Haleon (HLN) Competitors $9.59 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.72 +0.14 (+1.41%) As of 07:35 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, IMAX, MBC, EPC, and FOXFShould 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), IMAX (IMAX), MasterBrand (MBC), Edgewell Personal Care (EPC), and Fox Factory (FOXF). These companies are all part of the "consumer goods" industry. Haleon vs. Its Competitors Unilever Kenvue SharkNinja e.l.f. Beauty Coty ODDITY Tech IMAX MasterBrand Edgewell Personal Care Fox Factory Unilever (NYSE:UL) and Haleon (NYSE:HLN) are both large-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. 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% Do analysts prefer UL or HLN? Unilever presently has a consensus price target of $70.67, indicating a potential upside of 18.39%. Haleon has a consensus price target of $12.33, indicating a potential upside of 28.52%. Given Haleon's higher probable 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 Do institutionals and insiders believe in UL or HLN? 9.7% of Unilever shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.7% of Haleon shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Unilever shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better 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$65.76B2.23$6.22B$3.4917.10Haleon$14.35B3.00$1.84B$0.3924.59 Is UL or HLN a better dividend stock? Unilever pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Haleon pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. 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. Does the media favor UL or HLN? In the previous week, Unilever had 14 more articles in the media than Haleon. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Unilever and 3 mentions for Haleon. Unilever's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Haleon's score of 0.18 indicating that Unilever is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Unilever 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Haleon 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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. 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$43.08B$10.25B$5.54B$20.85BDividend Yield2.60%2.06%3.75%3.65%P/E Ratio24.5916.5828.0127.55Price / Sales3.0030.02433.8159.20Price / Cash19.2422.3936.1622.29Price / Book2.093.578.124.66Net Income$1.84B$235.43M$3.25B$994.58M7 Day Performance-3.71%-1.67%0.97%-0.29%1 Month Performance-8.19%2.91%7.36%4.91%1 Year Performance7.63%-16.44%31.31%10.53% Haleon Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HLNHaleon4.0266 of 5 stars$9.59flat$12.33+28.5%+7.5%$43.08B$14.35B24.5924,561ULUnilever3.223 of 5 stars$61.01+0.4%$70.67+15.8%+2.8%$149.75B$65.76B17.48115,964Positive NewsKVUEKenvue3.5587 of 5 stars$21.87+2.5%$25.33+15.8%+18.6%$41.96B$15.46B39.7622,000Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeHigh Trading VolumeSNSharkNinja2.2082 of 5 stars$111.74+0.7%$121.50+8.7%+60.0%$15.76B$5.53B35.363,688News CoverageAnalyst ForecastELFe.l.f. Beauty3.9871 of 5 stars$106.17-3.5%$121.13+14.1%-34.9%$6.02B$1.31B55.01300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCOTYCoty4.439 of 5 stars$5.02-0.9%$7.80+55.5%-50.8%$4.37B$6.00B-10.4511,791News CoverageODDODDITY Tech0.69 of 5 stars$71.26+0.1%$66.75-6.3%+64.0%$3.98B$647.04M40.95342News CoverageAnalyst ForecastIMAXIMAX4.0716 of 5 stars$27.90+3.6%$31.70+13.6%+64.4%$1.50B$352.21M59.35780Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionMBCMasterBrand2.6927 of 5 stars$11.62-1.5%$15.00+29.1%-33.4%$1.47B$2.72B14.8913,000EPCEdgewell Personal Care3.8761 of 5 stars$26.63-1.8%$33.00+23.9%-37.2%$1.25B$2.25B15.576,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeFOXFFox Factory3.4007 of 5 stars$28.03-3.1%$36.43+30.0%-49.1%$1.17B$1.42B-4.684,100News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UL Competitors KVUE Competitors SN Competitors ELF Competitors COTY Competitors ODD Competitors IMAX Competitors MBC Competitors EPC Competitors FOXF 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump's 2025 Economic Revolution Is Here Are Your Retirement Savings Ready?Time is short. 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