rating on Unilever's stock, setting a price target of GBX 4,120, indicating a potential downside of 10.63% from its previous close.
• Several other analysts have varied opinions, with Deutsche Bank maintaining a "buy" rating while lowering their price target to GBX 5,050, contrasting with Royal Bank of Canada and Jefferies' "underperform" ratings.
• As of the latest data, Unilever's stock is trading at GBX 4,610, with a 52-week range of GBX 4,311 to GBX 4,910, highlighting its fluctuating performance in the market.

Unilever (LON:ULVR - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "sell" rating reaffirmed by analysts at UBS Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday,Digital Look reports. They presently have a GBX 4,120 price target on the stock. UBS Group's price objective would suggest a potential downside of 10.63% from the company's previous close.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on ULVR. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on Unilever from GBX 5,100 to GBX 5,050 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Unilever from GBX 3,800 to GBX 3,900 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on Unilever from GBX 3,900 to GBX 3,800 and set an "underperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, Berenberg Bank upped their price objective on Unilever from GBX 5,500 to GBX 5,570 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Reduce" and a consensus target price of GBX 4,488.

Unilever Price Performance

Unilever stock opened at GBX 4,610 on Friday. Unilever has a 52-week low of GBX 4,311 and a 52-week high of GBX 4,910. The firm has a market capitalization of £113.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,058.04, a PEG ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 0.22. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 4,545.47 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 4,584.11. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.87.

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.

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