Unilever (UL) Competitors $62.64 +0.32 (+0.51%) Closing price 10/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$62.80 +0.17 (+0.27%) As of 10/24/2025 06:33 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UL vs. HLN, KVUE, SN, ELF, COTY, ODD, IMAX, MBC, LVWR, and FOXFShould you be buying Unilever stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Unilever include Haleon (HLN), Kenvue (KVUE), SharkNinja (SN), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), Coty (COTY), ODDITY Tech (ODD), IMAX (IMAX), MasterBrand (MBC), LiveWire Group (LVWR), and Fox Factory (FOXF). These companies are all part of the "consumer goods" industry. Unilever vs. Its Competitors Haleon Kenvue SharkNinja e.l.f. Beauty Coty ODDITY Tech IMAX MasterBrand LiveWire Group Fox Factory Unilever (NYSE:UL) and Haleon (NYSE:HLN) are both large-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend UL or HLN? Unilever currently has a consensus target price of $73.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.55%. Haleon has a consensus target price of $12.33, suggesting a potential upside of 33.32%. 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 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55Haleon 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media prefer UL or HLN? In the previous week, Unilever had 19 more articles in the media than Haleon. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Unilever and 3 mentions for Haleon. Haleon's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Unilever's score of 0.97 indicating that Haleon is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Unilever 15 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Haleon 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is UL or HLN a better dividend stock? Unilever pays an annual dividend of $2.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Haleon pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Haleon pays out 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do insiders & institutionals 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 company 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. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, UL or HLN? Unilever has higher revenue and earnings than Haleon. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnilever$65.76B2.34$6.22BN/AN/AHaleon$14.35B2.87$1.84B$0.3923.71 Which has more volatility & risk, UL or HLN? Unilever has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haleon has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is UL or HLN more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets UnileverN/A N/A N/A Haleon N/A N/A N/A SummaryUnilever beats Haleon on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UL 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 UL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnileverCONS PD IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$153.77B$32.42B$16.27B$22.10BDividend Yield3.30%2.71%3.16%3.55%P/E RatioN/A36.7517.7633.37Price / Sales2.341.9447.2983.20Price / Cash15.5415.5614.6024.64Price / Book6.367.947.174.66Net Income$6.22B$1.23B$680.91M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.87%0.10%0.60%2.22%1 Month Performance5.62%-2.52%0.71%1.79%1 Year Performance1.53%18.57%0.38%14.02% Unilever Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ULUnilever3.068 of 5 stars$62.64+0.5%$73.00+16.5%+1.5%$153.77B$65.76B0.00115,964Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓HLNHaleon4.3092 of 5 stars$9.42-0.7%$12.33+30.9%-6.0%$41.93B$14.35B24.1424,561Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓KVUEKenvue4.5792 of 5 stars$14.96-2.2%$21.18+41.6%-33.8%$28.71B$15.46B20.2222,000Analyst ForecastSNSharkNinja3.7177 of 5 stars$92.91-1.1%$130.00+39.9%-11.6%$13.11B$5.53B25.383,688News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionELFe.l.f. Beauty4.5992 of 5 stars$127.62-6.8%$142.73+11.8%+11.3%$7.57B$1.31B75.07300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCOTYCoty4.4113 of 5 stars$4.14-4.7%$6.06+46.6%-45.4%$3.61B$5.89B-9.4011,636Analyst ForecastODDODDITY Tech2.9003 of 5 stars$51.59+1.5%$73.90+43.2%+20.4%$2.88B$647.04M28.66342Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastIMAXIMAX3.4465 of 5 stars$32.47+0.7%$35.10+8.1%+54.7%$1.75B$352.21M54.11780Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastMBCMasterBrand1.4509 of 5 stars$12.90+1.2%$15.00+16.3%-28.7%$1.63B$2.70B17.9113,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastLVWRLiveWire Group0.0515 of 5 stars$5.76+11.3%N/A+1.9%$1.17B$26.63M-14.39220News CoverageAnalyst ForecastFOXFFox Factory3.4754 of 5 stars$22.98+1.7%$33.00+43.6%-33.1%$960.56M$1.39B-3.804,100Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Haleon Alternatives Kenvue Alternatives SharkNinja Alternatives e.l.f. 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