Two New Dividend Picks To Help You Navigate Tariffs And Uncertainty -- One Yields 7%+
- The acquisitions of Alexandria Real Estate and Unilever enhance sector and geographical diversification, increase dividend income capacity, and reduce portfolio volatility, aligning with The Dividend Income Accelerator Portfolio's goals. Alexandria Real Estate offers a strong Dividend Yield [FWD] of 7.16%, robust financials, and is undervalued, making it a strategic addition to our portfolio. Unilever's fair Valuation and low 24M Beta Factor of 0.11 further reduce portfolio volatility and enhance risk-adjusted returns.
- 04/15/2025
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No Place To Hide? Find Shelter In Unilever
- Unilever's strong performance in 2025, with over 10% gains, contrasts sharply with the S&P 500's nearly 9% loss, highlighting its defensive appeal. Fresh CEO Fernando Fernandez does not expect Unilever to be materially affected by tariffs, thanks to flexible supply chains and international diversification. 58% of Unilever's revenue comes from emerging markets, holding significant foreign currency risks.
- 04/14/2025
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Unilever Is Back To Growth: Strategy, Numbers, And Potential
- Unilever's GAP 2030 strategy focuses on growth, premium segments, and operational efficiency, leading to improved margins and market share recovery in 2024. The company's restructured business model, organized by category, enhances focus and efficiency, with strong performance in the Beauty & Wellbeing and Personal Care segments. Despite competitive pressures and external risks, Unilever's robust presence in emerging markets and strategic focus on top brands drive growth potential.
- 04/10/2025
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The Best Stocks To Buy Now, While The Market Implodes Around Them (CHD, CLX, DEO, UL)
- Things look pretty grim out there. Every single one of ‘The Magnificent Seven' stocks are in the red before the open, though MSFT only narrowly so.
- 04/06/2025
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3 Dividend Stocks Turning Green Before The Market Opens Tomorrow (MO, F, UL)
- If tomorrow is another Black Monday, it could mean an 8,000 point wipe out for the Dow.
- 04/06/2025
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Ben & Jerry's Co-Founder Calls on Unilever to ‘Set Us Free'
- Ben Cohen launches long-shot bid to buy back ice cream brand he created with Jerry Greenfield in 1978.
- 04/02/2025
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Unilever captures natural deodorant brand Wild and founders net £100m
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) has acquired Wild, the refillable natural deodorant brand, in a deal believed to value the company at around £230 million. It is widely reported the transaction has earned its co-founders, Charlie Bowes-Lyon and Freddy Ward, a combined sum close to £100 million, though financial terms have not been officially disclosed.
- 04/01/2025
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Unilever: Bumps in the road, but worth the wait, say analysts
- Citi has trimmed its near-term forecasts for Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR), warning that the consumer goods giant faces a sluggish first half, but it maintains the long-term investment case remains intact. The US bank now expects first-quarter organic sales growth (OSG) of 2.5%, down 40 basis points, citing weak demand in developed markets and a subdued pricing environment in South-East Asia.
- 03/28/2025
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Unilever to sell The Vegetarian Butcher brand to Vivera
- Unilever said on Thursday it will sell its plant-based meat brand The Vegetarian Butcher to Netherlands-based Vivera.
- 03/20/2025
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The relationship between Ben & Jerry's and its parent company just got stickier
- Ben & Jerry's accused its parent company, Unilever, of ousting its CEO, court documents show. Ben & Jerry's suit against Unilever, which is ongoing, accused it in a new filing of silencing activism.
- 03/19/2025
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Ben & Jerry's CEO fired by Unilever over social policy views
- Ben & Jerry's said its parent, Unilever, decided to oust the ice cream maker's chief executive, Dave Stever, escalating a battle over the subsidiary's independence on social policy issues.
- 03/19/2025
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Ben & Jerry's boss being 'replaced' in new row with UK parent firm
- Ben and Jerry's claims its chief executive has been sacked amid a longstanding row with its UK parent firm over the ice cream maker's political activism.
- 03/19/2025
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P&G Takes Lead in 95-Year Rivalry With Unilever
- The company behind Tide, Pampers and Old Spice pulls ahead by doubling down on its biggest everyday brands.
- 03/18/2025
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Unilever PLC (UL) Barclays Fireside Chat Conference (Transcript)
- Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL ) Barclays Fireside Chat Conference March 6, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Fernando Fernandez - CFO Conference Call Participants Warren Ackerman - Barclays Warren Ackerman Hi, everybody. I'm Warren Ackerman, Head of Consumer Staples at Barclays.
- 03/06/2025
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10 Dividend Aristocrat Bargains To Help You SWAN During This Trade War Turmoil
- The trade war is causing market volatility, with stocks falling and bonds performing well as investors seek hedges against economic slowdown fears. Dividend aristocrats, particularly low-volatility, defensive ones, offer a stable investment strategy during trade war turmoil. They provide dependable income and lower downside risk. The recommended 10 low volatility dividend aristocrats include Johnson & Johnson, PepsiCo, and Kimberly-Clark, offering a 4% yield and strong long-term return potential.
- 03/06/2025
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Shoppers turn to smaller food brands, cutting into Unilever, P&G profits
- Big Food's worst nightmare is unfolding across U.S. supermarket aisles.
- 03/03/2025
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Unilever: Surprising CEO Departure Tempers My Enthusiasm (Rating Downgrade)
- Unilever's stock dipped following a Q4 earnings miss and the unexpected departure of CEO Hein Schumacher, raising questions about its turnaround momentum. Unilever's performance has been favorable relative to many peers over the past couple of years. With somewhat improved operational results and a fair valuation, there is still a case for owning Unilever here.
- 03/01/2025
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Unilever ousts CEO Hein Schumacher after less than two years
- Unilever surprised investors on Tuesday by ousting chief executive Hein Schumacher and replacing him with finance chief Fernando Fernandez, who will focus on speeding up the execution of the consumer group's turnaround strategy.
- 02/25/2025
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Unilever CEO Schumacher to step down after less than two years in the job
- Unilever CEO Hein Schumacher is stepping down after less than two years in the job, the company said Tuesday. Current CFO Fernando Fernandez is set to take his place leading the company, effective March 1.
- 02/25/2025
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Unilever's CEO change 'a hard-nosed decision' but the right choice, says analyst
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) giving CEO Hein Schumacher his marching orders after less than two years is "unexpected" but his replacement Fernando Fernandez is "best placed to accelerate the value unlock", Barclays said. On Tuesday morning, the FTSE 100 consumer goods colossus announced that Schumacher, who started in July 2023, will be stepping down at the end of the week, with finance chief Fernandez taking over as CEO.
