LON:ULVRUnilever Share Price, Forecast & News

GBX 4,241

+41.00 (+0.98 %)

(As of 05/28/2020 03:27 AM ET)

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Today's Range

4,195

Now: GBX 4,241▼

4,243

50-Day Range

4,018

MA: GBX 4,129.94▼

4,303

52-Week Range

3,583.50

Now: GBX 4,241▼

5,333

Volume148,987 shs

Average Volume2.75 million shs

Market Capitalization£49.37 billion

P/E Ratio16.68

Dividend Yield3.51%

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^™

2.2 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 4,488.64, Unilever has a potential upside of 5.8% from its current price of GBX 4,241.
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 950 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Unilever has received 1,039 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Unilever has received 52.24% “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 3.51%, 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 57.38 %. 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 £245.55 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 16.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 14.82.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Unilever is 16.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 9.61.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Unilever has a P/B Ratio of 8.44. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

2.03 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

Webwww.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 Ratio16.68

Forward P/E Ratio19.54

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 / Book8.44

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£49.37 billion

Next Earnings Date7/23/2020 (Estimated)

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 increased by 4.1% and is now trading at GBX 4,241. View which stocks have been most 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.

When is Unilever's next earnings date?

Unilever is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Unilever.

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

Unilever declared a dividend on Thursday, April 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, May 14th will be paid a dividend of GBX 36.14 per share on Thursday, June 4th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.88%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 14th. This is a positive change from Unilever's previous dividend of GBX 34.72. The official announcement can be accessed at this link. View Unilever's dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for ULVR?

11 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for Unilever's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 2,900 to GBX 5,500. On average, they anticipate Unilever's stock price to reach GBX 4,488.64 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Unilever.

Has Unilever been receiving favorable news coverage?

News coverage about ULVR stock has trended somewhat positive on Thursday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing 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 news sentiment score of 1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news 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), ZOONO Group (ZNO), MAV Beauty Brands (MAV), Accrol Group (ACRL), Mediland Pharm (MPH), Acme United (ACU), Pental (PTL), Warpaint London (W7L), BOD Australia (BDA) and Brand Architekts Group (BAR). View all competitors.

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), Vodafone Group (VOD), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), General Electric (GE), Procter & Gamble (PG), British American Tobacco Plc Ads (BATS), Barclays (BARC), BP (BP) and easyJet (EZJ).

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 4,241.

How big of a company is Unilever?

Unilever has a market capitalization of £49.37 billion. Unilever employs 154,848 workers across the globe.

What is Unilever's official website?

The official website for Unilever is 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 5/28/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff