Haleon (HLN) Competitors $9.96 -0.15 (-1.48%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.94 -0.02 (-0.20%) As of 07/11/2025 07:48 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 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. Does the media favor UL or HLN? 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 Which has stronger earnings & 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$60.76B2.45$6.22B$3.4917.41Haleon$14.35B3.12$1.84B$0.3925.54 Do analysts rate UL or HLN? 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) 2.78Haleon 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Which has more risk & 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. 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 $0.25 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. 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 institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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$44.74B$10.56B$5.56B$20.65BDividend Yield2.50%2.08%5.06%3.72%P/E Ratio25.5416.8328.2327.84Price / Sales3.1230.16434.2042.37Price / Cash19.9822.5637.1222.32Price / Book2.173.668.044.57Net Income$1.84B$235.43M$3.19B$989.30M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HLNHaleon3.5633 of 5 stars$9.96-1.5%$12.33+23.7%+11.9%$44.74B$14.35B25.5424,561News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeULUnilever3.4008 of 5 stars$61.40+0.0%$70.67+15.1%+5.5%$150.64B$65.76B17.59115,964Positive NewsKVUEKenvue3.4055 of 5 stars$20.92-0.6%$25.33+21.1%+16.4%$40.39B$15.46B19.1422,000Positive NewsSNSharkNinja1.3985 of 5 stars$105.50-1.6%$121.50+15.2%+50.5%$15.13B$5.53B28.303,688ELFe.l.f. Beauty4.4892 of 5 stars$122.38-6.6%$118.88-2.9%-47.8%$7.38B$1.31B63.41300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCOTYCoty4.3651 of 5 stars$4.97-2.4%$7.80+56.9%-51.4%$4.44B$6.12B-10.3511,791ODDODDITY Tech0.6082 of 5 stars$76.01+0.1%$61.75-18.8%+69.0%$4.24B$647.04M44.95342Positive NewsMBCMasterBrand2.7362 of 5 stars$11.36-2.1%$15.00+32.0%-22.7%$1.47B$2.70B9.3513,000IMAXIMAX4.0851 of 5 stars$26.58-2.8%$31.70+19.3%+54.2%$1.47B$352.21M56.55780Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFOXFFox Factory3.1321 of 5 stars$27.59-1.5%$36.43+32.0%-41.0%$1.17B$1.39B-4.614,100News CoveragePositive NewsEPCEdgewell Personal Care3.7236 of 5 stars$24.51-0.4%$33.00+34.6%-32.6%$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 7/13/2025 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 | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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