- 02/25/2025
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Unilever share price falls as CEO Hein Schumacher steps down after just 18 months
- Unilever (ULVR) shares fell 2% in early London trading on Tuesday following the surprise announcement that chief executive Hein Schumacher will step down after just 18 months in the role. The consumer goods giant, which has been undergoing a major strategic reset, has appointed finance director Fernando Fernandez as his successor, effective March 1.
- 02/25/2025
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Unilever promotes its ‘maverick' CFO to top spot in surprise move
- Fernando Fernandez, the current CFO, will take over as chief executive of the maker of Dove soap and Hellmann's mayonnaise from Hein Schumacher, who's stepping down on March 1 “by mutual agreement.”
- 02/25/2025
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Unilever parts company with CEO after less than two years
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) chief executive Hein Schumacher will step down next week after less than two years in charge. The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant, maker of Domestos, Dove, Hellman's and Marmite, has decided to promote finance chief Fernando Fernandez to the CEO role instead.
- 02/25/2025
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Unilever CEO Schumacher to step down
- Unilever said on Tuesday Hein Schumacher will step down as CEO and be replaced by finance chief Fernando Fernandez.
- 02/25/2025
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Unilever faces battle to reduce plant-based meat exposure
- Unilever may struggle to attract buyers for its plant-based meat business, complicating the company's plan to cut its exposure to products which are falling out of favour with consumers, industry experts said.
- 02/25/2025
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Unilever: Growth Disappoints But Business Efficiency Process Continues
- Unilever's modest revenue growth and improved profitability in FY 2024 were overshadowed by concerns over commodity inflation and subdued H1 2025 expectations. The company is focusing on high-demand, high-margin brands, with significant growth in the Beauty & Wellbeing and Personal Care segments. Unilever plans to demerge its Ice Cream segment by 2025 and streamline its Foods segment by selling underperforming brands.
- 02/16/2025
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Ben & Jerry's accuses parent Unilever of banning it from criticizing Trump
- Ben & Jerry's accusations came in its lawsuit seeking to stop Unilever's alleged efforts to dismantle its independent board and end its social activism.
- 02/14/2025
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Unilever Q4 Margins Up, Revenue Misses
- Consumer goods manufacturing giant Unilever (UL -5.46%) reported mixed fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 earnings on Thursday, Feb. 13. Its underlying earnings per share (EPS) of 2.98 British pounds narrowly exceeded analyst consensus expectations of 2.965 pounds thanks to solid operational efficiency.
- 02/13/2025
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Unilever CEO sees growth slowing in early 2025
- Hein Schumacher, CEO of Unilever, weighs in on the company's latest earnings and its efforts to regain market share from private labels.
- 02/13/2025
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Unilever PLC (UL) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
- Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 13, 2025 3:00 AM ET Company Participants Hein Schumacher - CEO Fernando Fernandez - CFO Jemma Spalton - Head of IR Conference Call Participants Warren Ackerman - Barclays Celine Pannuti - JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jeffrey Stent - BNP Paribas Exane Jean-Olivier Nicolai - Goldman Sachs Group Guillaume Delmas - UBS Jeremy Fialko - HSBC Victor Ma - TD Securities Thomas Sykes - Deutsche Bank Hein Schumacher Good morning and welcome to Unilever's Full Year Results. Thank you for joining us.
- 02/13/2025
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Ben & Jerry's maker set for listing on three exchanges as Unilever forecasts ‘slower start'
- Unilever on Thursday moved forward with its plan to separate its ice cream-making division, saying it will be listed on three stock exchanges.
- 02/13/2025
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Unilever unveils €1.5bn buyback, Ice Cream to float in Amsterdam, London and NY
- Unilever PLC has also announced a new share buyback of up to €1.5 billion, and said it will spin out its ice cream business with joint listings in Amsterdam, London and New York. The final results "reflect a year of significant activity as we focused on transforming Unilever into a consistently higher performing business", says CEO Hein Schumacher.
- 02/13/2025
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Unilever sales just miss expectations; Ben and Jerry's ice cream unit heads for triple listing
- Unilever posted a 4% rise in fourth-quarter underlying sales, slightly missing a 4.1% forecast. Over the full-year, underlying sales grew 4.2% versus estimates of 4.3%.
- 02/13/2025
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Unilever ice cream spin-off best placed in UK and US - Barclays
- Unilever PLC would be best placed spinning off its ice cream division in both London and New York, according to Barclays analysts. Despite speculation of a float in Amsterdam, joint transatlantic listings would reduce risks of flow-back given Uneilver's UK listing and the fact 70% of investors are based in the two, the bank said in a note.
- 02/03/2025
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk appear in Ben & Jerry's censorship lawsuit against Unilever, its parent company. Here's why.
- Ben & Jerry's filed a complaint against its parent company, Unilever, in 2024. At the time, Ben & Jerry's accused Unilever of silencing its views on the war in Gaza.
- 01/26/2025
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Ben & Jerry's accuses Unilever of muzzling it because of Trump
- Ben & Jerry's on Friday ratcheted up its censorship lawsuit against Unilever , accusing its parent company of suppressing a social policy statement the U.S. ice cream maker wanted to release because it mentioned President Donald Trump.
- 01/24/2025
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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.
- 01/14/2025
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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.
- 01/10/2025
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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.
- 01/09/2025
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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.
- 01/06/2025
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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.
- 12/30/2024
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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.
- 12/18/2024
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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.
- 12/02/2024
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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.
- 11/28/2024
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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.
- 11/27/2024
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Unilever and retail sales the focus on Friday
- Retail sales figures will dominate headlines on a quieter Friday, while attention will also be on Unilever and any plans for a float of its ice cream arm. Consensus expectations are for a 0.3% drop in retail sales over the course of October, following a 0.3% uptick in September.
- 11/21/2024
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Unilever expected to confirm ice cream IPO plans on Friday
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) could confirm on Friday that it will spin out its ice cream arm via an initial public offer. The Cornetto and Ben & Jerry's owner is holding an investor day on November 22 in London, where the group's CEO and CFO will deliver presentations to major investors and analysts, along with the bosses of its global business units - with the "notable exception" of Ice Cream, analysts at UBS noted.
- 11/21/2024
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Unilever may confirm ice cream IPO plans on Friday
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) could confirm on Friday that it will spin out its ice cream arm via an initial public offer. The Cornetto and Ben & Jerry's owner is holding an investor day on November 22 in London, where the group's CEO and CFO will deliver presentations to major investors and analysts, along with the bosses of its global business units - with the "notable exception" of Ice Cream, analysts at UBS noted.
