Unilever (ULVR) Competitors GBX 4,695 -17.00 (-0.36%) As of 05/23/2025 12:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock ULVR vs. HLN, SGE, SN, WHR, ANP, CLX, TPX, PNPL, LEG, and RKTShould you be buying Unilever stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Unilever include Haleon (HLN), The Sage Group (SGE), Smith & Nephew (SN), Warehouse REIT (WHR), Anpario (ANP), Calnex Solutions (CLX), TPXimpact (TPX), Pineapple Power (PNPL), Legendary Investments (LEG), and Reckitt Benckiser Group (RKT). Unilever vs. Haleon The Sage Group Smith & Nephew Warehouse REIT Anpario Calnex Solutions TPXimpact Pineapple Power Legendary Investments Reckitt Benckiser Group Haleon (LON:HLN) and Unilever (LON:ULVR) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and profitability. Does the media favor HLN or ULVR? In the previous week, Haleon had 3 more articles in the media than Unilever. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Haleon and 1 mentions for Unilever. Haleon's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Unilever's score of 0.00 indicating that Haleon is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Haleon 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Unilever 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HLN or ULVR? 43.9% of Haleon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of Unilever shares are held by institutional investors. 10.7% of Haleon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Unilever shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend HLN or ULVR? Haleon presently has a consensus target price of GBX 457, indicating a potential upside of 11.03%. Unilever has a consensus target price of GBX 4,000, indicating a potential downside of 14.80%. Given Haleon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 3.00Unilever 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 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 Haleon9.66% 6.54% 4.45% Unilever 11.01%34.57%8.62% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HLN or ULVR? Unilever received 1002 more outperform votes than Haleon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.18% of users gave Unilever an outperform vote while only 31.58% of users gave Haleon an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHaleonOutperform Votes1231.58% Underperform Votes2668.42% UnileverOutperform Votes101458.18% Underperform Votes72941.82% Is HLN or ULVR a better dividend stock? Haleon pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Unilever pays an annual dividend of GBX 147 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. 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. Which has more volatility and risk, HLN or ULVR? Haleon has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unilever has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHaleon£11.07B3.36£1.07B£11.8934.62Unilever£70.72B1.96£7.79B£221.0921.24 SummaryUnilever beats Haleon on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Unilever News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ULVR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ULVR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnileverHousehold & Personal Products IndustryDefensive SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£138.65B£15.72B£6.96B£2.66BDividend Yield3.29%2.45%3.16%4.79%P/E Ratio21.2418.4812.16135.58Price / Sales1.96295.6680.60224,418.97Price / Cash15.9717.16147.7728.28Price / Book5.133.062.983.89Net Income£7.79B£912.33M£1.01B£5.94B7 Day Performance1.51%2.43%1.09%3.63%1 Month Performance-2.00%4.28%18.54%25.16%1 Year Performance9.29%108.48%64.59%124.01% Unilever Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ULVRUnilever0.6221 of 5 starsGBX 4,695-0.4%GBX 4,000-14.8%+9.3%£138.65B£70.72B21.24148,000HLNHaleon2.0288 of 5 starsGBX 403.91+0.6%GBX 457+13.1%+27.4%£36.46B£11.07B33.9725,408Positive NewsSGEThe Sage Group1.3402 of 5 starsGBX 1,243.50+1.1%GBX 3,446.67+177.2%+16.8%£12.31B£2.14B48.3411,326Dividend IncreaseBuyback AnnouncementSNSmith & Nephew3.5028 of 5 starsGBX 1,081.50+2.4%GBX 7,840+624.9%+8.2%£11.86B£7.08B38.9418,452High Trading VolumeWHRWarehouse REIT1.2931 of 5 starsGBX 98.60+0.8%GBX 108+9.5%+21.7%£417.69M£50.81M0.9661,000ANPAnpario1.2015 of 5 starsGBX 453+1.2%GBX 435-4.0%+71.4%£77.29M£33.50M25.01109Positive NewsCLXCalnex Solutions2.6739 of 5 starsGBX 50.35+0.7%GBX 115+128.4%+4.4%£44.75M£16.52M1,113.959,000News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeTPXTPXimpactN/AGBX 24-2.0%N/A-32.0%£21.79M£84.64M-1.0612,000Positive NewsPNPLPineapple PowerN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.28MN/A-274.002High Trading VolumeLEGLegendary InvestmentsN/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.0019,900Gap DownRKTReckitt Benckiser Group0.8063 of 5 starsGBX 4,850+0.4%GBX 4,788.50-1.3%+11.7%£33.09B£13.78B22.1926,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HLN Alternatives SGE Alternatives SN Alternatives WHR Alternatives ANP Alternatives CLX Alternatives TPX Alternatives PNPL Alternatives LEG Alternatives RKT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:ULVR) was last updated on 5/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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