We could not find any results for:
Make sure your spelling is correct or try broadening your search.
Register for Free to get streaming real-time quotes, interactive charts, live options flow, and more.
| Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type | Share ISIN | Share Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unilever Plc | LSE:ULVR | London | Ordinary Share | GB00B10RZP78 | ORD 3 1/9P |
| Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102.00 | 2.21% | 4,709.00 | 6,543,754 | 16:35:01 |
| Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,707.00 | 4,708.00 | 4,746.00 | 4,578.00 | 4,586.00 | |
| Industry Sector | Turnover | Profit | EPS - Basic | PE Ratio | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfume,cosmetic,toilet Prep | EUR 60.76B | EUR 5.74B | EUR 2.2749 | 20.70 | 116.33B |
| Last Trade Time | Trade Type | Trade Size | Trade Price | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:50:12 | O | 3 | 4,702.00 | GBX |
| Date | Time | Source | Headline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/3/2025 | 07:00 | UK RNS | Unilever PLC Transaction in Own Shares |
| 07/3/2025 | 07:00 | UK RNS | Unilever PLC Transaction in Own Shares |
| 06/3/2025 | 07:00 | UK RNS | Unilever PLC Transaction in Own Shares |
| 05/3/2025 | 07:00 | UK RNS | Unilever PLC Transaction in Own Shares |
| 04/3/2025 | 07:00 | UK RNS | Unilever PLC Transaction in Own Shares |
| 03/3/2025 | 16:36 | UK RNS | Unilever PLC Total Voting Rights |
| 03/3/2025 | 07:00 | UK RNS | Unilever PLC Transaction in Own Shares |
| 28/2/2025 | 07:00 | UK RNS | Unilever PLC Transaction in Own Shares |
| 27/2/2025 | 07:00 | UK RNS | Unilever PLC Transaction in Own Shares |
| 26/2/2025 | 07:00 | UK RNS | Unilever PLC Transaction in Own Shares |
Unilever (ULVR) Share Charts1 Year Unilever Chart |
|
1 Month Unilever Chart |
Intraday Unilever Chart |
| Date | Time | Title | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/3/2025 | 17:41 | Unilever - The Dream and Safe Ticket | 3,184 |
| 07/2/2025 | 11:41 | GSK | 1 |
| 11/2/2022 | 15:16 | Good Gain Today | - |
| 02/2/2022 | 20:20 | ::: UNILEVER 2021 ::: | 39 |
| 27/1/2022 | 14:05 | Magnum | - |
| Trade Time | Trade Price | Trade Size | Trade Value | Trade Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:04:01 | 4,703.00 | 3 | 141.09 | O |
| 18:15:08 | 4,702.00 | 3 | 141.06 | O |
| 16:50:16 | 4,709.00 | 2,469 | 116,265.21 | O |
| 16:46:57 | 4,709.00 | 2,188 | 103,032.92 | O |
| 16:46:45 | 4,705.02 | 53,427 | 2,513,749.91 | O |
| Top Posts |
|---|
Posted at 10/3/2025 08:20 by Unilever Daily Update Unilever Plc is listed in the Perfume,cosmetic,toilet Prep sector of the London Stock Exchange with ticker ULVR. The last closing price for Unilever was 4,607p.Unilever currently has 2,524,997,338 shares in issue. The market capitalisation of Unilever is £118,876,874,673. Unilever has a price to earnings ratio (PE ratio) of 20.70. This morning ULVR shares opened at 4,586p |
Posted at 04/3/2025 14:15 by philanderer ULVR, TSCO, MKS, NG., AZN, BATS and IMB the only blue for me today. |
Posted at 23/2/2025 12:49 by laurence llewelyn binliner #alotto, primarily for safety, with a solid 25 year history of growing the dividend (excl 2009), we have yet to find out how the BnJ ice cream business spin-off will be delivered, ULVR will most likely still own it 100% and the income will support the future parent company dividend payout for holders..The separation of Ice Cream is on track to complete by the end of 2025. We are making progress on the key workstreams, including the legal entities set up, implementing the standalone operating model and preparing the carve-out financials. FY2024 results were solid with a 6.1% dividend pay rise for shareholders with a 2nd new share buyback of up to EUR1.5BN to be completed in the first half.. Quite likely to have another run at 5000 pence again in H1-2025.. 1st quarter trading statement 24 April 2025 H1 and second quarter results 31 July 2025 |
Posted at 21/2/2025 17:13 by xtrmntr There were enough positives in Unilever's (ULVR) results that chief executive Hein Schumacher could point to as evidence that the turnaround plan his management team embarked upon last year is working.Stripping out the impact of disposals, underlying sales grew by 4.2 per cent 2.9 per cent of which was the result of volume growth. The 30 so-called "power brands" the company has focused on, which generate three-quarters of group sales, witnessed faster sales growth of 5.3 per cent, with volumes up 3.8 per cent. Sales increased across all territories, except for China and south-east Asia, with the latter hobbled by the group's underperformance in Indonesia. Chief financial officer Fernando Fernandez said the group was "taking decisive action" to improve results in both markets, with evidence of a recovery likely to be seen in the second half of this year. Unilever's underlying gross margin recovered to 45 per cent, a 2.8 percentage point improvement on last year and a 5 per cent gain over two years. All divisions are now delivering a higher margin than they were prior to the pandemic, save for the soon-to-be-spun-out ice cream arm. It will be headquartered in Amsterdam, with Heineken's former chief executive Jean-Francois van Boxmeer installed as chair-designate. Its shares will trade on exchanges in Amsterdam, London and New York.Unilever's underlying operating profit was up 13 per cent to 11.2bn, with the margin widening from 16.7 per cent to 18.4 per cent. Reported profit fell, though, given 1.8bn of one-off charges the biggest of which was an 850mn restructuring expense related to the 4,300 layoffs that occurred during the year. At 1.4 per cent of turnover, restructuring costs were ahead of the three-year average target of 1.2 per cent, but Schumacher said these were front-loaded and that all of the 7,500 proposed job cuts should be delivered this year, ahead of schedule. He argued the cuts should be seen not just as generating savings, but as part of a plan to create a "winning culture" through a leaner and more accountable organisation.Investo |
