About Unilever (LON:ULVR)
Unilever PLC operates in the fast-moving consumer goods industry worldwide. It operates through Personal Care, Home Care, Foods, and Refreshment segments. The Personal Care segment offers skin care and hair care products, deodorants, and oral care products. The Home Care segment provides home care products, including powders, liquids and capsules, soap bars, and various cleaning products. The Foods segment offers soups, bouillons, sauces, snacks, mayonnaise, salad dressings, and margarines and spreads. The Refreshment segment provides ice creams and tea-based beverages. The company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
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SectorN/A
SymbolLON:ULVR
CUSIPN/A
Phone+44-20-78225252
Debt
Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A
Current RatioN/A
Quick RatioN/A
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E RatioN/A
Forward P/E RatioN/A
P/E GrowthN/A
Sales & Book Value
Annual SalesN/A
Price / SalesN/A
Cash FlowN/A
Price / CashN/A
Book ValueN/A
Price / BookN/A
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A
Net IncomeN/A
Net Margins9.97%
Return on Equity31.62%
Return on Assets8.74%
Miscellaneous
EmployeesN/A
Outstanding Shares1,240,000,000
Unilever (LON:ULVR) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Unilever's stock symbol?
Unilever trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "ULVR."
How often does Unilever pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Unilever?
Unilever announced a dividend on Thursday, April 19th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 3rd will be given a dividend of GBX 33.41 per share on Wednesday, June 6th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.87%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 3rd. This is an increase from Unilever's previous dividend of $31.55. The official announcement can be viewed at this link. View Unilever's Dividend History.
What price target have analysts set for ULVR?
21 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for Unilever's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 3,200 to GBX 5,100. On average, they anticipate Unilever's stock price to reach GBX 4,380.94 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Unilever.
Who are some of Unilever's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Unilever include Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB), Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA), HSBC (HSBA), British American Tobacco (BATS), BP (BP), BHP Billiton (BLT), Rio Tinto (RIO), GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), AstraZeneca (AZN), Diageo (DGE), Glencore (GLEN), Vodafone (VOD), Prudential (PRU), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Beximco Pharmaceuticals (BXP), Reckitt Benckiser (RB), Barclays (BARC) and Carnival (CCL).
Who are Unilever's key executives?
Unilever's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Paulus Gerardus Josephus Maria Polman, Chief Exec. Officer and Exec. Director (Age 61)
- Mr. Graeme David Pitkethly, Chief Financial Officer and Exec. Director (Age 51)
- Ms. Ritva Sotamaa, Chief Legal Officer & Group Sec. (Age 54)
- Mr. Keith C. F. Weed, Chief Marketing and Communication Officer (Age 56)
- Ms. Leena Nair, Chief HR Officer (Age 48)
Has Unilever been receiving favorable news coverage?
News stories about ULVR stock have trended somewhat positive on Monday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Unilever earned a coverage optimism score of 0.16 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the company an impact score of 44.54 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.
How do I buy shares of Unilever?
Shares of ULVR and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.
What is Unilever's stock price today?
One share of ULVR stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 3,866.
How big of a company is Unilever?
Unilever has a market capitalization of £112.59 billion.
How can I contact Unilever?
Unilever's mailing address is Blackfriars, LONDON, EC4Y 0DY, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-20-78225252.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Unilever (ULVR)
MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Unilever and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe ULVR will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe ULVR will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.
Unilever (LON:ULVR) Price Target and Consensus Rating
(How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?) MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0-1.5 = Sell, 1.5-2.5 = Hold, 2.5-3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
21 Wall Street analysts have issued ratings and price targets for Unilever in the last 12 months. Their average twelve-month price target is GBX 4,380.94The high price target for ULVR is GBX 5,100 and the low price target for ULVR is GBX 3,200. There are currently 1 sell rating, 9 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus rating of "Hold."
