Haleon (HLN) Competitors $9.53 +0.07 (+0.74%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.54 +0.01 (+0.10%) As of 08/8/2025 04:49 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HLN vs. UL, KVUE, SN, ELF, COTY, ODD, MBC, IMAX, FOXF, and EPCShould you be buying Haleon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Haleon include Unilever (UL), Kenvue (KVUE), SharkNinja (SN), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), Coty (COTY), ODDITY Tech (ODD), MasterBrand (MBC), IMAX (IMAX), Fox Factory (FOXF), and Edgewell Personal Care (EPC). These companies are all part of the "consumer goods" industry. Haleon vs. Its Competitors Unilever Kenvue SharkNinja e.l.f. Beauty Coty ODDITY Tech MasterBrand IMAX Fox Factory Edgewell Personal Care Haleon (NYSE:HLN) and Unilever (NYSE:UL) are both large-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk. Is HLN or UL more profitable? Haleon has a net margin of 12.86% compared to Unilever's net margin of 0.00%. Haleon's return on equity of 17.65% beat Unilever's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Haleon12.86% 17.65% 8.58% Unilever N/A N/A N/A Does the media refer more to HLN or UL? In the previous week, Unilever had 17 more articles in the media than Haleon. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Unilever and 7 mentions for Haleon. Unilever's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Haleon's score of 1.12 indicating that Unilever is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Haleon 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Unilever 21 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HLN or UL? 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$14.35B2.98$1.84B$0.3924.44Unilever$65.76B2.28$6.22B$3.4917.49 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HLN or UL? 6.7% of Haleon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.7% of Unilever shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Unilever shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, HLN or UL? Haleon has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unilever has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate HLN or UL? Haleon presently has a consensus price target of $12.33, suggesting a potential upside of 29.33%. Unilever has a consensus price target of $72.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.76%. Given Haleon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78Unilever 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Is HLN or UL a better dividend stock? Haleon pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Unilever pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Haleon pays out 64.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Unilever pays out 59.0% 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. Unilever is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryUnilever beats Haleon on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Haleon News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HLN 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 HLN 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 NYSE 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 HLN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHaleonMED PRODUCTS IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$42.50B$10.57B$5.44B$20.70BDividend Yield2.63%2.01%4.61%3.67%P/E Ratio24.4419.8629.7628.45Price / Sales2.9821.90449.1256.07Price / Cash18.9821.7436.4223.21Price / Book2.002.858.184.33Net Income$1.84B$211.77M$3.26B$996.14M7 Day Performance-1.45%3.65%6.88%1.98%1 Month Performance-5.27%2.67%1.00%-0.84%1 Year Performance-2.85%-9.41%28.85%14.36% Haleon Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HLNHaleon3.8883 of 5 stars$9.53+0.7%$12.33+29.3%-0.9%$42.50B$14.35B24.4424,561News CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreaseULUnilever2.9181 of 5 stars$60.16-0.5%$72.50+20.5%-0.6%$148.37B$65.76B17.24115,964Positive NewsDividend IncreaseKVUEKenvue3.5996 of 5 stars$22.26+3.1%$24.79+11.4%+0.6%$41.42B$15.46B40.4622,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeSNSharkNinja2.7839 of 5 stars$116.40+3.6%$129.13+10.9%+36.2%$15.84B$5.53B36.833,688Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeELFe.l.f. Beauty4.5609 of 5 stars$116.34-0.1%$123.94+6.5%-45.8%$6.61B$1.31B60.28300Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpCOTYCoty4.0709 of 5 stars$4.76+0.5%$7.80+64.0%-49.1%$4.12B$6.12B-9.9111,791ODDODDITY Tech2.5655 of 5 stars$74.04+3.3%$71.75-3.1%+50.8%$4.00B$647.04M42.55342Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastMBCMasterBrand2.3394 of 5 stars$11.24+1.7%$15.00+33.4%-22.8%$1.40B$2.70B14.4113,000News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeIMAXIMAX3.9132 of 5 stars$25.36+0.6%$32.80+29.4%+22.5%$1.36B$352.21M42.26780Analyst UpgradeFOXFFox Factory2.0925 of 5 stars$29.85+1.8%$35.00+17.3%-30.4%$1.22B$1.39B-4.984,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastEPCEdgewell Personal Care3.4944 of 5 stars$25.03-0.5%$33.14+32.4%-41.4%$1.18B$2.25B14.646,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UL Competitors KVUE Competitors SN Competitors ELF Competitors COTY Competitors ODD Competitors MBC Competitors IMAX Competitors FOXF Competitors EPC Competitors 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 (NYSE:HLN) was last updated on 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour blueprint for crypto wealthMark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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