Unilever PLC trades at a forward P/E of 15.1x with 31% return on equity and best-in-class margins of 19%, but the stock has already reached or exceeded the analyst price target leaving negative upside of -1.9%, and is in a confirmed downtrend below its 200-day moving average with an elevated put/call ratio of 3.35.
Thesis pillars
- Best In Class Margins And Roe→Stable
- Analyst Target Already Reached↑Improving
- Confirmed Downtrend Below 200ma↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Unilever PLC (UL) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $62.09 — A.R:R 0.2:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.8): -1.0.
Unilever PLC operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. It operates through four segments: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, and Foods. The Beauty & Wellbeing segment offers hair care, such as shampoo,... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $62.09 — A.R:R 0.2:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.8): -1.0. Chart setup: RSI 55 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 4.9/10, high confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 177d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-08-16Recent Developments — Unilever PLC
Latest news
- NEWS Saturna Capital Corp Acquires 218,767 Shares of Unilever PLC $UL - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Unilever rallies after seeing strong volume gains, boosting outlook (UL:NYSE) - Seeking Alpha — Seeking Alpha positive
- NEWS Unilever PLC 2026 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation (NYSE:UL) 2026-07-28 - Seeking Alpha — Seeking Alpha neutral
- NEWS UK regulators eye McCormick's deal for Unilever's food business (UL:NYSE) - Seeking Alpha — Seeking Alpha positive
- NEWS DJE Kapital AG Takes $5.47 Million Position in Unilever PLC $UL - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
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Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $62.09 — A.R:R 0.2:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.8): -1.0. Chart setup: RSI 55 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $59.35. Score 4.9/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $62.80 (+1.1% upside). Prior stop was $59.35. Stop-loss: $59.35.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.8): -1.0; Weak overall score: 4.9/10.
Unilever PLC trades at a P/E of 20.8 (forward 15.8). TrendMatrix value score: 6.2/10. Verdict: Sell.
23 analysts cover UL with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $74.
What does Unilever PLC do?Unilever PLC operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. It...
Unilever PLC operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. It operates through four segments: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, and Foods. The Beauty & Wellbeing segment offers hair care, such as shampoo, conditioner, and styling; face, hand, and body moisturizer skin care products; and Prestige Beauty and Wellbeing products. The Personal Care segment provides soap and shower skin cleansing products; and deodorant and oral care, including toothpaste, toothbrush, and mouthwash products. The Home Care segment offers washing powders and liquids, and rinse conditioner fabric care products; and a range of home and hygiene cleaning products. The Foods segment provides cooking aids and mini meals comprising soups, bouillons, and seasonings, as well as mayonnaise and ketchup condiments; and Unilever food solutions. The company provides its products under the AXE, Clear, Cif, Closeup, Comfort, Dermalogica, Domestos, Dove, Dove Men+Care, Hellmann's, Horlicks, Knorr, LUX, Lifebuoy, Liquid I.V., Nexxus, Nutrafol, OMO, Pond's, Paula's Choice, Pepsodent, Radiant, Rexona, Sunlight, Sunsilk, Surf, TRESemmé, and Vaseline brand names. Unilever PLC was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.