NYSE:ULUnilever Stock Price, Forecast & News

$60.18

+1.40 (+2.38 %)

(As of 08/13/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$59.72

Now: $60.18▼

$60.50

50-Day Range

$53.71

MA: $57.42▼

$62.26

52-Week Range

$44.06

Now: $60.18▼

$64.84

Volume791,200 shs

Average Volume1.40 million shs

Market Capitalization$70.32 billion

P/E Ratio21.04

Dividend Yield3.09%

Beta0.54

Unilever PLC operates in the fast moving consumer goods industry worldwide. It operates through Beauty & Personal Care, Foods & Refreshment, and Home Care segments. The Beauty & Personal Care segment offers skin care and hair care products, deodorants, and oral care products primarily under the Axe, Dove, Lux, Rexona, Sunsilk, TRESemmé, Signal, Lifebuoy, and Vaseline brands. The Foods & Refreshment segment provides soups, bouillons, sauces, snacks, mayonnaise, salad dressings, margarines and spreads, ice creams, and tea-based beverages primarily under the Knorr, Hellmann's, Magnum, Lipton, Heart, Brooke Bond, and Ben & Jerry's brand names. The Home Care segment offers home care products, such as powders, liquids and capsules, soap bars, and a range of cleaning products, as well as water purification products primarily under the Dirt is Good, Surf, Comfort, Domestos, Sunlight, Cif, Seventh Generation, Blueair, Pureit, and Truliva/Qinyuan brands. Unilever PLC was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

1.9 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Unilever has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 1.80, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $45.00, Unilever has a potential downside of 25.2% from its current price of $60.18.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Unilever has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

1.7 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Unilever has received 437 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Unilever has received 817 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Unilever has received 65.15% “underperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Unilever and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe UL will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe UL will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

2.5 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Unilever pays a meaningful dividend of 3.09%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Unilever has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Unilever is 65.03%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Unilever will have a dividend payout ratio of 64.36% next year. This indicates that Unilever will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

0.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Unilever insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 1.00% of the stock of Unilever is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
Only 7.30% of the stock of Unilever is held by institutions.

1.3 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Unilever are expected to grow by 3.96% in the coming year, from $2.78 to $2.89 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Unilever is 21.04, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 17.46.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Unilever is 21.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 47.90.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Unilever has a P/B Ratio of 4.52. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

1.47 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry Soap, detergents, & cleaning preparations; perfumes, & cosmetics

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorConsumer Staples

Current SymbolNYSE:UL

Previous Symbol

CUSIPN/A

CIK217410

Webwww.unilever.com

Phone44-20-7822-5252

Debt

Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A

Current Ratio0.86

Quick Ratio0.63

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio21.04

Forward P/E Ratio21.65

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$58.22 billion

Price / Sales1.21

Cash Flow$8.38 per share

Price / Cash Flow7.18

Book Value$13.31 per share

Price / Book4.52

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A

Net IncomeN/A

Net MarginsN/A

Return on EquityN/A

Return on AssetsN/A

Miscellaneous

Employees149,867

Outstanding Shares1,168,531,000

Market Cap$70.32 billion

Next Earnings DateN/A

OptionableOptionable

$60.18

+1.40 (+2.38 %)

(As of 08/13/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Unilever (NYSE:UL) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Unilever's stock price been impacted by COVID-19?

Unilever's stock was trading at $52.47 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, UL stock has increased by 14.7% and is now trading at $60.18.
View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Unilever?

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Unilever in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
View analyst ratings for Unilever.

How often does Unilever pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Unilever?

Unilever declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.4694 per share on Wednesday, September 9th. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 6th. This is a boost from Unilever's previous quarterly dividend of $0.44.
View Unilever's dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for UL?

10 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for Unilever's shares. Their forecasts range from $45.00 to $45.00. On average, they expect Unilever's stock price to reach $45.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 25.2%.
View analysts' price targets for Unilever.

Has Unilever been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media headlines about UL stock have been trending negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Unilever earned a daily sentiment score of -2.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.
View the latest news about Unilever.

Are investors shorting Unilever?

Unilever saw a decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,880,000 shares, a decline of 44.2% from the June 15th total of 5,160,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,380,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.1 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
View Unilever's Short Interest.

Who are some of Unilever's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Unilever include Unilever (UN), Ecolab (ECL), Church & Dwight (CHD), SYMRISE AG/ADR (SYIEY) and Stepan (SCL).
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What other stocks do shareholders of Unilever own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Unilever investors own include CA (CA), Endologix (ELGX), BlackRock (BLK), Hawkins (HWKN), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Micron Technology (MU), Och-Ziff Capital Management Group (OZM) and Zoetis (ZTS).

Who are Unilever's key executives?

Unilever's management team includes the following people:

Mr. Graeme David Pitkethly, CFO & Exec. Director (Age 52)
Mr. Alan W. Jope, Chief Exec. Officer (Age 55)
Mr. Richard Williams, Investor Relations Officer
Ms. Ritva Sotamaa, Chief Legal Officer & Group Sec. (Age 55)
Mr. Keith C. F. Weed, Chief Marketing & Communication Officer (Age 57)

What is Unilever's stock symbol?

Unilever trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "UL."

Who are Unilever's major shareholders?

Unilever's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.34%), Raymond James & Associates (0.22%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (0.20%), Federated Hermes Inc. (0.16%), Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA (0.16%) and First Trust Advisors LP (0.07%).

Which major investors are selling Unilever stock?

UL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Federated Hermes Inc., Bowie Capital Management LLC, UBS Group AG, Prentiss Smith & Co. Inc., Granite Investment Advisors LLC, Manning & Napier Group LLC, and Cambridge Trust Co..

Which major investors are buying Unilever stock?

UL stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Raymond James & Associates, St. James Investment Company LLC, Saratoga Research & Investment Management, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Cowen Investment Management LLC, Sather Financial Group Inc, Marshall Wace North America L.P., and Horizon Investments LLC.

How do I buy shares of Unilever?

Shares of UL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is Unilever's stock price today?

One share of UL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $60.18.

How big of a company is Unilever?

Unilever has a market capitalization of $70.32 billion and generates $58.22 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $6.30 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.86 on an earnings per share basis. Unilever employs 149,867 workers across the globe.

What is Unilever's official website?

The official website for Unilever is www.unilever.com.

How can I contact Unilever?

Unilever's mailing address is 100 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON X0, EC4Y 0DY. The company can be reached via phone at 44-20-7822-5252 or via email at [email protected]

This page was last updated on 8/13/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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