Unilever (UL) Competitors

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UL vs. HLN, KVUE, SN, SGI, and ELF

Should you buy Unilever stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Unilever with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Unilever include Haleon (HLN), Kenvue (KVUE), SharkNinja (SN), Somnigroup International (SGI), and e.l.f. Beauty (ELF). These companies are all part of the "consumer goods" industry.

How does Unilever compare to Haleon?

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

In the previous week, Unilever had 10 more articles in the media than Haleon. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Unilever and 0 mentions for Haleon. Unilever's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Haleon's score of 0.00 indicating that Unilever is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Haleon	Neutral
Unilever	Positive

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Haleon	N/A	N/A	N/A
Unilever	N/A	N/A	N/A

Haleon has a beta of 0.15, indicating that its share price is 85% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Unilever has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

Haleon currently has a consensus target price of $13.40, indicating a potential upside of 49.64%. Unilever has a consensus target price of $65.55, indicating a potential upside of 16.50%. Given Haleon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Haleon is more favorable than Unilever.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Haleon	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Unilever	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Haleon pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Unilever pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Haleon pays out 64.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Unilever has higher revenue and earnings than Haleon.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Haleon	$14.54B	2.74	$2.20B	$0.39	22.96
Unilever	$57.13B	2.15	$10.71B	N/A	N/A

Summary

Unilever beats Haleon on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Unilever compare to Kenvue?

Unilever (NYSE:UL) and Kenvue (NYSE:KVUE) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation.

Kenvue has a net margin of 10.61% compared to Unilever's net margin of 0.00%. Kenvue's return on equity of 20.81% beat Unilever's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unilever	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kenvue	10.61%	20.81%	8.21%

Unilever has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kenvue has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

9.7% of Unilever shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of Kenvue shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Unilever shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Kenvue shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Unilever presently has a consensus target price of $65.55, suggesting a potential upside of 16.50%. Kenvue has a consensus target price of $19.33, suggesting a potential upside of 13.15%. Given Unilever's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Unilever is more favorable than Kenvue.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unilever	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Kenvue	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31

Unilever has higher revenue and earnings than Kenvue.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Unilever	$57.13B	2.15	$10.71B	N/A	N/A
Kenvue	$15.12B	2.17	$1.47B	$0.85	20.10

Unilever pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Kenvue pays an annual dividend of $0.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Kenvue pays out 97.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kenvue has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Kenvue is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Kenvue had 2 more articles in the media than Unilever. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Kenvue and 10 mentions for Unilever. Kenvue's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Unilever's score of 0.80 indicating that Kenvue is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Unilever	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kenvue	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Kenvue beats Unilever on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Unilever compare to SharkNinja?

Unilever (NYSE:UL) and SharkNinja (NYSE:SN) 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 dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and earnings.

SharkNinja has a net margin of 10.70% compared to Unilever's net margin of 0.00%. SharkNinja's return on equity of 29.07% beat Unilever's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unilever	N/A	N/A	N/A
SharkNinja	10.70%	29.07%	14.70%

Unilever has higher revenue and earnings than SharkNinja.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Unilever	$57.13B	2.15	$10.71B	N/A	N/A
SharkNinja	$6.40B	2.34	$701.37M	$4.96	21.32

Unilever has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SharkNinja has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the broader market.

Unilever currently has a consensus target price of $65.55, suggesting a potential upside of 16.50%. SharkNinja has a consensus target price of $150.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.86%. Given SharkNinja's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SharkNinja is more favorable than Unilever.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unilever	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
SharkNinja	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

In the previous week, SharkNinja had 1 more articles in the media than Unilever. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for SharkNinja and 10 mentions for Unilever. Unilever's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat SharkNinja's score of 0.54 indicating that Unilever is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Unilever	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SharkNinja	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

9.7% of Unilever shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.8% of SharkNinja shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Unilever shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of SharkNinja shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

SharkNinja beats Unilever on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Unilever compare to Somnigroup International?