Posted at 13/2/2025 08:11 by mister md And yet a 5.5% share price decline within 10 minutes ... |
Posted at 13/2/2025 07:15 by laurence llewelyn binliner A 6.1% pay rise for income holders and a GBP1.5BN share buyback between today and June should support the share price very well .. :o) |
Posted at 06/1/2025 13:28 by philanderer Yes, maybe.ii.co.uk market report AJ Bell's Mould commented. "Share price weakness in big brand companies including Unilever, Reckitt and Haleon is often a signal that investors are worried about consumer spending and growing inflationary pressures. Renewed cost pressures may prompt companies to hike prices and this could see shoppers switch to cheaper supermarket own-brand items. It's a major risk for investors in big brand stocks to consider. "Driving down the shares in the sector this time was negative broker comment as RBC downgraded Unilever to 'underperform', which hurt the Marmite maker and took its big brand peers down at the same time." |
Posted at 20/9/2024 17:56 by xtrmntr As befits their role as 'bond proxies', the attractions of consumer staples shares were damaged when interest rates have increased from record lows. At the same time, inflationary pressures have led consumers to trade down to private label options in the hunt for cheaper products.Companies have struggled to strike the right balance between volume and price; Procter & Gamble's (US:PG)'s sales volumes were flat in its latest financial year, while Nestlé's (CH:NESN) preferred real internal growth metric grew by just 0.1 per cent in its first half. But as base rates start to drop, some businesses are also starting to see belated operational progress. Unilever (ULVR) has delivered quarter-on-quarter volume growth over the past three periods, as chief executive Hein Schumacher (in post since July 2023) implements a fresh growth strategy in an attempt to improve earnings and margins after an underwhelming few years.A turnaround story under new management understandably excites the market, and the Marmite and Dove owner's share price has risen by almost a quarter over the past year. Change was badly needed; Schumacher's promise of "no major or transformational acquisitions" came after the attempted £50bn acquisition of GSK's (GSK) consumer arm in 2022 went down like a lead balloon with investors.The new plan has several parts: a focus on top brands (which deliver three-quarters of revenue and are higher-growth than the rest of the portfolio), a spin-off of the underperforming ice-cream arm, and a cost-cutting and productivity package. On the face of it, this looks encouraging. But rejuvenation narratives can sometimes deceive. Analysts at Bernstein have pointed to "the low odds of turnaround in this space", and Unilever's "own history of repeated turnaround hopes for at least the last 28 years". Saying that, the latest trading figures contained encouraging signs. Half-year results to 30 June saw a big operating profit margin beat and raised guidance. The gross margin was boosted by 420 basis points as management tries to return the metric to pre-pandemic levels. However, it remains the case that competitiveness needs to improve, judging by a turnover-weighted market share metric that remains flat.The question for income investors is what the new strategy means for dividends. Unilever's reliable payouts have made it an income stalwart. It has grown dividends per share at a compound annual growth rate of 5 per cent over the last decade nicely ahead of competitors.It's important to note that Unilever reports in euros, with investors holding the London-listed shares receiving dividends in pounds and those holding the Amsterdam-listed shares paid in euros. Dividend payments in pounds have, unsurprisingly, fluctuated because of currency movements. But a fully-fledged cut is essentially unheard of.Payouts are backed up by chunky free cash flow generation and a resilient balance sheet. Unilever delivered 7.1bn (£6bn) of free cash flow last year, allowing the return of 5.9bn to investors in dividends and buybacks. Analysts expect 6.9bn and 7.8bn of free cash flow to be posted in 2024 and 2025, respectively, rising to over 8bn in 2026. Net debt of around 25bn at the end of June, translating to a leverage ratio of 2 times, is manageable and doesn't present a risk to these plans.Combine these factors with the new strategy's hoped-for improved growth and earnings, and the conclusion might be that the payout outlook is rock solid. We expect dividends to grow in the coming years. There is some uncertainty about what Schumacher's new strategy means for future demands on capital expenditure and research and development spend, and the context of the planned hive-off of the ice cream business provides more complexity when thinking about future investor returns. This introduces some new risks into the equation, but the overall picture is promising.Dividend policy: A payout ratio above 60 per cent of underlying earnings. Yield: 3 per centPayment: QuarterlyLast cut: naAlternativeLike Unilever, Diageo (DGE) also has relatively new management. But the drinks giant's share price has moved in the opposite direction over the last year, as chief executive Debra Crew remains under pressure on the back of inventory headwinds in Latin America and weaker demand in the key North America market. In the latest annual results, revenue went backwards for the first time in four years and operating profits fell in four out of five markets. Despite these significant hangovers, analysts expect dividends to continue to grow, backed up by expectations for free cash flow to rise by almost $1bn (£766mn) between 2024 and 2027. |