| Today | 30 Days Ago | 90 Days Ago | 180 Days Ago |
| Consensus Rating: | Hold | Hold | Hold | Hold |
| Consensus Rating Score: | 2.48 | 2.30 | 2.32 | 2.27 |
| Ratings Breakdown: | 1 Sell Rating(s)
9 Hold Rating(s)
11 Buy Rating(s)
0 Strong Buy Rating(s) | 2 Sell Rating(s)
10 Hold Rating(s)
8 Buy Rating(s)
0 Strong Buy Rating(s) | 3 Sell Rating(s)
9 Hold Rating(s)
10 Buy Rating(s)
0 Strong Buy Rating(s) | 3 Sell Rating(s)
10 Hold Rating(s)
9 Buy Rating(s)
0 Strong Buy Rating(s) |
| Consensus Price Target: | GBX 4,380.94 | GBX 4,407.78 | GBX 4,344.50 | GBX 4,288.57 |
Unilever (LON:ULVR) Consensus Price Target History
Unilever (LON:ULVR) Analyst Ratings History
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| Date | Brokerage | Action | Rating | Price Target | Details |
|---|
| 4/23/2018 | Jefferies Group | Lower Price Target | Buy | GBX 4,730 -> GBX 4,480 |  |
| 4/20/2018 | Goldman Sachs | Set Price Target | Neutral | GBX 4,000 | |
| 4/20/2018 | JPMorgan Chase | Set Price Target | Neutral | GBX 4,400 | |
| 4/20/2018 | Berenberg Bank | Reiterated Rating | Buy | GBX 4,800 -> GBX 4,700 | |
| 4/19/2018 | Liberum Capital | Reiterated Rating | Hold | GBX 3,960 | |
| 4/17/2018 | Sanford C. Bernstein | Set Price Target | Buy | GBX 4,850 | |
| 4/12/2018 | Barclays | Lower Price Target | Overweight | GBX 4,530 -> GBX 4,490 | |
| 4/6/2018 | Deutsche Bank | Reiterated Rating | Buy | | |
| 4/4/2018 | Royal Bank of Canada | Set Price Target | Sell | GBX 3,200 | |
| 4/3/2018 | UBS | Set Price Target | Buy | GBX 4,250 | |
| 2/26/2018 | Credit Suisse Group | Reiterated Rating | Neutral | GBX 4,400 | |
| 2/5/2018 | Beaufort Securities | Downgrade | Hold | GBX 4,330 | |
| 2/1/2018 | Shore Capital | Reiterated Rating | Buy | | |
| 1/31/2018 | BNP Paribas | Lower Price Target | Outperform | GBX 4,700 -> GBX 4,600 | |
| 1/16/2018 | Citigroup | Set Price Target | Buy | GBX 5,100 | |
| 12/1/2017 | Kepler Capital Markets | Reiterated Rating | Buy | | |
| 10/20/2017 | S&P Global | Set Price Target | Neutral | GBX 4,500 | |
| 10/20/2017 | Bryan, Garnier & Co | Reiterated Rating | Neutral | GBX 4,350 | |
| 10/19/2017 | Whitman Howard | Reiterated Rating | Hold | GBX 4,350 | |
| 8/2/2017 | Macquarie | Reiterated Rating | Outperform | GBX 4,700 | |
| 4/24/2017 | Numis Securities | Boost Price Target | Hold | GBX 4,080 -> GBX 4,197 | |
| 4/20/2017 | AlphaValue | Reiterated Rating | Reduce | GBX 4,243 | |
| 1/27/2017 | S&P Global | Set Price Target | Neutral | GBX 3,400 | |
| 11/3/2016 | Morgan Stanley | Set Price Target | Neutral | GBX 4,000 | |
(Data available from 4/23/2016 forward)
Unilever (LON:ULVR) Dividend History by Quarter
| Announced | Period | Amount | Yield | Ex-Dividend Date | Record Date | Payable Date |
|---|
| 4/19/2018 | | GBX 33.41 | 0.87% | 5/3/2018 | 5/3/2018 | 6/6/2018 |
| 2/1/2018 | | GBX 31.55 | 0.78% | 2/15/2018 | 2/15/2018 | 3/21/2018 |
| 10/19/2017 | | GBX 31.99 | 0.78% | 11/2/2017 | 11/2/2017 | 12/13/2017 |
| 7/20/2017 | | GBX 31.83 | 0.73% | 8/3/2017 | 8/3/2017 | 9/6/2017 |
| 4/20/2017 | | GBX 30.21 | 0.76% | 5/4/2017 | 5/4/2017 | 6/7/2017 |
| 1/26/2017 | | GBX 27.68 | 0.87% | 2/9/2017 | 2/9/2017 | 3/15/2017 |