- 11/21/2024
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Exclusive: Unilever nearly halves expected European job cuts, switching some staff to ice cream unit-works council
- Unilever is cutting about 1,500 fewer jobs in Europe than initially anticipated and hiring about 1,000 people, primarily those affected by its cost-cutting drive, for its soon-to-be spun off ice cream business, the head of the company's European Works Council told Reuters.
- 11/15/2024
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Ben & Jerry's sues Unilever for ‘silencing' their pro-Palestinian support
- The lawsuit is the latest sign of the long-simmering tensions between Ben & Jerry's and consumer products maker Unilever, which rejected the claims.
- 11/14/2024
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Ben & Jerry's Sues Unilever, Alleging It Was Censored Over Gaza
- In escalation of long-running tensions, the ice-cream brand says its parent company blocked statements in support of Palestinian rights.
- 11/14/2024
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Unilever sued by ice cream subsidiary Ben & Jerry's over Gaza
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) is being sued again by its ice cream subsidiary Ben & Jerry's, which claims the consumer food giant silenced its support of Palestinians in Gaza. Relations between the companies over the situation in the region have been fraught since 2021 when Ben & Jerry's threatened to pull its products from the occupied West Bank due to a conflict with its values.
- 11/14/2024
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Unilever explores sale of Dutch brands like Unox, Conimex, sources say
- Unilever is exploring the sale of some of its Dutch food brands, three sources with knowledge of the process said, as part of a turnaround strategy led by CEO Hein Schumacher to focus on its biggest "power" labels.
- 11/14/2024
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Exclusive: Ben & Jerry's says parent Unilever silenced it over Gaza stance
- Ice cream brand Ben & Jerry's said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that parent company Unilever has silenced its attempts to express support for Palestinian refugees, and threatened to dismantle its board and sue its members over the issue.
- 11/13/2024
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Unilever: A Path To Dividend Growth And Solid Returns Lies Ahead
- Unilever has been increasing its dividend for the first time since 2020, which is a reflection of an improvement in operating results. In FY 2024, UL is able to improve its margins and achieve volume growth again, which is a prerequisite for sustainable top-line growth. Based on the earnings growth model, UL appears fairly valued at the current share price.
- 11/13/2024
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Are Consumer Staples Stocks Lagging Unilever (UL) This Year?
- Here is how Unilever PLC (UL) and Vital Farms (VITL) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.
- 10/28/2024
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Unilever: This Giant Continues To Grow Step By Step
- Unilever's Q3 2024 results showed solid growth, driven by Power Brands and a focus on increasing sales volumes rather than prices. The Beauty & Wellbeing segment led growth, with a 6.70% increase in underlying volume growth, while the Ice Cream segment is set for a spin-off by 2025. Europe's negative underlying price growth reflects economic difficulties, while North America showed the strongest performance, driven by a resilient economy.
- 10/25/2024
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After Plunging -7.14% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why the Trend Might Reverse for Unilever (UL)
- Unilever (UL) is technically in oversold territory now, so the heavy selling pressure might have exhausted. This along with strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in raising earnings estimates could lead to a trend reversal for the stock.
- 10/24/2024
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Unilever PLC (UL) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
- Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call October 24, 2024 3:00 AM ET Company Participants Hein Schumacher - Director& Chief Executive Officer Fernando Fernandez - Director & Chief Financial Officer Gemma S. - Global Head of Media Relations Conference Call Participants Warren Ackerman - Barclays Celine Pannuti - JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jean-Olivier Nicolai - Goldman Sachs Group Thomas Sykes - Deutsche Bank Guillaume Delmas - UBS Jeffrey Stent - BNP Paribas Exane Victoria Petrova - Bank of America David Hayes - Jefferies Ed Lewis - Redburn Hein Schumacher Good morning and welcome to Unilever's Third Quarter Trading Statement.
- 10/24/2024
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Unilever reiterates 2024 outlook after third-quarter sales growth
- Unilever on Thursday reiterated its 2024 outlook after reporting underlying sales growth of 4.5% in the third quarter.
- 10/24/2024
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Unilever 'beat' buoys investors as £4bn is added to the value of Dove soap maker
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR)'s share price rose 3.4%, adding £4 billion to the value of the Dove soap maker, after it posted third-quarter results that slightly exceeded expectations. The company reported a 4.5% rise in underlying sales, surpassing analysts' forecasts of a 4.2% increase, driven by product innovations and a slower pace of price hikes, leading to its largest sales volume growth in over three years.
- 10/24/2024
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Unilever Shares Spike 4% On Estimate-Topping Sales Growth
- Shares in Unilever picked up after the business reported forecast-beating sales growth for quarter three
- 10/24/2024
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Unilever making 'drastic' changes in Indonesia amid boycotts
- Unilever will make "drastic" changes in Indonesia, its finance chief said on Thursday as consumers boycott multinational brands in response to the war in Gaza and exacerbate the business' existing distribution problems.
- 10/24/2024
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Unilever weighs in with a small 'beat' but says margin growth will moderate a tad
- Unilever PLC's (LSE:ULVR) third-quarter print came in marginally ahead of forecasts. However, this wasn't enough to prompt the Dove soap maker to upgrade its forecasts for the year.
- 10/24/2024
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Unilever Backs Outlook After Sales Growth
- The consumer goods giant reiterated its full-year guidance after underlying sales grew more than expected in the third quarter as shoppers welcomed easing price hikes and began buying more of the company's branded products.
- 10/24/2024
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Unilever beats third-quarter underlying sales estimate
- Unilever achieved slightly better than expected underlying quarterly sales after winning back more shoppers with product innovations and slower price increases, posting its biggest gain in sales volumes in three-and a-half-years.
- 10/24/2024
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Barclays, Abrdn, Unilever top Thursday's household name packed agenda
- Barclays is next off the banks' rank following Lloyds' solid start on Wednesday
- 10/23/2024
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Best Growth Stocks to Buy for October 21st
- BRFS, UL and PGR made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) growth stocks list on October 21, 2024.
- 10/21/2024
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Best Growth Stocks to Buy for October 17th
- HRB, UL and DRS made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) growth stocks list on October 17, 2024.
- 10/17/2024
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Markets Turn Volatile: 5 Defensive Stocks to Buy
- Defensive stocks like AWK, AEE, FTS, UL and CLX are a safe bet during times of market volatility.
- 10/16/2024
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Best Growth Stocks to Buy for October 15th
- BRFS, UL and DRS made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) growth stocks list on October 15, 2024.