Posted at 04/8/2024 12:58 by xtrmntr From Investors Chronicle Consumer staples giants Reckitt Benckiser (RKT) and Unilever (ULVR) are both attempting to divest from underperforming business areas as they focus on their top "power brands" in a bid to build market share, cut costs and fend off investor pressure.Last week, Reckitt announced plans to streamline operations and focus on a "high-growth, high-margin" core brand portfolio which delivered a 61 per cent gross margin in 2023 and a five-year like-for-like net revenue compound annual growth rate of 7 per cent.It aims to sell a portfolio of home care brands, including Air Wick, Mortein, Calgon and Cillit Bang, which contributed 13 per cent of net revenue last year. It is also examining "all strategic options" around its infant formula nutrition business Mead Johnson, which suggests a sale of the struggling unit it acquired for $17bn (£13bn) in 2017. The subsidiary posts almost a fifth of the company's net revenue.The fresh strategy under new chief executive Kris Licht is similar to the transformation plan at Unilever. Boss Hein Schumacher, who like Licht took the reins last year, is spearheading a growth plan which focuses on the company's 30 biggest brands. In the latest half, these contributed three-quarters of revenue and outperformed the rest of the business on underlying sales and volume growth. Unilever is also trying to split off its ice cream business, its smallest unit which delivers 15 per cent of revenue between brands Wall's, Magnum and Ben & Jerry's.Both companies have also taken the axe to employee numbers. Reckitt is aiming to cut its fixed cost base from 22 per cent to 19 per cent of net revenue, while Unilever is slashing 7,500 jobs and has guided for $800mn of cost reductions over three years. Restructuring charges are guided to come in £1bn in the three years to 2027 at Reckitt, and 1.2 per cent of revenue this year at Unilever.Plan potentialReckitt is the higher-margin business, which is the context in which Unilever's goal of achieving "a structurally higher margin" must be seen. For the six months to 30 June, Reckitt recorded an underlying operating margin of 24 per cent and gross margin of 61 per cent, compared to 20 per cent and 46 per cent, respectively, at its competitor.But the big question mark over Reckitt's strategy comes from ongoing legal headaches at Mead Johnson. Reckitt's shares were hit this week after infant formula rival Abbott Laboratories (US:ABT) lost a $500mn court case in Missouri over allegations it refused to warn that its products can cause the necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) bowel disease. Reckitt lost a $60mn case in Illinois on the issue in March, and more cases are incoming. It is increasingly uncertain if there will be interested buyers queuing up for the division.Analysts at Jefferies estimated that Reckitt's share price "is already discounting for $3.5bn of liability risk" for NEC issues in 2025. But with an NEC trial involving Reckitt kicking off in Missouri in September and multidistrict litigation (MDL) action building up, "that risk may be extended".By contrast, the removal of Unilever's ice cream arm is more straightforward, and would take out a low-margin part of the business which has caused internal legal headaches through subsidiary Ben & Jerry's attempts to stop sales in Israel. It could also help boost underlying sales growth to the higher end of management's 3-5 per cent target range, given the unit's relatively weak performance.Unilever reported a 420 basis point rise in gross margin alongside an increase to annual underlying operating margin guidance in its first half, and boosted brand investment ahead of peers, but margin recovery looks more difficult in the near-term.Analysts at Berenberg said that "while execution remains key [including innovation activity], we think that the recovery in US prestige beauty, easing competition in China, better weather in Europe and easing boycotts on western brands in Indonesia" could boost the company's growth next year.The new strategies come as price hike rates slow across consumer staples as inflation subsides. Nestlé (CH:NESN) said this week that price growth of 2 per cent in its half-year results had come "down faster than expected". Unilever's underlying price growth of 1 per cent in its second quarter was similarly lower than expected by analysts.ValuationsU |
Posted at 15/4/2024 10:48 by essentialinvestor Slowdown in HUL weighing on the ULVR share price |
Posted at 28/11/2023 14:18 by essentialinvestor ULVR share price is nowhere near strong enough ad there would need to be an equity element with new shares issued.Since the last reported interest the cost of detveting debt has soared, so it's a complete non starter - at least at this point. |
It looks like you are not logged in. Click the button below to log in and keep track of your recent history.
Support: +44 (0) 203 8794 460 | support@advfn.com
By accessing the services available at ADVFN you are agreeing to be bound by ADVFN's Terms & Conditions
Hot Features
Premium
