Unilever (UL) Competitors

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

Which has higher 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Haleon	$11.23B	4.44	$1.30B	$0.39	28.37
Unilever	$60.76B	2.57	$6.22B	$3.49	18.16

Do analysts rate HLN or UL?

Haleon presently has a consensus price target of $11.25, suggesting a potential upside of 1.67%. Unilever has a consensus price target of $69.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.63%. Given Unilever's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Unilever is more favorable than Haleon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Haleon	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Unilever	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is HLN or UL more profitable?

Haleon has a net margin of 10.85% compared to Unilever's net margin of 0.00%. Haleon's return on equity of 14.76% beat Unilever's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Haleon	10.85%	14.76%	7.32%
Unilever	N/A	N/A	N/A

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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, HLN or UL?

Haleon has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unilever has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HLN or UL a better dividend stock?

Haleon pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Unilever pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Haleon pays out 59.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Unilever pays out 59.0% 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 refer more to HLN or UL?

In the previous week, Haleon had 1 more articles in the media than Unilever. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Haleon and 9 mentions for Unilever. Unilever's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Haleon's score of 1.26 indicating that Unilever is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Haleon	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Unilever	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HLN or UL?

Unilever received 480 more outperform votes than Haleon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.56% of users gave Unilever an outperform vote while only 42.50% of users gave Haleon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Haleon	Outperform Votes 17 42.50%	Underperform Votes 23 57.50%
Unilever	Outperform Votes 497 51.56%	Underperform Votes 467 48.44%

Summary

Unilever beats Haleon on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.