- 10/15/2024
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X drops ad lawsuit against Unilever
- CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin reports on the latest news.
- 10/14/2024
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How I'm Hunting For U.K. Dividend Hero Stocks
- Unilever has the desire and ability to pay a progressive dividend through good times and bad, as the last 20 years include a global banking meltdown and a pandemic. Headlam's management recently suspended the dividend for two years to fund an operational improvement programme, and that means it will soon break my rule around suspended dividends. If L&G was fundamentally robust and if management was truly committed to a progressive dividend, then the dividend should have been fully reinstated within a few years, and that's exactly what happened.
- 10/11/2024
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Best Growth Stocks to Buy for October 11th
- BRFS, UL and LMB made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) growth stocks list on October 11, 2024.
- 10/11/2024
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Unilever sales growth miss on the cards, warns Jefferies
- FMCG big cap Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) risks falling short of its third-quarter sales growth expectations, Jefferies analysts have warned. The investment bank forecasts organic sales growth of 3.3%, which is below broader market consensus, due to a “negligible” contribution from product pricing.
- 10/10/2024
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Unilever exits Russia with sale of factories and business
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) has sold off its Russian business after facing scrutiny for not ditching operations in the country following the invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. The sale to Arnest Group was confirmed to have been completed on Thursday, with this also including Unilever's four factories in Russia and its business in Belarus.
- 10/10/2024
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Dove soap maker Unilever completes Russian exit
- British consumer goods firm Unilever said on Thursday it has completed the sale of its Russian unit to Arnest Group, a Russia-based manufacturer of perfume, cosmetics, and household products.
- 10/10/2024
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Down -5.12% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why Unilever (UL) Looks Ripe for a Turnaround
- Unilever (UL) is technically in oversold territory now, so the heavy selling pressure might have exhausted. This along with strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in raising earnings estimates could lead to a trend reversal for the stock.
- 10/08/2024
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Best Growth Stocks to Buy for October 3rd
- VERX, CARG, and UL made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) growth stocks list on October 3, 2024.
- 10/03/2024
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WPP jumps after winning business in Unilever's ad agency review
- Shares in WPP PLC (LSE:WPP) topped the FTSE 100 leaderboard on Tuesday, climbing 2.3% in early trading, after major client Unilever concluded its global media review. The maker of Marmite, PG Tips, Domestos and Cif is the ninth largest global advertiser, having spent around €8.5 billion on brand and marketing in 2023.
- 10/01/2024
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Unilever: A Good Value Stock Is Not Just Cheap
- As the U.S. stock market trades at lofty valuations, the consumer staples sector appears highly attractive for value-seeking investors. Unilever's stock offers a significant margin of safety, as it is priced at a discount to its peers once we take into account current business fundamentals. On top of that, the prospects of future margin improvements are significant and the stock offers an attractive dividend.
- 09/26/2024
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Best Growth Stocks to Buy for September 26th
- YELP, UL and STRL made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) growth stocks list on September 26, 2024.
- 09/26/2024
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Unilever Progressing On P&G Transformation Playbook
- Unilever's transformation, akin to P&G's, has significantly boosted its share price, making it an attractive investment with potential for further growth. My investment strategy focuses on achieving financial independence through dividend income, prioritizing high-quality, undervalued companies with reliable dividends. Unilever's progress over the past 2.5 years shows substantial gains, with the share price up 30%, excluding dividends, indicating strong performance.
- 09/26/2024
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Unilever PLC (UL) Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference 2024 (Transcript)
- Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL ) Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference 2024 Call September 25, 2024 5:00 AM ET Company Participants Fernando Fernandez - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Bruno Monteyne - Bernstein Callum Elliott - Bernstein Bruno Monteyne Good morning, everybody. Thank you for joining.
- 09/25/2024
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5 Soap & Cleaning Materials Stocks to Capitalize on Positive Industry Trends
- Pricing strategies, innovation, digital transformation, and brand building are essential for success in the soap and cleaning materials industry amid rising costs. Companies like UL, PG, CL, HENKY, and CHD are well-positioned to succeed through these initiatives.
- 09/24/2024
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Unilever CEO looking for first-ever global plastics treaty with "teeth"
- Unilever CEO Hein Schumacher hopes to see a global plastics treaty that "has some teeth," he said in an interview with Reuters on Monday, as negotiations for countries to agree to the first-ever pact near a crucial deadline.
- 09/23/2024
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Best Growth Stocks to Buy for September 23rd
- CARG, AEYE and UL made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) growth stocks list on September 23, 2024.
- 09/23/2024
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What's Behind The 30% Rise In Unilever Stock?
- Unilever stock (NYSE: UL) has gained 32% in value since early January 2022 – jumping from levels of $49 then to $64 now – vs. an increase of about 18% for the S&P 500 over this period.
- 09/20/2024
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Evolving Landscape of Anti-Aging Products and Trends Report 2024 Featuring Trinny London, Unilever, The Body Shop, Kiehls, and No.7 Boots
- Dublin, Sept. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Industry Insights: Aging Well-Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Anti-Aging Products and Trends" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report explores how brands can target older consumers in personal care category. The word "silver" refers to the color of hair associated with people aged 55 or more and whose needs are deemed to be unique to their demographic. According to UN data, compared to 2017, the number of persons aged 60 or above is expected to more than double by 2050 and to more than triple by 2100, rising from 962 million globally in 2017 to 2.1 billion in 2050 and 3.1 billion in 2100. Scope
- 09/19/2024
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After ‘dancing with the devil' Unilever may be about to exit Russia
- Consumer goods giant Unilever PLC NL:UNA UK:ULVR is set to sell its Russian business, according to reports.
- 09/10/2024
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Accenture and Unilever Collaborate on Generative AI Platform
- ACN's collaboration with UL marks a strategic move toward strengthening its position as a leader in digital transformation.
- 09/09/2024
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Best Growth Stocks to Buy for September 6th
- CARG, AEYE and UL made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) growth stocks list on September 6, 2024.
- 09/06/2024
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Unilever PLC (UL) Barclays 17th Annual Global Consumer Staples Conference
- Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL ) Barclays 17th Annual Global Consumer Staples Conference September 4, 2024 4:30 PM ET Corporate Participants Hein Schumacher - Chief Executive Officer Conference Call Participants Warren Ackerman - Barclays Warren Ackerman To the stage, thank you Hein for supporting the conference, it's great to see you. Hein Schumacher Good to see you again.
- 09/04/2024
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5 Defensive Stocks With the Most Upside as Market Volatility Returns
- Defensive stocks like AWK, NI, EVRG, UL and FLO are a safe bet during times of market volatility.
