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Unilever PLC operates in the fast-moving consumer goods industry worldwide. It operates through Personal Care, Home Care, Foods, and Refreshment segments. The Personal Care segment offers skin care and hair care products, deodorants, and oral care products. The Home Care segment provides home care products, including powders, liquids and capsules, soap bars, and various cleaning products. The Foods segment offers soups, bouillons, sauces, snacks, mayonnaise, salad dressings, and margarines and spreads. The Refreshment segment provides ice creams and tea-based beverages. The company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Soap, detergents, & cleaning preparations; perfumes, & cosmetics
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorConsumer Staples
SymbolNYSE:UL
CUSIPN/A
Phone44-20-7822-5252
Debt
Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A
Current Ratio0.73
Quick Ratio0.56
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio22.14
Forward P/E Ratio19.58
P/E Growth3.05
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$60.68 billion
Price / Sales1.13
Cash Flow$7.1722 per share
Price / Cash7.78
Book Value$13.20 per share
Price / Book4.23
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A
Net IncomeN/A
Net MarginsN/A
Return on EquityN/A
Return on AssetsN/A
Miscellaneous
Employees161,000
Outstanding Shares1,231,770,000
Unilever (NYSE:UL) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Unilever's stock symbol?
Unilever trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "UL."
How often does Unilever pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Unilever?
Unilever announced a special dividend on Monday, April 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.4789 per share on Wednesday, June 6th. This represents a yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 3rd. This is a boost from Unilever's previous special dividend of $0.39. View Unilever's Dividend History.
Who are some of Unilever's key competitors?
Who are Unilever's key executives?
Unilever's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Paulus Gerardus Josephus Maria Polman, CEO & Exec. Director (Age 61)
- Mr. Graeme David Pitkethly, Chief Financial Officer and Exec. Director (Age 51)
- Ms. Ritva Sotamaa, Chief Legal Officer & Group Sec. (Age 54)
- Mr. Keith C. F. Weed, Chief Marketing and Communication Officer (Age 56)
- Ms. Leena Nair, Chief HR Officer (Age 48)
Has Unilever been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about UL stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Unilever earned a news impact score of 0.17 on Accern's scale. They also gave news headlines about the company an impact score of 47.97 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.
Who are Unilever's major shareholders?
Unilever's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.45%), Fiduciary Management Inc. WI (0.38%), Royal Bank of Canada (0.24%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (0.14%), Summit Trail Advisors LLC (0.12%) and Northern Trust Corp (0.12%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Unilever.
Which institutional investors are selling Unilever stock?
UL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Mawer Investment Management Ltd., Morningstar Investment Services LLC, M&T Bank Corp, Jane Street Group LLC, Reynders McVeigh Capital Management LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Manning & Napier Group LLC and Assetmark Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Unilever.
Which institutional investors are buying Unilever stock?
UL stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Summit Trail Advisors LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, JPMorgan Chase & Co., First Foundation Advisors, Fiduciary Management Inc. WI, Federated Investors Inc. PA, Tibra Equities Europe Ltd and Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Unilever.
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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Unilever's stock price today?
One share of UL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $55.79.
How big of a company is Unilever?
Unilever has a market capitalization of $69.03 billion and generates $60.68 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $6.84 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.53 on an earnings per share basis. Unilever employs 161,000 workers across the globe.
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]
MarketBeat Community Rating for Unilever (UL)
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Unilever (NYSE:UL) Price Target and Consensus Rating
(How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?) MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0-1.5 = Sell, 1.5-2.5 = Hold, 2.5-3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
5 Wall Street analysts have issued ratings and price targets for Unilever in the last 12 months. There are currently 1 sell rating and 4 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus rating of "Hold."
