UL Solutions (ULS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

UL Solutions Inc. provides safety science services worldwide. It operates through three segments: Industrial, Consumer, and Software and Advisory. The Industrial segment provides testing, inspection, and certification services across various end markets, including energy, industrial automation, engineered materials, and built environment, as well as stakeholders, such as manufacturers, building owners, end users, and regulators. The Consumer segment offers safety certification testing, ongoing certification, global market access, testing for connectivity, performance and quality, and critical systems advisory and training services, as well as product market acceptance and risk mitigation services for customers in the consumer products end markets comprising consumer electronics, medical devices, information technologies, appliances, HVAC, lighting, and retail, as well as consumer applications, such as new mobility, smart products, and 5G. The Software and Advisory segment provide software and technical advisory services that enable customers to manage regulatory requirements, deliver supply chain transparency, and operationalize sustainability for regulated industries, including life sciences, supply chain regulations, transparency needs, and new ESG and sustainability requirements. It offers ULTRUS software brand to help customers improve speed to market, sustainability and safety. UL Solutions Inc. was formerly known as UL Inc. and changed its name to UL Solutions Inc. in June 2022. The company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois with additional offices in North America, Asia Pacific, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and Middle East. UL Solutions Inc. operates as a subsidiary of ULSE Inc.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $62.11 to $63.33
• 50-Day Range: $62.68 to $73.15
• 52-Week Range: $46.79 to $74.15
• Volume: 312,344 shs
• Average Volume: 810,412 shs
• Market Capitalization: $12.67 billion
• P/E Ratio: 38.94
• Dividend Yield: 0.82%
• Price Target: $70.86
• Consensus Rating: Hold

UL Solutions Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

UL Solutions scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 147th out of 180 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

UL Solutions has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

UL Solutions has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.28%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for UL Solutions are expected to grow by 8.28% in the coming year, from $1.69 to $1.83 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of UL Solutions is 38.74, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of UL Solutions is 38.74, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.14.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

UL Solutions has a P/B Ratio of 11.33. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.75% of the float of UL Solutions has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

UL Solutions has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in UL Solutions has recently decreased by 11.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

UL Solutions has a dividend yield of 0.82%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

UL Solutions does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of UL Solutions is 32.10%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, UL Solutions will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.42% next year. This indicates that UL Solutions will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.75% of the float of UL Solutions has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

UL Solutions has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in UL Solutions has recently decreased by 11.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.44

News Sentiment

UL Solutions has a news sentiment score of 1.44. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 1.07 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for UL Solutions this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for ULS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, UL Solutions insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.20% of the stock of UL Solutions is held by insiders.

ULS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ULS shares performed this year?

UL Solutions' stock was trading at $49.88 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, ULS shares have increased by 25.9% and is now trading at $62.79.

How were UL Solutions' earnings last quarter?

UL Solutions Inc. (NYSE:ULS) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 5th. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.05. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did UL Solutions IPO?

UL Solutions (ULS) raised $946 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, April 12th 2024. The company issued 33,800,000 shares at a price of $28.00 per share.

Who are UL Solutions' major shareholders?

UL Solutions' top institutional shareholders include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.41%), Bessemer Group Inc. (0.94%), Norges Bank (0.61%) and Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC (0.58%). Insiders that own company stock include Jennifer F Scanlon, Ryan D Robinson, Gitte Schjotz, Weifang Zhou, Alberto Uggetti, James M Shannon, Karen K Pepping, Linda S Chapin and Ulse Inc.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of UL Solutions?

Shares of ULS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of UL Solutions own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that UL Solutions investors own include 3M (MMM), Cogent Communications (CCOI), Altria Group (MO), PayPal (PYPL), W.P. Carey (WPC), AbbVie (ABBV) and Darden Restaurants (DRI).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/9 Dividend: 5/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/9 Dividend: 5/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/09/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/05/2025
• Today: 8/29/2025
• Record date for 9/8 Dividend: 8/29/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/8 Dividend: 8/29/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/08/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: BUSINESS SVCS
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ULS
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:ULS
• CIK: 1901440
• Web: www.ul.com
• Phone: 847-272-8800
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 15,094
• Year Founded: 1894

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for UL Solutions: $70.86
• High Price Target: $77.00
• Low Price Target: $63.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 39.03
• Forward P/E Ratio: 37.41
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $326 million
• Net Margins: 11.08%
• Pretax Margin: 14.47%
• Return on Equity: 37.33%
• Return on Assets: 12.76%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.55
• Current Ratio: 1.32
• Quick Ratio: 1.32

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.95 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.30
• Cash Flow: $2.67 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 23.72
• Book Value: $5.54 per share
• Price / Book: 11.41

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 200,883,000
• Free Float: 198,472,000
• Market Cap: $12.70 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 1.00