- 09/04/2024
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Volatility Concerns? Bet on 4 Low-Beta Stocks: ERIE, SFM, NEM, UL
- It is imperative to build a portfolio of low-beta stocks to sail through a volatile market. ERIE, SFM, NEM and UL are well-poised to gain.
- 09/04/2024
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Longtime Unilever media exec Luis Di Como is leaving amid a broader shake-up of the business
- Luis Di Como, Unilever's global media head, will leave the company after 33 years. Di Como's exit coincides with Unilever's major restructuring and cost-cutting measures.
- 09/04/2024
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Unilever PLC (UL) is a Great Momentum Stock: Should You Buy?
- Does Unilever PLC (UL) have what it takes to be a top stock pick for momentum investors? Let's find out.
- 09/04/2024
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New Strong Buy Stocks for September 4th
- FLIC, MHO, SMFG, PED and UL have been added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List on September 4, 2024.
- 09/04/2024
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Best Growth Stocks to Buy for September 4th
- CSGS, IBKR and UL made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) growth stocks list on September 4, 2024.
- 09/04/2024
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Aptamer Group boost from Unilever collaboration extension
- Shares of Aptamer Group PLC (AIM:APTA) rose by 4% following the announcement that the company has extended its contract with consumer giant Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) to advance the development of its Optimer binders for use in deodorant products. This extension, which follows successful lab-based tests, will allow the partnership to progress to efficacy testing in later this year.
- 09/03/2024
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Unilever (UL) Moves to Buy: Rationale Behind the Upgrade
- Unilever (UL) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
- 09/02/2024
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Unilever: Nearing The Tipping Point
- Unilever's recent 26% stock rise is driven by reduced price increases and organizational restructuring, enhancing efficiency and focusing on Power Brands. Expansion in emerging markets and potential Ice Cream segment spin-off could unlock further growth and profitability. Dividends and buybacks will continue to reward shareholders, but capital gains may be once again the main component in the coming months.
- 08/27/2024
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Unilever Recalls Some Jolly Rancher Popsicles Because They May Contain Milk
- Unilever (UL) has recalled about 137,000 cases of single-serve Popsicle Jolly Rancher Frozen Confection Pop products in the U.S. because the products may contain milk.
- 08/21/2024
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3 Buy-and-Forget Stocks for Long-Term Investors
- When markets start to get choppy and volatile, such as today, investors need to find the right mix of stocks to keep in a portfolio to achieve a certain level of safety and predictability in their return profile. After the sharp sell-off and brief recovery in the S&P 500 after the so-called “carry trade,” investors were left with the concern of whether their capital would be safe in the stock market moving forward.
- 08/21/2024
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Unilever is facing stunted sales and cash flow growth - analyst
- Despite a noticeable rebound in Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR)'s gross margins and an operating margin boost in the first half of 2024, investment bank Jefferies remains sceptical about the sustainability of these improvements. Analysts raised concerns about Unilever's future sales growth and free cash flow in a Tuesday broker note.
- 08/13/2024
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Unilever: New CEO Making Impact
- Unilever's new CEO has positively impacted the company, with a 20% share price increase and a return to positive volume growth. The company is separating its ice cream division valued at around $20B and plans to cut 1/3rd of office workers in the EU. We expect continued shareholder returns for Unilever in FY2024 and beyond due to improved growth and profitability prospects.
- 08/12/2024
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3 International Dividend Aristocrats to Diversify Your Portfolio
- In today's world of uncertainties and the global economy, it is crucial to diversify one's investments because otherwise, the risks are rising. One outstanding way to diversify that comes to mind is to invest in international dividend aristocrats.
- 07/31/2024
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Why Unilever Stock Was Gaining Today
- Unilever delivered solid top-line growth and margin expansion. Its ice cream spinoff plan is progressing.
- 07/25/2024
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Unilever Soars on Earnings Beat, Ben & Jerry's Spinoff Plan
- Unilever (UL) American depositary receipts (ADRs) jumped 6% Thursday as the consumer-goods giant posted an earnings beat, showing it is weathering the inflation pain hitting consumers better than rival Nestle.
- 07/25/2024
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Unilever Boasts Improved Profitability: 'Power Brands Led Gross Margin Expansion,' CEO Says
- On Thursday, Unilever plc UL reported first-half adjusted EPS of 1.67 euros ($1.74), up from 1.39 euros a year ago.
- 07/25/2024
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Top 3 Defensive Stocks That Are Ticking Portfolio Bombs
- As of July 25, 2024, three stocks in the consumer staples sector could be flashing a real warning to investors who value momentum as a key criteria in their trading decisions.
- 07/25/2024
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Unilever PLC (UL) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
- Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 25, 2024 3:00 AM ET Company Participants Hein Schumacher - CEO & Director Fernando Fernandez - CFO & Director Gemma S. - Global Head of Media Relations Conference Call Participants Celine Pannuti - JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jean-Olivier Nicolai - Goldman Sachs Group James Edward Jones - RBC Thomas Sykes - Deutsche Bank Jeffrey Stent - BNP Paribas Exane Guillaume Delmas - UBS Bruno Monteyne - Sanford C.
- 07/25/2024
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Unilever pops 6% on guidance raise, Ben & Jerry's spinoff on track to complete by end of 2025
- The British company, whose vast portfolio of brands spans Dove, Axe, Knorr and Vaseline, recorded sales growth across all segments in the first half of the year.
- 07/25/2024
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Unilever rallies as margin expansion offsets weak sales
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) shares rallied close to 6% this morning as investors shrugged off missed quarterly guidance and turned their attention to the prospect of greater profitability later in the year. Soaring to record highs at the open, the consumer goods giant said its underlying operating margin had increased by 250 bps to 19.6%.
- 07/25/2024
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Inside Unilever's R&D Lab: Persil Wonder Wash
- Unilever has just released a new Persil product called Wonder Wash. Tania Bryer tours the group's R&D facilities to find out how technology helped develop the new product.
- 07/24/2024
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Unilever's R&D mission is to ‘innovate boldly'
- Richard Slater, Chief R&D Officer at Unilever tells Tania Bryer that his department's mission is to innovate boldly and that the group focuses on 30 ‘power' brands. --- Subscribe to CNBC International TV: http://cnb.cx/2wAkfMv Subscribe to CNBC International: http://cnb.cx/2gft82z LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/cnbc-international/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cnbci Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnbcinternational Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnbcinternational/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cnbcinternational X: https://twitter.com/CNBCi Telegram: https://t.me/cnbci
- 07/23/2024
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Unilever reaping 'very powerful' costs tailwind, Barclays suggests
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) second quarter might see it beat expectations for a third period running, suggest analysts at Barclays. This ‘hat-trick' would be represented by organic sales growth (OSG) of 4.4% split between volumes of 2.9% and price hikes of 1.5%.