| Today | 30 Days Ago | 90 Days Ago | 180 Days Ago |
| Consensus Rating: | Hold | Hold | Hold | Hold |
| Consensus Rating Score: | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.91 | 2.00 |
| Ratings Breakdown: | 1 Sell Rating(s)
4 Hold Rating(s)
0 Buy Rating(s)
0 Strong Buy Rating(s) | 1 Sell Rating(s)
4 Hold Rating(s)
0 Buy Rating(s)
0 Strong Buy Rating(s) | 3 Sell Rating(s)
6 Hold Rating(s)
2 Buy Rating(s)
0 Strong Buy Rating(s) | 3 Sell Rating(s)
6 Hold Rating(s)
3 Buy Rating(s)
0 Strong Buy Rating(s) |
| Consensus Price Target: | N/A | N/A | $26.00 | $26.00 |
| Price Target Upside: | N/A | N/A | 53.54% downside | 53.37% downside |
Unilever (NYSE:UL) Consensus Price Target History
Unilever (NYSE:UL) Analyst Ratings History
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(Data available from 5/23/2016 forward)
Unilever (NYSE:UL) Dividend Information
Unilever pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share, with a dividend yield of 3.41%. UL's next quarterly dividend payment will be made on Wednesday, June 6. The company has grown its dividend for the last 2 consecutive years and is increasing its dividend by an average of 1.20% each year. Unilever pays out 75.10% of its earnings out as a dividend.
| Next Dividend: | 6/6/2018 |
| Annual Dividend: | $1.90 |
| Dividend Yield: | 3.41% |
| Dividend Growth: | 1.20% (3 Year Average) |
| Payout Ratio(s): | 75.10% (Trailing 12 Months of Earnings)
66.67% (Based on This Year's Estimates)
62.30% (Based on Next Year's Estimates)
26.49% (Based on Cash Flow)
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| Track Record: | 2 Years of Consecutive Dividend Growth |
| Frequency: | Quarterly Dividend |
Unilever (NYSE:UL) Dividend History by Quarter
| Announced | Period | Amount | Yield | Ex-Dividend Date | Record Date | Payable Date |
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| 4/23/2018 | special | $0.4789 | 3.3% | 5/3/2018 | 5/4/2018 | 6/6/2018 |
| 2/5/2018 | quarterly | $0.4452 | 3.3% | 2/15/2018 | 2/16/2018 | 3/21/2018 |
| 10/23/2017 | quarterly | $0.4217 | 3.11% | 11/2/2017 | 11/3/2017 | 12/13/2017 |
| 7/21/2017 | Quarterly | $0.4090 | 2.93% | 8/2/2017 | 8/4/2017 | 9/6/2017 |
| 4/21/2017 | quarterly | $0.3830 | 2.98% | 5/3/2017 | 5/5/2017 | 6/7/2017 |
| 1/30/2017 | Quarterly | $0.3390 | 3.35% | 2/8/2017 | 2/10/2017 | 3/15/2017 |
| 10/14/2016 | | $0.35 | | 10/26/2016 | 10/28/2016 | 12/7/2016 |
| 7/25/2016 | Quarterly | $0.3480 | | 8/3/2016 | 8/5/2016 | 9/7/2016 |
| 4/19/2016 | | $0.3650 | | 4/27/2016 | 4/29/2016 | 4/29/2016 |
| 4/14/2016 | | $0.3648 | | 4/27/2016 | 4/29/2016 | 6/1/2016 |
| 1/20/2016 | | $0.3250 | | 2/3/2016 | 2/5/2016 | 3/9/2016 |
| 10/19/2015 | | $0.3380 | | 10/28/2015 | 10/30/2015 | 12/9/2015 |
| 7/23/2015 | | $0.3282 | | 8/5/2015 | 8/7/2015 | 9/9/2015 |
| 4/16/2015 | quarterly | $0.3190 | 2.85% | 4/22/2015 | 4/24/2015 | 6/3/2015 |
| 1/20/2015 | quarterly | $0.3303 | 2.99% | 2/4/2015 | 2/6/2015 | 3/11/2015 |
| 10/28/2014 | quarterly | $0.3637 | 3.64% | 11/5/2014 | 11/7/2014 | 12/10/2014 |
| 7/29/2014 | quarterly | $0.3842 | 3.44% | 8/6/2014 | 8/8/2014 | 9/10/2014 |
| 4/25/2014 | special | $0.3938 | 3.33% | 5/7/2014 | 5/9/2014 | 6/11/2014 |
| 1/22/2014 | quarterly | $0.3654 | 3.5% | 2/5/2014 | 2/7/2014 | 3/12/2014 |
| 10/25/2013 | quarterly | $0.3678 | 3.65% | 11/6/2013 | 11/8/2013 | 12/11/2013 |
