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Haleon (HLN) Competitors

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GBX 351.80 +6.70 (+1.94%)
As of 10/17/2025 12:09 PM Eastern

HLN vs. ULVR, SN, SGE, WHR, ANP, CLX, TPX, PNPL, LEG, and HIK

Should you be buying Haleon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Haleon include Unilever (ULVR), Smith & Nephew (SN), The Sage Group (SGE), Warehouse REIT (WHR), Anpario (ANP), Calnex Solutions (CLX), TPXimpact (TPX), Pineapple Power (PNPL), Legendary Investments (LEG), and Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK).

Haleon vs. Its Competitors

Unilever (LON:ULVR) and Haleon (LON:HLN) are both large-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

45.8% of Unilever shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of Haleon shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Unilever shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Haleon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Unilever has higher revenue and earnings than Haleon. Unilever is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Haleon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Unilever£59.77B1.91£7.79B£2.242,082.59
Haleon£11.02B2.84£1.07B£0.172,106.59

In the previous week, Unilever had 3 more articles in the media than Haleon. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Unilever and 3 mentions for Haleon. Unilever's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Haleon's score of 0.20 indicating that Unilever is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Unilever
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Haleon
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Unilever pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Haleon pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Unilever pays out 80.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Haleon pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Unilever has a net margin of 11.01% compared to Haleon's net margin of 9.66%. Unilever's return on equity of 34.57% beat Haleon's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Unilever11.01% 34.57% 8.62%
Haleon 9.66%6.54%4.45%

Unilever presently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,488, indicating a potential downside of 3.79%. Haleon has a consensus price target of GBX 436.67, indicating a potential upside of 24.12%. Given Haleon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Haleon is more favorable than Unilever.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Unilever
3 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.80
Haleon
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Unilever has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haleon has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Unilever beats Haleon on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HLN vs. The Competition

MetricHaleonDrug Manufacturers IndustryMedical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£31.33B£1.70B£6.19B£2.57B
Dividend Yield1.98%2.95%5.70%5.37%
P/E Ratio2,106.59111.7385.544,242.54
Price / Sales2.841,634.82613.3299,406.89
Price / Cash21.9510.3737.1027.90
Price / Book1.9311.1212.238.11
Net Income£1.07B£20.70B£3.33B£5.89B
7 Day Performance3.90%-0.75%1.17%-0.62%
1 Month Performance3.96%2.14%6.85%0.73%
1 Year Performance-7.83%8.62%58.93%128.71%

Haleon Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HLN
Haleon
2.1028 of 5 stars
GBX 351.80
+1.9%
GBX 436.67
+24.1%
-7.8%£31.33B£11.02B2,106.5925,408
ULVR
Unilever
0.8746 of 5 stars
GBX 4,534
+1.3%
GBX 4,488
-1.0%
-3.4%£111.17B£59.77B2,024.11148,000Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
SN
Smith & Nephew
3.1857 of 5 stars
GBX 1,324
0.0%
GBX 1,379.33
+4.2%
+20.2%£14.51B£7.08B47.6718,452High Trading Volume
SGE
The Sage Group
2.8036 of 5 stars
GBX 1,156
+1.0%
GBX 3,500
+202.8%
+8.6%£11.04B£2.42B3,362.4211,326Positive News
Dividend Increase
WHR
Warehouse REIT
N/AGBX 113
-0.4%
N/A+27.7%£480.09M£55.58M1,153.0661,000
ANP
Anpario
0.593 of 5 stars
GBX 461
-0.9%
GBX 500
+8.5%
+51.2%£78.12M£43.93M1,551.14109News Coverage
CLX
Calnex Solutions
1.5111 of 5 stars
GBX 55
-0.9%
GBX 115
+109.1%
-1.8%£48.38M£18.39M15,277.789,000
TPX
TPXimpact
N/AGBX 15.23
-0.2%
N/A-52.3%£13.88M£77.34M-150.7412,000
PNPL
Pineapple Power
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.28MN/A-274.002High Trading Volume
LEG
Legendary Investments
N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.0019,900Gap Down
HIK
Hikma Pharmaceuticals
3.8519 of 5 stars
GBX 1,812
+0.7%
GBX 2,627.50
+45.0%
-11.7%£4.01B£3.22B1,085.039,100Analyst Forecast

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This page (LON:HLN) was last updated on 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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