- 07/22/2024
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Will Unilever show progress in its growth action plan?
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) is forecast to report 4.7% year-on-year underlying sales growth in the second quarter, according to UBS analysts. Total sales volumes are tipped to expand by 3%, with an observable increase in gross margins also predicted.
- 07/19/2024
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3 Stocks to Invest In for Post-War Rebuilding
- With both the war in Ukraine and Israel dragging on and causing untold destruction, the dollar amount of damages to housing infrastructure in business simply cannot be calculated. While these events are indisputable tragedies, they do result in the unavoidable reality of reconstruction.
- 07/18/2024
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Unilever share price analysis: July 25th will be crucial
- The Unilever (NYSE: UL) share price has done well this year. It has risen for nine straight months, pushing it to its highest point on record.
- 07/16/2024
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AO Smith buys India water filter business from Unilever
- AO Smith has acquired an India-based home water purification business, Pureit, from Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) for $120 million cash. The NYSE-listed water technology company said it expects to complete the deal by the end of 2024.
- 07/15/2024
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Unilever Discussing Layoffs With Workers, Up To 3,200 Cuts in Europe Reported
- Unilever (UL) said it is discussing layoffs with employees following news that the diversified consumer products company would be slashing a third of its office staff in Europe.
- 07/12/2024
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Unilever to slash thousands of jobs in Europe
- Dual-listed FMCG giant Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) plans to cut a third off its office-based workforce in Europe, according to a Financial Times report. Up to 3,200 team members will lose their jobs under the reported restructuring, which forms part of what Unilever has dubbed a “productivity programme”.
- 07/12/2024
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Unilever to cut a third of office jobs in Europe
- Unilever plans to cut a third of all office roles in Europe by the end of 2025 as a part of a push by the CEO to revive growth at the struggling consumer goods giant.
- 07/12/2024
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Raw rolling-papers founder Josh Kesselman's quest: an IPO that doesn't kill the company's vibe
- Josh Kesselman's inventions range from a new flame lighter with a screen to stave off wind to a line of utrathin rolling papers.
- 07/08/2024
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Aptamer Group up 14% after updates on trading an Unilever collab
- Shares in Aptamer Group PLC (AIM:APTA) jumped 14% after it updated on the status of its current trading and its collaboration with consumer giant Unilever. On the latter, it is working to create Optimer binders to treat malodour in personal care products - presumably deodorants and foot sprays.
- 07/08/2024
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Upcoming Stock Spinoffs: Should You Pounce or Pass?
- Stock spinoffs typically don't do well initially. Unloved by shareholders of the former parent company, often misunderstood by the market and sometimes laden with debt or other baggage the parent no longer wanted to carry, spinoff stocks can take time to find their footing.
- 07/04/2024
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U.K. Top 40 Quality Dividend Stocks: Summer 2024
- Unfortunately, UK investors have had to suffer weak or negative capital gains in recent years to get those high yields. The good news is that the UK remains an attractive market for dividend investors. Don't forget that companies usually retain some of their earnings to fund expansion and growth, so dividends have (on average) grown ahead of inflation over the medium and long term,.
- 07/03/2024
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Unilever Digital Transformation Strategy Analysis Report 2024: Accelerators, Incubators, and Other Innovation Programs
- Dublin, June 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Unilever - Digital Transformation Strategies" company profile has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report provides comprehensive information and insights into Unilever's tech activities, including its digital transformation strategies and innovation programs. It offers an overview of Unilever's technology initiatives, covering partnerships, product launches, and acquisitions.
- 06/20/2024
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Unilever still favoured by bank despite Prestige departure
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) has suffered a blow with the departure of the chief executive of its Prestige Beauty business to set up an investment fund, says Deutsche Bank. While the business accounts for only about 2% of sales, the bank notes that it has been growing “consistently double-digit” and Unilever has ambitions to double its size.
- 06/17/2024
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Unilever recovery still has further to go says Citigroup
- Unilever has outperformed its consumer goods sector by 15% recently, but there is still more to go believes Citigroup. There is scope for relative consensus earnings upgrade in the short-term and longer-term re-rating potential, in a sector lacking other ‘clean' turnaround stories or relatively cheap growth compounders.
- 06/14/2024
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Which Is A Better Pick – Unilever Or Nike Stock?
- We believe that Nike (NYSE: NKE) is currently a better pick over Unilever (NYSE: UL). The decision to invest often comes down to finding the best stocks within the scope of certain characteristics that suit an investment style.
- 06/14/2024
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Unilever PLC (UL) CEO Hein Schumacher presents at Deutsche Bank Global Consumer Conference 2024 (Transcript)
- Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL ) Deutsche Bank Global Consumer Conference 2024 June 4, 2024 5:15 AM ET Company Participants Hein Schumacher - CEO Fernando Fernandez - CFO Conference Call Participants Tom Sykes - Deutsche Bank Tom Sykes Good morning, everybody, and welcome to this session with Unilever. I'm Tom Sykes, Head of the Consumer Staples Research Team in Europe.
- 06/07/2024
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2 Stocks That Could Create Lasting Generational Wealth
- Reliable dividend stocks can provide investors with a strong foundation for their portfolios. Realty Income is the largest net lease REIT, which gives it important competitive advantages.
- 06/06/2024
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Yellow Wood Partners Completes Acquisition of Elida Beauty from Unilever
- CPG Executive Alfie Vivian Named CEO of Newly Independent Company Yellow Wood Extends Position as Leading Health and Beauty Investor with Global Brand Portfolio Retail Sales of Over $3 Billion BOSTON , June 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Yellow Wood Partners LLC ("Yellow Wood"), a Boston-based private equity firm focused on investing in consumer brands and companies, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Elida Beauty brands from Unilever (NYSE: UL). The Elida Beauty portfolio of storied consumer brands includes Q-tips®, Caress, Ponds and St. Ives (for North America and Europe only), Impulse, Noxzema, Monsavon, and Timotei, among others.
- 06/06/2024
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Want $1,000 in Dividend Income? Here's How Much You'd Have to Invest in Unilever Stock.
- Unilever's share price has risen 15% in the last month. Despite this increase, the company's forward dividend yield remains a robust 3.4%.
