LON:ULVRUnilever Share Price, Forecast & News

GBX 4,037

-6.00 (-0.15 %)

(As of 04/3/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

4,004

Now: GBX 4,037▼

4,072

50-Day Range

3,726

MA: GBX 4,252.02▼

4,661.50

52-Week Range

3,583.50

Now: GBX 4,037▼

5,333

Volume2.42 million shs

Average Volume2.75 million shs

Market Capitalization£47.00 billion

P/E Ratio15.98

Dividend Yield3.53%

BetaN/A

Unilever PLC operates in the fast moving consumer goods industry worldwide. It operates through Beauty & Personal Care, Foods & Refreshment, and Home Care segments. The Beauty & Personal Care segment offers skin care and hair care products, deodorants, and oral care products primarily under the Axe, Dove, Lux, Rexona, Sunsilk, TRESemmé, Signal, Lifebuoy, and Vaseline brands. The Foods & Refreshment segment provides soups, bouillons, sauces, snacks, mayonnaise, salad dressings, margarines and spreads, ice creams, and tea-based beverages primarily under the Knorr, Hellmann's, Magnum, Lipton, Heart, Brooke Bond, and Ben & Jerry's brand names. The Home Care segment offers home care products, such as powders, liquids and capsules, soap bars, and a range of cleaning products, as well as water purification products primarily under the Dirt is Good, Surf, Comfort, Domestos, Sunlight, Cif, Seventh Generation, Blueair, Pureit, and Truliva/Qinyuan brands. Unilever PLC was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

3.2 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Unilever has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.45, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of GBX 4,585.91, Unilever has a potential upside of 13.6% from its current price of GBX 4,037.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Unilever has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.4 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Unilever has received 946 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Unilever has received 1,035 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Unilever has received 52.25% “underperform” votes from our community.

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.

2.5 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Unilever is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.53%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Unilever does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Unilever is 0.55 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

3.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Unilever insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £57,308.96 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

0.0 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Unilever are expected to decrease by -100.00% in the coming year, from GBX 217 to GBX 0 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Unilever is 15.98, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 10.79.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Unilever is 15.98, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 7.35.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Unilever has a P/B Ratio of 8.03. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

2.23 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange LON

Industry Household & Personal Products

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorConsumer Defensive

Current SymbolLON:ULVR

Previous Symbol

CUSIPN/A

CIKN/A

Webhttp://www.unilever.co.uk/

Phone+44-20-78225252

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio203.49

Current Ratio0.78

Quick Ratio0.53

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio15.98

Forward P/E Ratio18.60

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual SalesN/A

Price / SalesN/A

Cash FlowN/A

Price / Cash FlowN/A

Book ValueGBX 502.50 per share

Price / Book8.03

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A

Net IncomeN/A

Net MarginsN/A

Return on EquityN/A

Return on AssetsN/A

Miscellaneous

Employees154,848

Outstanding Shares1,164,140,032

Market Cap£47.00 billion

Next Earnings DateN/A

OptionableNot Optionable

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Unilever (LON:ULVR) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Unilever's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Unilever's stock was trading at GBX 4,073.50 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, ULVR shares have decreased by 0.9% and is now trading at GBX 4,037. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Unilever?

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Unilever in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Unilever.

How often does Unilever pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Unilever?

Unilever declared a dividend on Thursday, January 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be given a dividend of GBX 34.72 per share on Wednesday, March 18th. This represents a yield of 0.78%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 20th. The official announcement can be viewed at this link. View Unilever's dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for ULVR?

11 brokerages have issued 12-month target prices for Unilever's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 3,850 to GBX 5,500. On average, they anticipate Unilever's stock price to reach GBX 4,585.91 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Unilever.

Has Unilever been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media stories about ULVR stock have been trending very negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Unilever earned a coverage optimism score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutUnilever.

Who are some of Unilever's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Unilever include Beiersdorf (BEI), Natura &Co (NTCO), PZ Cussons (PZC), Asaleo Care (AHY), BWX (BWX), McPherson's (MCP), MAV Beauty Brands (MAV), Mediland Pharm (MPH), Acme United (ACU), Accrol Group (ACRL), Pental (PTL), Warpaint London (W7L), Brand Architekts Group (BAR), BOD Australia (BDA) and Orchids Paper Products (TIS).

What other stocks do shareholders of Unilever own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Unilever investors own include Unilever (UN), GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Procter & Gamble (PG), British American Tobacco Plc Ads (BATS), easyJet (EZJ), AstraZeneca (AZN), BAE Systems (BA), Barclays (BARC) and BP (BP).

Who are Unilever's key executives?

Unilever's management team includes the following people:

Mr. Graeme David Pitkethly, CFO & Exec. Director (Age 52)
Mr. Alan W. Jope, CEO & Exec. Director (Age 55)
Mr. Nitin Paranjpe, Chief Operating Officer (Age 55)
Mr. Richard Williams, Investor Relations Officer
Ms. Ritva Sotamaa, Chief Legal Officer & Group Sec. (Age 55)

What is Unilever's stock symbol?

Unilever trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "ULVR."

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 4,037.

How big of a company is Unilever?

Unilever has a market capitalization of £47.00 billion. Unilever employs 154,848 workers across the globe. View additional information about Unilever.

What is Unilever's official website?

The official website for Unilever is http://www.unilever.co.uk/.

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.

This page was last updated on 4/4/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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