NYSE:UL

Unilever - UL Stock Forecast, Price & News

$43.84

-0.87 (-1.95%)

(As of 09/30/2022 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $43.82
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$44.48
50-Day Range: $43.31
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$48.90
52-Week Range: $42.54
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$54.47

Volume: 3.61 million shs
Average Volume: 2.88 million shs
Market Capitalization: $111.72 billion

P/E Ratio: N/A
Dividend Yield: 3.84%
Price Target: N/A

Unilever MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: N/A
Upside/Downside: N/A
Short Interest: Healthy
0.13% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Moderate
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.21
Based on 25 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.66%
From $2.38 to $2.61 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.06 out of 5 stars

Consumer Staples Sector

97th out of 146 stocks

Soap, Detergents, & Cleaning Preparations; Perfumes, & Cosmetics Industry

5th out of 5 stocks

N/A

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
There is not enough analysis data for Unilever.

5.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.13% of the float of Unilever has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Unilever has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Unilever has recently decreased by 13.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

2.5

Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Unilever is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.84%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Unilever does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Unilever will have a dividend payout ratio of 65.90% next year. This indicates that Unilever will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for UL.

2.3

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Unilever has a news sentiment score of 0.21. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 25 news articles for Unilever this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
Social Mentions This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 2 reddit mentions for Unilever this week, compared to 3 mentions on an average week.
Search Interest
21 people have searched for UL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 12 people have added Unilever to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -45% compared to the previous 30 days.

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 9.68% of the stock of Unilever is held by institutions.

1.3

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Unilever are expected to grow by 9.66% in the coming year, from $2.38 to $2.61 per share.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Unilever has a PEG Ratio of 3.10. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Unilever has a P/B Ratio of 4.82. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Unilever (NYSE:UL) Stock

Unilever PLC operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company. It operates through Beauty & Personal Care, Foods & Refreshment, and Home Care segments. The Beauty & Personal Care segment provides skin care and hair care products, deodorants, and skin cleansing products. The Foods & Refreshment segment offers ice cream, soups, bouillons, seasonings, mayonnaise, ketchups, and tea categories. The Home Care segment provides fabric solutions and various cleaning products. The company offers its products under the Domestos, OMO, Seventh Generation, Ben & Jerry's, Knorr, Magnum, Wall's, Bango, the Vegetarian Butcher, Axe, Cif, Comfort, Dove, Lifebuoy, Lux, Rexona, Sunsilk, Equilibra, OLLY, Liquid I.V., SmartyPants, Onnit, Hellmann's, and Vaseline brands. Unilever PLC was incorporated in 1894 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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UL Stock News Headlines

October 1, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

Unilever (NYSE:UL) Shares Up 0.9%

September 30, 2022 | reuters.com

Ben & Jerry's says parent co Unilever 'covertly' took trademarks - Reuters

September 30, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Ben & Jerry's says parent co Unilever 'covertly' took trademarks

September 30, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

Morgan Stanley Initiates Coverage on Unilever (NYSE:UL)

September 28, 2022 | investing.com

Unilever: CEO to Retire; Berenberg Upgrades to Buy on Faster Growth Projections

September 28, 2022 | wsj.com

Unilever Goes Back to the Drawing Board With Accessible Deodorant Design

September 28, 2022 | wsj.com

Unilever Goes Back to the Drawing Board With Accessible Deodorant Design - The Wall Street Journal

September 26, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Unilever/CEO: Jope’s exit leaves a growth job to do

September 26, 2022 | marketwatch.com

Unilever: CEO to retire at end of next year - MarketWatch

September 26, 2022 | lse.co.uk

Berenberg upgrades Unilever to 'buy' | Financial News - London South East

September 26, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Unilever CEO to depart in 2023, search for replacement underway (NYSE:UL) - Seeking Alpha

September 26, 2022 | streetinsider.com

Form 6-K UNILEVER PLC For: Sep 26 - StreetInsider.com

September 26, 2022 | uk.finance.yahoo.com

Unilever boss to retire after failed bid to buy GSK’s Haleon for £50bn

September 25, 2022 | fool.com.au

Unilever PLC (NYSE: UL) Share Price and News

September 20, 2022 | proactiveinvestors.com

Unilever accused by Ben and Jerry's founders of violating deal by Israeli sale - Proactive Investors USA

September 19, 2022 | reuters.com

Unilever violating merger deal over Israel sale - Ben & Jerry's founders on MSNBC - Reuters

September 16, 2022 | bloomberg.com

Yogi Who Took On Unilever Plans IPOs to Build $62 Billion Empire - Bloomberg

September 16, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

Unilever (NYSE:UL) Receives New Coverage from Analysts at StockNews.com

September 12, 2022 | pymnts.com

Unilever Uses Instacart to Boost Demand for Virtual Ice Cream Store - PYMNTS.com

August 30, 2022 | businesswire.com

Meeting the Need: Unilever Supports America's Food Banks at a Time of Surging Demand - Business Wire

August 22, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

UPDATE 1-Ben & Jerry's loses bid to halt sales in West Bank

August 22, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Ben & Jerry’s Independent Directors Lose Request for Injunction Over Israel Business

August 18, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Is it Still Safe to Own Unilever (UL) Shares?

