Unilever (LON:ULVR) Given "Underperform" Rating at Jefferies Financial Group

Key Points

• Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed an "Underperform" rating on Unilever with a GBX 4,300 price target, implying only about a 2.14% upside from the current price.
• MarketBeat's aggregate shows an average rating of "Reduce" and an average price target of GBX 4,795, with 2 Buys, 1 Hold and 3 Sells among covering analysts.
• The stock traded up 0.9% to GBX 4,210 on Tuesday on unusually high volume (211.25M vs. 25.74M average), sits near its one‑year low (GBX 4,068) vs high (GBX 5,526), and has a market cap of ~£91.9bn with a P/E of 9.75.

Unilever (LON:ULVR - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "underperform" rating reaffirmed by research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a report issued on Tuesday,London Stock Exchange reports. They currently have a GBX 4,300 price target on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group's price target would suggest a potential upside of 2.14% from the company's current price.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded shares of Unilever to a "hold" rating and set a GBX 5,150 target price for the company. in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Berenberg Bank upped their target price on shares of Unilever from GBX 5,530 to GBX 5,600 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Reduce" and an average price target of GBX 4,795.

Unilever Trading Up 0.9%

LON:ULVR traded up GBX 37.50 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting GBX 4,210. The stock had a trading volume of 211,249,109 shares, compared to its average volume of 25,743,502. Unilever has a one year low of GBX 4,068 and a one year high of GBX 5,526. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 190.62, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.79. The company has a market cap of £91.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.75, a P/E/G ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 0.26. The business's 50 day moving average is GBX 4,941.64 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 4,738.44.

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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