| 10/13/2016 | | GBX 28.90 | 0.8% | 10/27/2016 | 10/27/2016 | 12/7/2016 |
| 7/21/2016 | | GBX 26.89 | 0.76% | 8/4/2016 | 8/4/2016 | 9/7/2016 |
| 4/14/2016 | | GBX 25.56 | 0.78% | 4/28/2016 | 4/28/2016 | 6/1/2016 |
| 1/19/2016 | | GBX 23 | 0.78% | 2/4/2016 | 2/4/2016 | 3/9/2016 |
| 10/15/2015 | | GBX 22.59 | 0.78% | 10/29/2015 | 10/29/2015 | 12/9/2015 |
| 7/23/2015 | | GBX 21.10 | 0.73% | 8/6/2015 | 8/6/2015 | 9/9/2015 |
| 4/16/2015 | | GBX 21.80 | 0.72% | 4/23/2015 | 4/23/2015 | 6/3/2015 |
| 1/20/2015 | | GBX 21.77 | 0.8% | 2/5/2015 | 2/5/2015 | 3/11/2015 |
| 10/23/2014 | | GBX 22.52 | 0.92% | 11/6/2014 | 11/6/2014 | 12/10/2014 |
| 7/24/2014 | | GBX 22.53 | 0.85% | 8/6/2014 | 8/6/2014 | 9/10/2014 |
| 4/24/2014 | | GBX 23.38 | 0.9% | 5/7/2014 | 5/7/2014 | 6/11/2014 |
| 1/21/2014 | | GBX 22.22 | 0.9% | 2/5/2014 | 2/5/2014 | 3/12/2014 |
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
Unilever (LON ULVR) Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History
Unilever (LON ULVR) Insider Trading History
| Transaction Date | Insider Name | Title | Buy/Sell | Number of Shares | Average Share Price | Total Transaction | Shares Held After Transaction | Details |
|---|
| 3/8/2018 | Graeme Pitkethly | Insider | Buy | 3 | GBX 3,810 | £114.30 | | |
| 1/9/2018 | Graeme Pitkethly | Insider | Buy | 3 | GBX 4,079 | £122.37 | | |
| 12/8/2017 | Graeme Pitkethly | Insider | Buy | 3 | GBX 4,134 | £124.02 | | |
| 11/8/2017 | Graeme Pitkethly | Insider | Buy | 3 | GBX 4,237 | £127.11 | | |
| 10/9/2017 | Graeme Pitkethly | Insider | Buy | 3 | GBX 4,354 | £130.62 | | |
| 9/8/2017 | Graeme Pitkethly | Insider | Buy | 2 | GBX 4,534 | GBX 9,068 | | |
| 8/8/2017 | Graeme Pitkethly | Insider | Buy | 3 | GBX 4,389 | £131.67 | | |
| 8/1/2017 | Mary Ma | Insider | Buy | 460 | GBX 4,312 | £19,835.20 | | |
| 7/10/2017 | Graeme Pitkethly | Insider | Buy | 3 | GBX 4,255 | £127.65 | | |
| 6/8/2017 | Graeme Pitkethly | Insider | Buy | 3 | GBX 4,335 | £130.05 | | |
| 5/9/2017 | Graeme Pitkethly | Insider | Buy | 3 | GBX 4,079 | £122.37 | | |
| 4/27/2017 | John Rishton Cha | Insider | Buy | 2,000 | GBX 3,966 | £79,320 | | |
| 4/25/2017 | Strive Masiyiwa | Insider | Buy | 1,130 | GBX 4,031 | £45,550.30 | | |
| 4/10/2017 | Graeme Pitkethly | Insider | Buy | 3 | GBX 4,023 | £120.69 | | |
| 3/8/2017 | Graeme Pitkethly | Insider | Buy | 3 | GBX 3,917 | £117.51 | | |
| 2/8/2017 | Graeme Pitkethly | Insider | Buy | 4 | GBX 3,309 | £132.36 | | |
| 1/10/2017 | Graeme Pitkethly | Insider | Buy | 4 | GBX 3,351 | £134.04 | | |
| 11/8/2016 | Graeme Pitkethly | Insider | Buy | 4 | GBX 3,366 | £134.64 | | |
| 10/10/2016 | Graeme Pitkethly | Insider | Buy | 3 | GBX 3,733 | £111.99 | | |
| 9/7/2016 | Pitkethly,Graeme | Insider | Buy | 3 | GBX 3,611 | £108.33 | | |
| 8/8/2016 | Pitkethly,Graeme | Insider | Buy | 4 | GBX 3,512 | £140.48 | | |
| 7/8/2016 | Pitkethly,Graeme | Insider | Buy | 3 | GBX 3,635 | £109.05 | | |
| 6/8/2016 | Pitkethly,Graeme | Insider | Buy | 4 | GBX 3,229 | £129.16 | | |
| 5/10/2016 | Pitkethly,Graeme | Insider | Buy | 4 | GBX 3,191 | £127.64 | | |
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
Unilever (LON ULVR) News Headlines
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| Date | Headline |
