Unilever (UL) Competitors $59.00 +0.36 (+0.61%) As of 03:54 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, FOXF, and LVWRShould 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), Fox Factory (FOXF), and LiveWire Group (LVWR). 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 Fox Factory LiveWire Group Haleon (NYSE:HLN) and Unilever (NYSE:UL) are both large-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HLN or UL? 6.7% of Haleon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.7% of Unilever shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Unilever shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is HLN or UL a better dividend stock? Haleon pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Unilever pays an annual dividend of $2.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Haleon pays out 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Unilever pays out 59.3% 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. Does the media favor HLN or UL? In the previous week, Unilever had 6 more articles in the media than Haleon. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Unilever and 7 mentions for Haleon. Haleon's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Unilever's score of 1.44 indicating that Haleon is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Haleon 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Unilever 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, HLN or UL? Haleon has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unilever has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is HLN or UL more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HaleonN/A N/A N/A Unilever N/A N/A N/A Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HLN or UL? 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 RatioHaleon$14.35B2.80$1.84B$0.3923.12Unilever$65.76B2.20$6.22B$3.4916.91 Do analysts rate HLN or UL? Haleon presently has a consensus price target of $12.33, suggesting a potential upside of 36.72%. Unilever has a consensus price target of $73.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.73%. Given Haleon's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Haleon is more favorable than Unilever.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Haleon 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Unilever 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 SummaryUnilever beats Haleon on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Unilever News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$144.87B$31.40B$15.54B$21.83BDividend Yield3.53%2.73%3.22%3.61%P/E Ratio16.9237.0817.6329.55Price / Sales2.201.9647.8762.68Price / Cash14.5315.6114.5124.43Price / Book5.997.967.094.60Net Income$6.22B$1.23B$678.09M$1.01B7 Day Performance0.18%-3.06%-0.18%-0.57%1 Month Performance-6.53%-7.33%-0.58%2.16%1 Year Performance-6.19%18.03%-0.63%14.20% Unilever Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ULUnilever4.0684 of 5 stars$59.00+0.6%$73.00+23.7%-6.8%$144.87B$65.76B16.92115,964Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHLNHaleon4.1858 of 5 stars$8.83+0.1%$12.33+39.6%-10.7%$39.52B$11.02B22.6424,561Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastKVUEKenvue4.2198 of 5 stars$16.34-0.5%$23.12+41.5%-26.4%$31.36B$15.46B22.0822,000Analyst ForecastSNSharkNinja3.4475 of 5 stars$106.07+0.2%$131.86+24.3%-16.4%$14.97B$5.53B28.983,688Analyst DowngradeELFe.l.f. Beauty3.8459 of 5 stars$131.24+1.1%$133.40+1.6%+39.5%$7.79B$1.31B77.20300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCOTYCoty4.513 of 5 stars$4.02+0.1%$6.06+51.0%-52.7%$3.50B$5.89B-9.1211,636Analyst ForecastODDODDITY Tech2.5602 of 5 stars$61.00+0.0%$74.90+22.8%+46.6%$3.41B$647.04M33.89342News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeIMAXIMAX3.8079 of 5 stars$32.43-0.5%$33.70+3.9%+66.4%$1.74B$352.21M54.04780Analyst ForecastMBCMasterBrand1.3088 of 5 stars$13.48-1.4%$15.00+11.3%-24.0%$1.71B$2.70B18.7313,000Analyst ForecastFOXFFox Factory3.2061 of 5 stars$24.77-1.6%$33.50+35.2%-38.8%$1.04B$1.39B-4.094,100News CoverageAnalyst ForecastLVWRLiveWire Group0.0735 of 5 stars$4.64-1.4%N/A-17.4%$944.32M$23.82M-11.59220News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Haleon Alternatives Kenvue Alternatives SharkNinja Alternatives e.l.f. 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