Haleon (HLN) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HLN or ULVR?

43.9% of Haleon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of Unilever shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.7% of Haleon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Unilever shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HLN or ULVR?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Haleon	£11.07B	3.04	£1.07B	£11.89	31.38
Unilever	£70.72B	1.87	£7.79B	£221.09	20.30

Does the media refer more to HLN or ULVR?

In the previous week, Haleon had 1 more articles in the media than Unilever. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Haleon and 2 mentions for Unilever. Unilever's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat Haleon's score of -0.74 indicating that Unilever is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is HLN or ULVR a better dividend stock?

Haleon pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Unilever pays an annual dividend of GBX 147 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Haleon pays out 50.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Unilever pays out 66.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Is HLN or ULVR more profitable?

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
Haleon	9.66%	6.54%	4.45%
Unilever	11.01%	34.57%	8.62%

Do analysts prefer HLN or ULVR?

Haleon presently has a consensus price target of GBX 457, suggesting a potential upside of 22.49%. Given Haleon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Haleon is more favorable than Unilever.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Haleon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Unilever	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility & risk, HLN or ULVR?

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

Summary

Unilever beats Haleon on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.