- 05/25/2024
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1 No-Brainer Billionaire-Owned Stock to Buy Right Now
- Nelson Peltz has invested in and taken a board seat with Unilever. The giant consumer staples maker is reshaping itself in a similar way to P&G.
- 05/23/2024
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Unilever boosted by double upgrade by leading US investment bank
- JP Morgan has upgraded Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) from 'underweight' to 'overweight', setting a new share price target of €60/£51, up from the previous €41/$36. This double upgrade was sparked by significant improvements in Unilever's operations and market strategy, the investment bank said in a note.
- 05/23/2024
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Unilever a 'compelling turnaround story', says Barclays
- Unilever is the most compelling turnaround story in European staples, according to analysts at Barclays, who have tweaked their price target up to £52 (£50 previously). After two consecutive strong volume quarters this year's second quarter could see a sizeable margin beat.
- 05/13/2024
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A Once-in-a-Decade Opportunity: 3 Magnificent Dividend Stocks Down Between 19% and 28% to Buy Now and Hold Forever
- Unilever's planned separation from its ice cream unit could create shareholder value. Hershey remains highly profitable despite a confluence of shorter-term issues.
- 05/12/2024
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3 Consumer Staples Stocks to Sell in May Before They Crash & Burn
- If you're wondering which consumer staples stocks to sell this month, look no further. The consumer is hanging tough.
- 05/07/2024
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Buoyed By Beauty And Wellbeing Sales, Unilever Is Leaning Into Its $2 Billion Wellness Group
- Unilever, the $64 billion international consumer product goods (CPG) giant, just reported strong 4.4% underlying sales growth in the first quarter, led by a 7.4% increase in its Beauty and Wellbeing division, one of its five reporting groups.
- 05/01/2024
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Unilever PLC (UL) Q1 2024 Sales/Trading Statement Conference (Transcript)
- Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL ) Q1 2024 Sales/Trading Statement Conference April 25, 2024 3:00 AM ET Company Participants Hein Schumacher - CEO & Director Fernando Fernandez - CFO & Director Jemma Spalton - Head of Investor Relations Conference Call Participants Warren Ackerman - Barclays Bank Celine Pannuti - JPMorgan Chase & Co. Guillaume Delmas - UBS Fulvio Cazzol - Berenberg Jeffrey Stent - BNP Paribas Exane Bruno Monteyne - Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Thomas Sykes - Deutsche Bank David Hayes - Jefferies Jean-Olivier Nicolai - Goldman Sachs Group Hein Schumacher Good morning, and welcome to Unilever's First Quarter 2024 Trading Statement.
- 04/27/2024
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3 Dividend Stocks to Buy at a 52-Week Low in April
- Throughout my journey as an investor, I've learned that some of my most profitable picks stem from purchasing quality businesses when their share prices have been battered. A useful starting point for identifying such opportunities is filtering for stocks near their 52-week lows.
- 04/26/2024
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Unilever showing early signs of change for the better - analysts
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) is showing early signs of improvement ahead of a turnaround plan aimed at boosting marketing investment in its top brands, according to Deutsche Bank. After a first-quarter earnings beat on Thursday, analysts from the bank took an optimistic view on the consumer goods giant.
- 04/26/2024
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Unilever Personal Care brands to partner CONMEBOL Copa América USA 2024™
- ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unilever has officially announced its partnership with CONMEBOL Copa América USA 2024™, with four Personal Care brands named as Official Sponsors. Axe, Degree, Dove, and Dove Men+Care will be integrated throughout the tournament, which will span 14 cities in the United States from June 20 to July 14. The partnership aligns with our Personal Care portfolio and ambition to drive confidence and inclusivity in sports. The 48th edition of CONMEBOL Copa Améric.
- 04/25/2024
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Why Unilever Stock Jumped Higher on the Market's Down Day
- Unilever enjoyed sales volume growth in the most recent quarter. The company is focusing on growth and profits with a new initiative from management.
- 04/25/2024
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Unilever boss denies watering down ESG stance
- Unilever's new chief executive claimed it is not watering down its sustainability goals but ‘doubling down' on them. Hein Schumacher recently scrapped a whole string of targets for the household products and food giant but insisted today that it was just focusing on the more achievable ones.
- 04/25/2024
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Unilever, Nestle slow price rises but the struggle for consumers remains
- While price rises are starting to slow for companies like Nestle and Unilever after months of heading higher, the battle to win back consumers is far from over.
- 04/25/2024
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Unilever Backs Guidance as Sales Beat Forecasts
- Unilever said it continued to expect sales to grow 3% to 5% this year, with a modest improvement in operating margin, as volumes and price dynamics normalize.
- 04/25/2024
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Unilever first-quarter sales beat forecasts but outlook unchanged
- First-quarter results from Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) beat market expectations but the Domestos and Magnum maker kept its full-year guidance unchanged. Turnover in the first three months of the year landed at €15 billion, up 1.4% on a year ago and above the €14.7 billion average forecast by City analysts.
- 04/25/2024
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Unilever beats quarterly sales growth forecasts
- Unilever's first-quarter sales grew by a better than expected 4.4%, it said on Thursday, as one of the world's biggest consumer goods companies won back shoppers who had traded down to cheaper products.
- 04/25/2024
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Keeping the momentum going: Unilever reports sales growth in Q1 earnings
- Multinational consumer goods company Unilever (NYSE: UL) released its latest financial results before markets opened today, on April 25th. The company experienced underlying sales growth of 4.4%, with All five Business Groups reporting underlying sales growth, led by Beauty & Wellbeing (up 3.1%) and Ice Cream (up 2.7%).
- 04/25/2024
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Britain's Magnificent 7: Do Rolls-Royce, AstraZeneca and Unilever make the cut?
- The Magnificent 7 will be hogging US financial news headlines over the coming weeks. Not to be confused with the Yul Byrnner-starring 60s Western classic, the term refers to the seven premier Big Tech stocks on the Nasdaq 100, namely Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Tesla.
- 04/24/2024
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Unilever: Bank backs 'compelling' growth story
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) is one of the 'most compelling' turnaround stories in the European consumer staples sector, according to Barclays, which provided the upbeat assessment of prospects ahead of the Cornetto and Persil maker's quarterlies on Thursday (April 25). According to the investment banking arm of the high street lender, the Anglo-Dutch giant set for a 3% organic sales growth (OSG), mirroring the performance of Procter & Gamble (P&G).
- 04/22/2024
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Unilever boss rows back on ESG commitments to boost performance
- Unilever's new boss said he plans to dilute several of the group's previous ESG goals, including the amount of plastic the food and household products giant uses. In an interview with Bloomberg, Hein Schumacher said some targets would be relaxed to “ drive performance”.