|---|
 | Unilever (ULVR) Given New GBX 4,480 Price Target at Jefferies Group
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 6:30 AM |
| Unilever's (ULVR) Hold Rating Reiterated at Liberum Capital
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 20 at 4:48 PM |
| Goldman Sachs Analysts Give Unilever (ULVR) a GBX 4,000 Price Target
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 20 at 11:54 AM |
| Unilever (ULVR) Given a GBX 4,400 Price Target by JPMorgan Chase Analysts
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 20 at 9:50 AM |
![[$$] Big Consumer Brands Like Raising Prices, but It Is Getting Harder](/images/news-sites/YahooFinance.jpg "[$$] Big Consumer Brands Like Raising Prices, but It Is Getting Harder") | [$$] Big Consumer Brands Like Raising Prices, but It Is Getting Harder
finance.yahoo.com - April 20 at 8:36 AM |
| Unilever plc (ULVR) Declares Dividend Increase - GBX 33.41 Per Share
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 20 at 8:04 AM |
| Unilever (ULVR) Given a GBX 4,700 Price Target at Berenberg Bank
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 20 at 7:02 AM |
| Unilever (ULVR) Receives "Hold" Rating from Liberum Capital
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 19 at 5:50 PM |
 | BRIEF-Unilever Says Q1 Underlying Sales Growth Excluding Spreads Of 3.7 Pct
www.reuters.com - April 19 at 8:25 AM |
| BRIEF-Unilever CFO confident shareholders support Dutch HQ move
www.reuters.com - April 19 at 8:25 AM |
| BRIEF-Unilever Nigeria Posts Q1 Pretax Profit Of 3.92 Bln Naira
www.reuters.com - April 19 at 8:25 AM |
| BRIEF-Unilever CFO comments on outlook, pricing
www.reuters.com - April 19 at 8:25 AM |
 | Unilever lifts dividend, plots €6bn share buyback
www.ft.com - April 19 at 8:25 AM |
| [$$] Big Brands Struggle to Raise Prices
finance.yahoo.com - April 19 at 8:25 AM |
| Publicis and industrials lead the pack as earnings dominate European stocks trading
finance.yahoo.com - April 19 at 8:25 AM |
| Unilever confident shareholders will agree to go Dutch
finance.yahoo.com - April 19 at 8:25 AM |
| Unilever's Got the Ingredients for a Shareholder Revolt
finance.yahoo.com - April 19 at 8:25 AM |
| Unilever (ULVR) Rating Reiterated by Liberum Capital
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 19 at 6:51 AM |
| France's Danone buoyed by Chinese demand for baby formula
finance.yahoo.com - April 18 at 8:25 AM |
| Unilever (ULVR) Rating Reiterated by Whitman Howard
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 18 at 12:34 AM |
| Unilever (ULVR) Given a GBX 4,850 Price Target by Sanford C. Bernstein Analysts
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 17 at 10:29 AM |
| Unilever (ULVR) Given New GBX 4,830 Price Target at Jefferies Group
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 16 at 2:24 PM |
| [$$] US bank earnings, World Bank-IMF spring meetings
finance.yahoo.com - April 15 at 6:29 PM |
| JPMorgan Chase Reiterates GBX 4,650 Price Target for Unilever (ULVR)
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 12 at 7:57 PM |
| Unilever (ULVR) Given Hold Rating at Liberum Capital
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 12 at 2:52 PM |
