Unilever (ULVR) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Beauty, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream products, with sales in over 190 countries and products used by 3.4 billion people every day. We have 148,000 employees and generated sales of €60.1 billion in 2022. 59% of our footprint is in developing and emerging markets. We have around 400 brands found in homes all over the world, 13 of which are in the top 50 consumer goods brands. Some of our iconic global brands include Dove, Hellmann's, Knorr, Magnum, OMO and Surf. Our vision is to be the global leader in sustainable business and to demonstrate how our purpose-led, future-fit business model drives superior performance. We have a long tradition of being a progressive, responsible business. It goes back to the days of our founder William Lever, who launched the world’s first purposeful brand, Sunlight Soap, more than 100 years ago, and it’s at the heart of how we run our company today. We are determined to prove that our purpose-led, future-fit business model delivers superior performance. The Unilever Compass, our sustainable business strategy, is set out to help us deliver superior performance and drive sustainable and responsible growth, while: - improving the health of the planet; - improving people's health, confidence and wellbeing; and - contributing to a fairer and more socially inclusive world. For more information about Unilever and our brands, please visit www.unilever.com.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 4,411 to 4,467
• 50-Day Range: 4,388 to 4,717
• 52-Week Range: 4,311 to 5,034
• Volume: 2.17 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.69 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £131.18 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.09
• Dividend Yield: 3.31%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Unilever Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Unilever scored higher than 12% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Unilever.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Unilever is 20.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Unilever is 20.09, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 13.72.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Unilever has a PEG Ratio of 16.72. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Unilever has a P/B Ratio of 4.86. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ULVR.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Unilever pays a meaningful dividend of 3.29%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Unilever does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Unilever is 66.49%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.00

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ULVR.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Unilever this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for ULVR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Unilever to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Unilever insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.13% of the stock of Unilever is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

54.44% of the stock of Unilever is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ULVR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ULVR shares performed this year?

Unilever's stock was trading at GBX 4,548 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ULVR stock has decreased by 2.3% and is now trading at GBX 4,442.

How do I buy shares of Unilever?

Shares of ULVR stock 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 other stocks do shareholders of Unilever own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Unilever investors own include GSK (GSK), Barclays (BARC), Meta Platforms (META), Diageo (DGE), BP (BP), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) and Vodafone Group Public (VOD).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Household & Personal Products
• Sub-Industry: Consumer Goods
• Current Symbol: LON:ULVR
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.unilever.co.uk
• Phone: +44-20-78225252
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 148,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 221.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.09
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.98
• P/E Growth: 16.72
• Net Income: £7.79 billion
• Net Margins: 11.01%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 34.57%
• Return on Assets: 8.62%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 155.87
• Current Ratio: 0.77
• Quick Ratio: 0.49

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £70.72 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.85
• Cash Flow: GBX 278.22 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.97
• Book Value: GBX 914.45 per share
• Price / Book: 4.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,953,073,408
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £131.18 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.22