August 17, 2022 | skift.com

TripActions Secures One of Its Biggest Clients Yet With Unilever Win - Skift Travel News

August 17, 2022 | reuters.com

EXCLUSIVE Unilever exec: investor Peltz supportive of sustainability drive - Reuters

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UL Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend: 8/04/2022
Dividend Payable: 9/01/2022
Today: 10/01/2022
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2022

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Soap, detergents, & cleaning preparations; perfumes, & cosmetics
Sub-Industry: N/A
Sector: Consumer Staples
Current Symbol: NYSE:UL
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 217410
Web: www.unilever.com
Phone: 442078225252
Fax: 44-0-20-7822-5464
Employees: 148,044
Year Founded: 1929

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Forward P/E Ratio: 18.42
P/E Growth: 3.1
Net Income: N/A
Net Margins: N/A
Pretax Margin: N/A
Return on Equity: N/A
Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
Current Ratio: 0.80
Quick Ratio: 0.60

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $62.05 billion
Price / Sales: 1.80
Cash Flow: $3.89 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 11.27
Book Value: $9.10 per share
Price / Book: 4.82

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 2,548,470,000
Free Float: 2,522,980,000
Market Cap: $111.72 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 0.41

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Key Executives

Mr. Alan W. Jope (Age 58)
CEO & Exec. Director
Comp: $3.46M

Mr. Graeme David Pitkethly (Age 55)
CFO & Exec. Director
Comp: $2.32M

Mr. Richard Williams
Head of Investor Relations

Ms. Maria Rosaria Varsellona J.D. (Age 52)
L.L.B., Chief Legal Officer & Group Sec.

Mr. Nitin Paranjpe (Age 59)
Chief People & Transformation Officer

Mr. Jan A.A. van der Bijl (Age 72)
Head of Group Taxation

Mr. Herald Belton
Head of Deodorants Bus.

Mr. Julian Thurston
Head of Secretariat

Mr. Bruno Witvoët (Age 59)
Pres of Unilever Africa

Mr. Sanjiv Mehta (Age 62)
Pres of South Asia

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Insiders & Institutions

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UL Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Unilever stock right now?: 8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Unilever in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" UL shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in UL, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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How have UL shares performed in 2022?: Unilever's stock was trading at $53.79 on January 1st, 2022. Since then, UL shares have decreased by 18.5% and is now trading at $43.84.
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Are investors shorting Unilever?: Unilever saw a drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,200,000 shares, a drop of 14.0% from the August 31st total of 3,720,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,430,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company's shares are short sold.
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How often does Unilever pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Unilever?: Unilever declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 5th will be given a dividend of $0.4555 per share on Thursday, September 1st. This represents a $1.82 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 4th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45.
Read our dividend analysis for UL.
Is Unilever a good dividend stock?: Unilever (NYSE:UL) pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.84%.
Read our dividend analysis for UL.
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).

What is Unilever's stock symbol?: Unilever trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "UL."
How do I buy shares of Unilever?: Shares of UL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Unilever's stock price today?: One share of UL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $43.84.
How much money does Unilever make?: Unilever (NYSE:UL) has a market capitalization of $111.72 billion and generates $62.05 billion in revenue each year.
How many employees does Unilever have?: The company employs 148,044 workers across the globe.
Does Unilever have any subsidiaries?: The following companies are subsidiares of Unilever: Alberto Culver, Ben & Jerry's, Blueair, Carver Korea, Concern Kalina, Dermalogica, Dollar Shave Club, Grom Social Enterprises, Hourglass, Inmarko, Kate Somerville Skincare, Living Proof, Murad, Mãe Terra, Pukka Herbs, Qinyuan Group, Ren Skincare, Seventh Generation, Sir Kensington’s, SlimFast, SmartyPants Vitamins, Sundial Brands, T2 Tea, TIGI International, Talenti Gelato & Sorbetto, Tatcha, Tazo, The Laundress Inc, The Vegetarian Butcher, and Unilever Ingman Production.
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How can I contact Unilever?: Unilever's mailing address is 100 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON X0, EC4Y 0DY. The official website for the company is www.unilever.com. The company can be reached via phone at 442078225252, via email at investor.relations@unilever.com, or via fax at 44-0-20-7822-5464.

This page (NYSE:UL) was last updated on 10/2/2022 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Unilever - UL Stock Forecast, Price & News

Unilever MarketRank™ Forecast

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Social Mentions This Week

Search Interest

MarketBeat Follows