Haleon (HLN) Competitors $9.88 -0.08 (-0.75%) Closing price 07/14/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.90 +0.01 (+0.10%) As of 07/14/2025 05:52 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 Unilever (NYSE:UL) and Haleon (NYSE:HLN) are both large-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk. Is UL or HLN a better dividend stock? Unilever pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Haleon pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Unilever pays out 59.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Haleon pays out 61.5% 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. Unilever is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts recommend UL or HLN? Unilever presently has a consensus price target of $70.67, suggesting a potential upside of 15.83%. Haleon has a consensus price target of $12.33, suggesting a potential upside of 24.68%. 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) 2.78Haleon 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Which has higher earnings and valuation, UL or HLN? 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 RatioUnilever$65.76B2.28$6.22B$3.4917.48Haleon$11.23B3.95$1.84B$0.3925.35 Is UL or HLN 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 UnileverN/A N/A N/A Haleon 12.86%17.65%8.58% Which has more risk and volatility, UL or HLN? 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. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of UL or HLN? 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor UL or HLN? In the previous week, Unilever had 15 more articles in the media than Haleon. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Unilever and 8 mentions for Haleon. Unilever's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Haleon's score of 0.30 indicating that Unilever is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Unilever 18 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 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 SummaryUnilever beats Haleon on 11 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$44.41B$10.28B$5.54B$20.67BDividend Yield2.46%2.08%5.01%3.71%P/E Ratio25.3516.9728.6927.86Price / Sales3.9529.88373.1756.13Price / Cash19.9823.5224.7217.92Price / Book2.163.668.254.60Net Income$1.84B$233.40M$3.19B$989.89M7 Day Performance-1.54%0.96%3.53%0.43%1 Month Performance-9.02%5.76%9.56%5.50%1 Year Performance12.46%-15.43%30.54%9.92% Haleon Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HLNHaleon3.5657 of 5 stars$9.89-0.8%$12.33+24.7%+11.1%$44.41B$11.23B25.3524,561Analyst DowngradeULUnilever3.3985 of 5 stars$61.40+0.0%$70.67+15.1%+5.9%$150.64B$65.76B17.59115,964Positive NewsKVUEKenvue3.3346 of 5 stars$20.92-0.6%$25.33+21.1%+19.2%$40.39B$15.46B19.1422,000Trending NewsOptions VolumeGap UpSNSharkNinja1.3576 of 5 stars$105.50-1.6%$121.50+15.2%+51.3%$15.13B$5.53B28.303,688Positive NewsELFe.l.f. Beauty4.4942 of 5 stars$122.38-6.6%$118.88-2.9%-49.7%$7.38B$1.31B63.41300Positive NewsCOTYCoty4.3474 of 5 stars$4.97-2.4%$7.80+56.9%-52.0%$4.44B$6.12B-10.3511,791ODDODDITY Tech0.6095 of 5 stars$76.01+0.1%$61.75-18.8%+69.2%$4.24B$647.04M44.95342Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMBCMasterBrand2.7271 of 5 stars$11.36-2.1%$15.00+32.0%-23.9%$1.47B$2.70B9.3513,000IMAXIMAX4.0836 of 5 stars$26.58-2.8%$31.70+19.3%+60.1%$1.47B$352.21M56.55780Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionFOXFFox Factory3.4343 of 5 stars$27.59-1.5%$36.43+32.0%-42.9%$1.17B$1.39B-4.614,100Positive NewsEPCEdgewell Personal Care3.7235 of 5 stars$24.51-0.4%$33.00+34.6%-33.8%$1.16B$2.25B14.336,700Positive News 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 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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