Unilever (UL) Competitors

Haleon (NYSE:HLN) and Unilever (NYSE:UL) are both large-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Which has more risk and volatility, HLN or UL?

Haleon has a beta of 0.23, meaning that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unilever has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate HLN or UL?

Haleon presently has a consensus price target of $12.33, indicating a potential upside of 25.70%. Unilever has a consensus price target of $73.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.79%. Given Haleon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Unilever	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Does the media refer more to HLN or UL?

In the previous week, Unilever had 10 more articles in the media than Haleon. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Unilever and 12 mentions for Haleon. Unilever's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Haleon's score of 1.25 indicating that Unilever is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Haleon	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Unilever	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Haleon	$14.35B	3.07	$1.84B	$0.39	25.14
Unilever	$65.76B	2.35	$6.22B	$3.49	18.06

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HLN or UL?

6.7% of Haleon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.7% of Unilever shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Unilever shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is HLN or UL more profitable?

Haleon has a net margin of 12.86% compared to Unilever's net margin of 0.00%. Haleon's return on equity of 17.65% beat Unilever's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Haleon	12.86%	17.65%	8.58%
Unilever	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is HLN or UL a better dividend stock?

Haleon pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Unilever pays an annual dividend of $2.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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.

Summary

Unilever beats Haleon on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.