Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) Receives GBX 4,695 Average Price Target from Analysts

Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) has been given a consensus rating of “Reduce” by the six ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has issued a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 4,711.67.

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on ULVR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Unilever from GBX 5,400 to GBX 5,700 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 4,120 price target on shares of Unilever in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Berenberg Bank boosted their target price on Unilever from GBX 5,530 to GBX 5,600 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of Unilever to a “hold” rating and set a GBX 5,150 price objective for the company. in a research note on Monday.

Unilever Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of Unilever stock opened at GBX 5,320 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 4,842.58 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 4,653.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.87, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.77. Unilever has a fifty-two week low of GBX 4,122 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 5,328. The company has a market capitalization of £116.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.11, a P/E/G ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 0.22.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Zoe Yujnovich purchased 1,610 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 18th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 4,466 per share, with a total value of £71,902.60. 1.39% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Unilever

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. We have around 400 brands found in homes all over the world, 13 of which are in the top 50 consumer goods brands. Some of our iconic global brands include Dove, Hellmann’s, Knorr, Magnum, OMO and Surf.

Our vision is to be the global leader in sustainable business and to demonstrate how our purpose-led, future-fit business model drives superior performance.