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HLN vs. UL, KVUE, SN, ELF, COTY, ODD, MBC, IMAX, FOXF, and EPC

Should 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 (NYSE:UL) and Haleon (NYSE:HLN) are both large-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

In the previous week, Unilever had 16 more articles in the media than Haleon. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Unilever and 8 mentions for Haleon. Unilever's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Haleon's score of 0.38 indicating that Unilever is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Unilever
20 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Haleon
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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 Ratio
Unilever$60.76B2.45$6.22B$3.4917.41
Haleon$14.35B3.12$1.84B$0.3925.54

Unilever presently has a consensus target price of $70.67, suggesting a potential upside of 16.30%. Haleon has a consensus target price of $12.33, suggesting a potential upside of 23.74%. Given Haleon's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Haleon is more favorable than Unilever.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Unilever
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78
Haleon
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73

Unilever has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haleon has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Unilever pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Haleon pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Unilever pays out 59.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Haleon pays out 64.1% 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.

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
UnileverN/A N/A N/A
Haleon 12.86%17.65%8.58%

9.7% of Unilever shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.7% of Haleon 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.

Summary

Unilever beats Haleon on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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HLN vs. The Competition

MetricHaleonMED PRODUCTS IndustryMedical SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$44.74B$10.56B$5.56B$20.65B
Dividend Yield2.50%2.08%5.06%3.72%
P/E Ratio25.5416.8328.2327.84
Price / Sales3.1230.16434.2042.37
Price / Cash19.9822.5637.1222.32
Price / Book2.173.668.044.57
Net Income$1.84B$235.43M$3.19B$989.30M
7 Day Performance-3.81%1.27%3.62%0.20%
1 Month Performance-8.33%5.34%5.98%5.53%
1 Year Performance11.91%-15.78%29.39%10.30%

Haleon Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HLN
Haleon
3.5633 of 5 stars
$9.96
-1.5%
$12.33
+23.7%
+11.9%$44.74B$14.35B25.5424,561News Coverage
Analyst Downgrade
UL
Unilever
3.4008 of 5 stars
$61.40
+0.0%
$70.67
+15.1%
+5.5%$150.64B$65.76B17.59115,964Positive News
KVUE
Kenvue
3.4055 of 5 stars
$20.92
-0.6%
$25.33
+21.1%
+16.4%$40.39B$15.46B19.1422,000Positive News
SN
SharkNinja
1.3985 of 5 stars
$105.50
-1.6%
$121.50
+15.2%
+50.5%$15.13B$5.53B28.303,688
ELF
e.l.f. Beauty
4.4892 of 5 stars
$122.38
-6.6%
$118.88
-2.9%
-47.8%$7.38B$1.31B63.41300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
COTY
Coty
4.3651 of 5 stars
$4.97
-2.4%
$7.80
+56.9%
-51.4%$4.44B$6.12B-10.3511,791
ODD
ODDITY Tech
0.6082 of 5 stars
$76.01
+0.1%
$61.75
-18.8%
+69.0%$4.24B$647.04M44.95342Positive News
MBC
MasterBrand
2.7362 of 5 stars
$11.36
-2.1%
$15.00
+32.0%
-22.7%$1.47B$2.70B9.3513,000
IMAX
IMAX
4.0851 of 5 stars
$26.58
-2.8%
$31.70
+19.3%
+54.2%$1.47B$352.21M56.55780Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
FOXF
Fox Factory
3.1321 of 5 stars
$27.59
-1.5%
$36.43
+32.0%
-41.0%$1.17B$1.39B-4.614,100News Coverage
Positive News
EPC
Edgewell Personal Care
3.7236 of 5 stars
$24.51
-0.4%
$33.00
+34.6%
-32.6%$1.16B$2.25B14.336,700Positive News

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