Unilever (LON:ULVR) Hits New 12-Month Low - Time to Sell?

Key Points

• New 52-week low: Shares hit a new 52-week low of GBX 4,481 and last traded at GBX 4,508.50 on heavy volume, trading below both the 50‑day (GBX 5,027) and 200‑day (GBX 4,757) moving averages.
• Analysts are mixed: MarketBeat shows a consensus rating of "Reduce" with a consensus target of GBX 4,711.67, even as JPMorgan and Berenberg recently raised targets to GBX 5,700 and GBX 5,600 respectively (2 Buys, 1 Hold, 3 Sells).
• Financials show high leverage and weak short‑term liquidity — debt‑to‑equity ~190.6, quick ratio 0.49 and current ratio 0.79 — while valuation metrics include a P/E of 10.44 and market cap of about £98.5 billion.

Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR - Get Free Report) shares hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 4,481 and last traded at GBX 4,508.50, with a volume of 1030467188 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 4,528.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on ULVR shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Unilever from GBX 5,400 to GBX 5,700 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. 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 report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of Unilever to a "hold" rating and set a GBX 5,150 target price on the stock. in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and a consensus target price of GBX 4,711.67.

Unilever Price Performance

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 50-day moving average price of GBX 5,027.29 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 4,756.58. The firm has a market capitalization of £98.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 0.26.

About Unilever

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. We have around 400 brands found in homes all over the world, 13 of which are in the top 50 consumer goods brands. Some of our iconic global brands include Dove, Hellmann's, Knorr, Magnum, OMO and Surf. Our vision is to be the global leader in sustainable business and to demonstrate how our purpose-led, future-fit business model drives superior performance.

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