| 7/26/2013 | quarterly | $0.3545 | 3.5% | 8/7/2013 | 8/9/2013 | 9/11/2013 |
| 4/26/2013 | special | $0.3494 | 3.03% | 5/8/2013 | 5/10/2013 | 6/12/2013 |
| 1/24/2013 | quarterly | $0.3237 | 3.25% | 2/6/2013 | 2/8/2013 | 3/13/2013 |
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
Unilever (NYSE UL) Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History
Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.00%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 7.06%
Unilever (NYSE UL) Insider Trading History
| Transaction Date | Insider Name | Title | Buy/Sell | Number of Shares | Average Share Price | Total Transaction | Shares Held After Transaction | Details |
|---|
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
Unilever (NYSE UL) News Headlines
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![[$$] Kraft Heinz Prepares to Take On Hellmanns With a New Mayonnaise and Mayochup](/images/news-sites/YahooFinance.jpg "[$$] Kraft Heinz Prepares to Take On Hellmanns With a New Mayonnaise and Mayochup") | [$$] Kraft Heinz Prepares to Take On Hellmann's With a New Mayonnaise and 'Mayochup'
finance.yahoo.com - May 20 at 5:30 PM |
 | PepsiCo Is The Perfect 3G Target
seekingalpha.com - May 18 at 5:23 PM |
 | Nick Train Backs Unilever - And Won't Vote for FTSE Exit
www.morningstar.co.uk - May 17 at 5:38 PM |
 | Stepan (SCL) vs. Unilever (UL) Head to Head Review
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 16 at 10:58 AM |
| Now you can pay for natural personal care products using bitcoin
finance.yahoo.com - May 15 at 5:26 PM |
| What Should You Know About Unilever PLC’s (LON:ULVR) Earnings Trend?
finance.yahoo.com - May 14 at 5:02 PM |
| Yoga Guru's Blitz in India Fails to Dent Unilever's Sales Gain
finance.yahoo.com - May 14 at 9:06 AM |
| Unilever plc (UL) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from Analysts
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 13 at 1:58 PM |
| Unilever Nigeria calls shareholder vote over sale of spreads business
finance.yahoo.com - May 10 at 5:24 PM |
 | Form 6-K UNILEVER NV For: May 08
www.streetinsider.com - May 8 at 5:09 PM |
| Why Nestle Is Paying $7.2 Billion to Sell Starbucks Coffee
finance.yahoo.com - May 7 at 8:44 AM |
 | Unilever credit initiative aims to drive Africa revenues
www.ft.com - May 6 at 7:05 PM |
| [$$] Unilever credit initiative aims to drive Africa revenues
finance.yahoo.com - May 6 at 7:05 PM |
| Stepan (SCL) and Unilever (UL) Head to Head Review
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 3 at 9:01 PM |
 | Kraft Heinz Jumps Most Since Unilever Talks Sent Shares Surging
www.bloomberg.com - May 3 at 5:00 PM |
 | CORRECTED-Unilever defends move to Dutch HQ
www.reuters.com - May 2 at 5:11 PM |
| Unilever shareholders give tepid support to new pay policy
www.ft.com - May 2 at 5:11 PM |
| Stepan (SCL) versus Unilever (UL) Financial Survey
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 2 at 11:35 AM |
| BRIEF-Unilever PLC votes so far show remuneration policy approval around 64 pct
www.reuters.com - May 2 at 8:47 AM |
| Dollar Shave Club grows C-suite with first chief digital, tech hires
finance.yahoo.com - May 1 at 4:57 PM |
 | Is The Golden Era Of Blue-Chip Firms, Like Unilever, Pepsi, General Mills, And P&G, Over?
