Unilever
About: Unilever is a diversified personal-care (52% of 2022 sales by value), homecare (14%), and packaged food (34%) company. Its brands include Knorr soups and sauces, Hellmann's mayonnaise, Axe and Dove skin products, and the TRESemmé haircare brand. The firm has been acquisitive in recent years; notable purchases include Paula's Choice, Liquid I.V., Horlicks, Garancia, and The Vegetarian Butcher.
Employees: 128,377
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Funds holding %
of 6,823 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
111% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 135 | Existing positions closed: 64
23% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $212M | Put options by funds: $173M
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.1B [Q2] → $14B (+$898M) [Q3]
6% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 17 [Q2] → 18 (+1) [Q3]
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,099 [Q2] → 1,156 (+57) [Q3]
0.87% less ownership
Funds ownership: 9.52% [Q2] → 8.65% (-0.87%) [Q3]
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 361 | Existing positions reduced: 461
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for UL.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 5 articles about UL published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Procter & Gamble Is In Trouble, Buy Unilever Instead
Unilever is a better buy than Procter & Gamble due to its better value for money, forward valuation, and product mix. Both companies face headwinds in emerging markets, but Unilever's issues are simpler to fix, making it less risky. Unilever's lower P/E ratio and higher dividend yield make it more attractively valued compared to Procter & Gamble.
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
All It Takes Is $2,000 Invested in Coca-Cola and Each of These 2 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Help Generate $278 in Passive Income in 2025
Between 2023 and the end of 2024, the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.16%) gained a staggering 53.2%. The strong two-year performance has left the index with a relatively expensive valuation.
Negative
Reuters
1 week ago
Focus: Unilever's Indonesia headache worsens with boycott as local brands seize the day
A boycott against Unilever and other multinationals operating in Israel has worsened the global consumer company's loss of market share in Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy, where it is battling smaller, often cheaper local rivals.
Negative
Proactive Investors
2 weeks ago
Unilever will not be able to grow as fast as it wants, says analyst
Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) shares fell to their lowest since July after analysts at RBC Capital Markets said the Vaseline, Lynx and Cornetto owner "hasn't the wherewithal" to grow sales volumes as much as it wants. The FTSE 100 consumer good group's aim is to grow volumes 2% but analyst James Edwardes Jones said this is unlikely given various factors, including a "lack of market dominance", as it is market leader in only half of its business once it has spun off its ice cream arm.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
My New Year's Resolution For 2025: Invest $10,000 In These 6 Stocks
I review here the stocks of six quality companies that I am convinced will bring me closer to my ambitious goal of being able to fund my living expenses through dividends. Dividend growth investing is not a get-rich-quick strategy, it requires commitment and a long-term mindset. Making a New Year's resolution is a great way to help maintain that mindset. I discuss two scenarios of hypothetical investors who start their journey in 2025. I detail the significant impact a long-term commitment – even without additional investments – can make.
Neutral
Proactive Investors
1 month ago
Unilever to sell 'cherished' 100-year old brands to sharpen portfolio
Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) has agreed the sale of two of its oldest brands, Dutch brand Unox and Belgium's Zwan, to the Zwanenberg Food Group. A part of the Unilever portfolio for almost 100 years, the Anglo-Dutch group said the sale was to sharpen up its food portfolio and focus on fewer and bigger brands.
Positive
Investors Business Daily
1 month ago
Best ETFs From This Advisor Includes Gutsy Bet Against Bitcoin
With the election of Donald Trump, the markets will look for the best ETFs. So says Larry Glazer of Mayflower Advisors.
Positive
Reuters
1 month ago
Unilever CEO looking to sell food brands with $1 bln in sales, FD reports
Unilever is looking to sell several food brands that have combined sales of around 1 billion euros ($1.05 billion), Chief Executive Officer Hein Schumacher told Dutch financial daily FD in an interview published on Monday.
Positive
Forbes
1 month ago
Unilever Vs. PG Stock
Given its better prospects, we believe that Unilever (NYSE: UL) is currently a better pick than its sector peer, Procter & Gamble stock (NYSE: PG). UL stock trades at 19x forward earnings, versus 26x for PG stock.
Neutral
Bloomberg Markets and Finance
1 month ago
Unilever CEO Schumacher on Strategy, US Tariffs, China Demand
Unilever CEO Hein Schumacher sat down with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua in London for a wide-ranging interview, including consumer spending and premium demand, to the possibility of new trade tensions with Donald Trump returning to the White House. He also discusses the company's exit from Russia, citing a loss of control over the business in the country and growing complications stemming from Russia's response to Western sanctions imposed amid the war in Ukraine.
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