Haleon (HLN) 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.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ULVR or HLN?

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.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ULVR or HLN?

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
Unilever	£59.77B	1.91	£7.79B	£2.24	2,082.59
Haleon	£11.02B	2.84	£1.07B	£0.17	2,106.59

Does the media favor ULVR or HLN?

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

Is ULVR or HLN a better dividend stock?

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.

Is ULVR or HLN 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
Unilever	11.01%	34.57%	8.62%
Haleon	9.66%	6.54%	4.45%

Do analysts prefer ULVR or HLN?

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

Which has more risk & volatility, ULVR or HLN?

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.