www.forbes.com - April 29 at 6:10 PM |
| Is Unilever PLC’s (LON:ULVR) PE Ratio A Signal To Sell For Investors?
finance.yahoo.com - April 26 at 4:59 PM |
| Unilever: $7 Billion Buyback, 8% Dividend Increase, And 3%+ Yield
seekingalpha.com - April 25 at 5:10 PM |
| Church & Dwight (CHD) versus Unilever (UL) Head-To-Head Analysis
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 24 at 11:04 PM |
| Unilever plc (UL) Raises Dividend to $0.48 Per Share
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 6:52 PM |
 | Big Consumer Brands Like Raising Prices, but It Is Getting Harder
www.wsj.com - April 21 at 4:59 PM |
| Why some workplaces are finally treating mental health days as sick days
finance.yahoo.com - April 20 at 5:02 PM |
| Unilever Plc 2018 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Slides
seekingalpha.com - April 19 at 5:14 PM |
 | Clorox, P&G, Unilever Get Clipped
www.barrons.com - April 19 at 5:14 PM |
| Unilever showers cash on investors
www.ft.com - April 19 at 5:14 PM |
| P&G, Nestle, Unilever forgo price increases to move product
finance.yahoo.com - April 19 at 5:14 PM |
| Nestle, Unilever forego price increases to move product
finance.yahoo.com - April 19 at 8:43 AM |
| Unilever faces mounting investor unrest over UK exit
www.ft.com - April 18 at 5:20 PM |
| [$$] Unilever: the Rotters’ club
finance.yahoo.com - April 18 at 5:20 PM |
| [$$] Unilever faces mounting investor unrest over UK exit
finance.yahoo.com - April 18 at 5:20 PM |
| Form 425 UNILEVER NV Filed by: UNILEVER NV
www.streetinsider.com - April 17 at 5:31 PM |
| Sigma Holdco BV -- Moody's assigns B3 rating to Sigma Holdco BV's proposed EUR1,050 million senior notes due in 2026
finance.yahoo.com - April 17 at 5:31 PM |
| Unilever (UL) Downgraded by Zacks Investment Research
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 14 at 10:05 AM |
| Unilever faces potential shareholder unrest over pay policy
www.ft.com - April 13 at 5:08 PM |
| Unilever remuneration under fire from investor advisory firms
finance.yahoo.com - April 13 at 5:08 PM |
| [$$] Unilever faces potential shareholder unrest over pay policy
finance.yahoo.com - April 13 at 5:08 PM |
| Quantitative Analysis Of Unilever
seekingalpha.com - April 9 at 4:59 PM |
| Cartoon Network show inks 2-year partnership with Dove Self-Esteem Project
finance.yahoo.com - April 4 at 3:50 PM |
| Unilever plc (UL) Short Interest Update
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 2 at 1:24 AM |
 | Unilever confirms plan to close Norwich factory
www.marketwatch.com - March 28 at 4:59 PM |
| The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Facebook, Alphabet, Twitter, Procter & Gamble and Unilever
finance.yahoo.com - March 27 at 4:54 PM |
| Nestle, other food groups likely suitors for GSK's Horlicks: sources
finance.yahoo.com - March 27 at 4:54 PM |
| Critical Review: Coty (COTY) versus Unilever (UL)
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 27 at 7:53 AM |
| Unilever quits UK, Stephen Hawking's legacy, Russian revolution lessons
www.ft.com - March 24 at 4:56 PM |
| Unilever plc (UL) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Brokerages
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 24 at 1:50 PM |
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Unilever (NYSE:UL) Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement
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