| Unilever (ULVR) PT Lowered to GBX 4,490 at Barclays
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 12 at 9:47 AM |
| Unilever (ULVR) Downgraded by Royal Bank of Canada
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 11 at 3:24 PM |
| Nestle pledges to make all its packaging recyclable by 2025
finance.yahoo.com - April 10 at 8:39 AM |
| Unilever (ULVR) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Liberum Capital
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 8 at 8:36 PM |
| Unilever (ULVR) PT Set at GBX 4,050 by Goldman Sachs
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 8 at 8:36 PM |
| Unilever (ULVR) PT Raised to GBX 4,350
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 8 at 8:36 PM |
| Unilever (ULVR) PT Set at GBX 4,400 by JPMorgan Chase
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 8 at 8:06 PM |
| Unilever (ULVR) Given a GBX 4,400 Price Target at UBS
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 8 at 2:39 PM |
| Unilever (ULVR) Given a GBX 3,950 Price Target by Goldman Sachs Analysts
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 7 at 7:17 PM |
| Unilever (ULVR) Rating Reiterated by Deutsche Bank
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 6 at 9:36 AM |
| It's not too late to rethink Unilever going Dutch
www.ft.com - April 6 at 8:39 AM |
| [$$] It’s not too late to rethink Unilever going Dutch
finance.yahoo.com - April 6 at 8:39 AM |
| Liberum Capital Boosts Unilever (ULVR) Price Target to GBX 3,960
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 5 at 6:21 PM |
| Jefferies Group Reiterates Buy Rating for Unilever (ULVR)
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 5 at 5:14 PM |
| Unilever (ULVR) Given a GBX 3,200 Price Target by Royal Bank of Canada Analysts
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 4 at 1:33 PM |
| Unilever (ULVR) Given a GBX 4,250 Price Target at UBS
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 3 at 9:16 AM |
| Unilever (ULVR) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by JPMorgan Chase
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 1 at 9:14 PM |
| Unilever plc (ULVR) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 31 at 1:36 PM |
| Unilever (ULVR) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by JPMorgan Chase & Co.
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 29 at 7:28 PM |
| Unilever (ULVR) Given a GBX 3,820 Price Target at Goldman Sachs
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 29 at 11:27 AM |
 | Form 6-K UNILEVER NV For: Mar 28
www.streetinsider.com - March 29 at 8:38 AM |
| Unilever (ULVR) Given a GBX 5,100 Price Target at Citigroup
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 28 at 4:54 PM |
| UBS Analysts Give Unilever (ULVR) a GBX 4,250 Price Target
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 28 at 11:05 AM |
| Unilever (ULVR) Given "Neutral" Rating at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 27 at 7:10 AM |
| Goldman Sachs Analysts Give Unilever (ULVR) a GBX 3,820 Price Target
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 26 at 8:46 PM |
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