Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the six analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 4,690.

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Unilever from GBX 3,800 to GBX 3,900 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Unilever from GBX 5,400 to GBX 5,700 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on Unilever from GBX 3,900 to GBX 3,800 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their target price on shares of Unilever from GBX 5,100 to GBX 5,050 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “sell” rating and set a GBX 4,120 price target on shares of Unilever in a report on Friday, October 17th.

Unilever Stock Performance

LON ULVR opened at GBX 4,544 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 4,528.28 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 4,558.37. Unilever has a 12-month low of GBX 4,311 and a 12-month high of GBX 4,910. The firm has a market cap of £111.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.29, a PEG ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 0.22. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.87.

Insider Activity

In other Unilever news, insider Zoe Yujnovich bought 1,610 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 18th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 4,466 per share, for a total transaction of £71,902.60. Insiders own 1.37% of the company’s stock.

Unilever Company Profile

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Beauty, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream products, with sales in over 190 countries and products used by 3.4 billion people every day. We have 148,000 employees and generated sales of €60.1 billion in 2022. 59% of our footprint is in developing and emerging markets.