Somnigroup International (NYSE:SGI) and Unilever (NYSE:UL) 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, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Somnigroup International has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Unilever has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

Somnigroup International has a net margin of 6.80% compared to Unilever's net margin of 0.00%. Somnigroup International's return on equity of 19.62% beat Unilever's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Somnigroup International	6.80%	19.62%	5.16%
Unilever	N/A	N/A	N/A

99.9% of Somnigroup International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.7% of Unilever shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of Somnigroup International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Unilever shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Unilever has higher revenue and earnings than Somnigroup International.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Somnigroup International	$7.48B	1.76	$384.10M	$2.45	25.58
Unilever	$57.13B	2.15	$10.71B	N/A	N/A

Somnigroup International pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Unilever pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Somnigroup International pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Somnigroup International presently has a consensus price target of $98.60, suggesting a potential upside of 57.30%. Unilever has a consensus price target of $65.55, suggesting a potential upside of 16.50%. Given Somnigroup International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Somnigroup International is more favorable than Unilever.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Somnigroup International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Unilever	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

In the previous week, Unilever had 4 more articles in the media than Somnigroup International. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Unilever and 6 mentions for Somnigroup International. Unilever's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Somnigroup International's score of 0.47 indicating that Unilever is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Somnigroup International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Unilever	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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

How does Unilever compare to e.l.f. Beauty?

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) and Unilever (NYSE:UL) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

e.l.f. Beauty has a net margin of 6.84% compared to Unilever's net margin of 0.00%. e.l.f. Beauty's return on equity of 15.08% beat Unilever's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
e.l.f. Beauty	6.84%	15.08%	8.09%
Unilever	N/A	N/A	N/A

e.l.f. Beauty has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Unilever has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

92.4% of e.l.f. Beauty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.7% of Unilever shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of e.l.f. Beauty shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Unilever shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, e.l.f. Beauty and e.l.f. Beauty both had 10 articles in the media. e.l.f. Beauty's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Unilever's score of 0.80 indicating that e.l.f. Beauty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
e.l.f. Beauty	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Unilever	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

e.l.f. Beauty presently has a consensus price target of $102.88, suggesting a potential upside of 82.28%. Unilever has a consensus price target of $65.55, suggesting a potential upside of 16.50%. Given e.l.f. Beauty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe e.l.f. Beauty is more favorable than Unilever.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
e.l.f. Beauty	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Unilever	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Unilever has higher revenue and earnings than e.l.f. Beauty.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
e.l.f. Beauty	$1.31B	2.54	$112.09M	$1.77	31.89
Unilever	$57.13B	2.15	$10.71B	N/A	N/A

Summary

e.l.f. Beauty beats Unilever on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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UL vs. The Competition

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Metric	Unilever	CONS PD Industry	Staples Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$125.30B	$29.97B	$16.05B	$22.72B
Dividend Yield	3.83%	3.39%	3.52%	4.09%
P/E Ratio	N/A	77.46	26.12	30.24
Price / Sales	2.15	1.50	47.32	92.35
Price / Cash	13.62	30.48	16.25	25.31
Price / Book	6.17	11.35	5.22	4.59
Net Income	$10.71B	$1.33B	$671.44M	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	-3.61%	-3.60%	-1.90%	-2.26%
1 Month Performance	-3.12%	-3.53%	-2.29%	0.00%
1 Year Performance	-19.09%	-18.58%	-13.03%	22.53%

Unilever Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
UL Unilever	3.2012 of 5 stars	$56.27 -1.9%	$65.55 +16.5%	-16.0%	$125.30B	$57.13B	N/A	96,092
HLN Haleon	3.6658 of 5 stars	$8.98 -1.5%	$13.40 +49.3%	-14.5%	$39.90B	$14.54B	23.01	24,535
KVUE Kenvue	4.6493 of 5 stars	$17.21 -2.2%	$19.33 +12.4%	-26.2%	$33.03B	$15.29B	20.24	22,000	Positive News Insider Trade
SN SharkNinja	3.855 of 5 stars	$107.56 -3.7%	$150.00 +39.5%	+6.1%	$15.22B	$6.59B	21.69	4,143	Insider Trade
SGI Somnigroup International	4.3875 of 5 stars	$66.63 -3.9%	$98.60 +48.0%	N/A	$14.01B	$7.48B	27.20	19,000

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