- 04/19/2024
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1 Magnificent Dividend Stock Down 27% to Buy Right Now Near a Once-in-a-Decade Valuation
- Most of Unilever's sales come from emerging markets, providing a long growth runway. The planned separation of its ice cream unit creates a simplified, higher-margin business.
- 04/14/2024
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U.K. Top 40 Quality Dividend Stocks: Q2 2024
- The list ranks stocks based on their market cap and dividend yield alone. What I am looking for is quality dividend stocks with long track records of progressive dividend growth, and while dividend yield is still important, it's a secondary consideration.
- 04/12/2024
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Meet Europe's Mag 18. Novo Nordisk Stock, ASML, and Others Can Rival the Mag Seven.
- The Mag Seven stocks have powered gains in the U.S. market. Now, the hunt is on for an equivalent group of outperformers elsewhere.
- 04/09/2024
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Nelson Peltz And A Tale Of Two Boards
- Disney shareholders gave Nelson Peltz the cold shoulder, but at Unilever, where Peltz sits on the board, big changes he supports are in the works in what amounts to a tale of two boards.
- 04/08/2024
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Unilever PLC To Spin-Off Ice Cream Business
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3 Lagging Consumer Discretionary Stocks to Kick to the Curb
- It's been a tough road for consumer discretionary stocks since the pandemic ended. Sky high inflation, rising interest rates and economic worries have led consumers to tighten their purse strings.
- 03/30/2024
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Unilever: Upcoming Ice Cream Exit Could Be A Huge Step In The Right Direction
- Unilever recently launched its productivity program, which includes splitting off its ice cream division. This division, although a sizeable part of the company, has been relatively underperforming over the years and is more capital-intensive. It seems that Unilever's restructuring plans are switching into higher gears, and the ice cream exit could be the first step of many improvements.
- 03/25/2024
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London tipped to miss out on Unilever's Ben & Jerry's IPO
- London may miss out on the float of Unilever PLC's (LSE:ULVR) €17 billion (£14.5bn) ice cream scoop-out, with Amsterdam seeming to be front-runner for the initial public offer destination. The Anglo-Dutch giant said last week that it plans to spin off its ice cream unit, including Ben & Jerry's, Magnum and Walls.
- 03/25/2024
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Unilever: The Company Is Moving In The Right Direction
- Unilever's performance has been underwhelming compared to its peers in the consumer staples sector; however, this could change in the future. The company still has a high-quality product portfolio with sufficient growth prospects in emerging markets. Management is working on a turnaround and is shifting towards higher-margin segments and streamlining its portfolio, with a spin-off of its ice cream division planned.
- 03/23/2024
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Unilever's new plans may not bode well for ad agency WPP - analyst
- This week's big strategic update from Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) appears to raise risks for advertising agencies that it uses, said UBS, reiterating its 'sell' rating on WPP PLC's (LSE:WPP). Alongside scooping out its ice cream division, Unilever's announcement of an acceleration of its growth action plan also includes the launch of a €800 million productivity program, with various cost savings.
- 03/21/2024
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Unilever move out of the freezer seen as a 'bold move' as City warms to ice cream spin-off
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR)'s decision to divest itself of its ice cream business - which makes freezer staples such as Ben & Jerry's and Wall's - is being viewed favourably by analysts as they digest the news. The food and household goods conglomerate, which is looking to complete the demerger by the end of next year, unveiled the plans as part of a streamlining process that will see it do 'fewer things better'.
- 03/20/2024
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Unilever considering disposal of water purification business
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) is considering disposing of the majority stake in Chinese water purification company Qinyuan Group it bought in 2014, according to a Bloomberg report. Sources said the sale could value Qinyuan at around $300 million (£236 million), though Unilever has not disclosed the size of its stake Qinyan was Unilever's largest Chinese acquisition at the time, doubling the British FMCG conglomerate's exposure to the water purification market.
- 03/20/2024
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Why Unilever Stock Jumped on Tuesday
- Unilever is exiting the ice cream business and doubling down on cost cuts. Investors should watch the upcoming earnings report for more details on its 2024 growth prospects.
- 03/19/2024
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Unilever leaves Dutch ice cream float on the menu
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) has left the door open to a Dutch listing of its ice cream division after announcing the separation of the business on Tuesday. “Where eventually the listing will take place as well as its head office, that's something that we're going to have to determine in the next 18 months,” Bloomberg quoted Unilever's chief executive Hein Schumacher as saying.
- 03/19/2024
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Unilever Is Better Off Without Ben and Jerry
- Its ice cream business was struggling and enjoys less overlap with the rest of the consumer giant.
- 03/19/2024
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Unilever scooping ice cream out is positive step says Barclays 'but big job still to do'
- Unilever PLC's (LSE:ULVR) plan to scoop out its Ben & Jerry's, Walls and Magnum ice cream division as a separately listed company is a "clear positive step" towards making the company grow faster, said analysts at Barclays, and could bring questions about other parts of the conglomerate. The fourth-largest group in the FTSE 100 said on Tuesday morning that it plans to dispose of the ice cream business, most likely as a standalone company but with other options on the table too.
- 03/19/2024
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Unilever Stock Rises on Plan to Spin Off Ice Cream Division, Including Ben & Jerry's
- Shares of Unilever Plc (UL) rose nearly 3% in pre-market trading Tuesday after the consumer products giant announced plans to separate Ben & Jerry's and its other ice cream brands such as Magnum into a stand-alone business, as part of a restructuring that could affect around 7,500 jobs.
- 03/19/2024
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Unilever Layoffs 2024: What to Know About the UL Job Cuts, Ice Cream Spinoff
- Unilever (NYSE: UL ) will undergo layoffs and cut about 7,500 jobs. It plans on spinning off its ice cream business in the process.
- 03/19/2024
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Unilever to cut 7,500 jobs, spin off ice cream unit
- Unilever announced Tuesday that its cutting jobs worldwide and plans to spin off one of its business units and slims down operations to drive productivity.
- 03/19/2024
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Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Will Be Separated from Unilever. The Stock Is Rising.
- Uniliever, the conglomerate that bought Ben & Jerry's in 2000, said Tuesday that it plans to move its ice-cream brands into a stand-alone division.
- 03/19/2024
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Unilever Shares Up 4% As It Plans To Cut 7,500 Jobs
- Unilever shares rose 4% on Tuesday after the company announced plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide and spin off its ice cream business that includes brands like Ben & Jerry's and Magnum, part of a three-year strategy to streamline the British company in the hope it will accelerate growth and boost returns for shareholders.
- 03/19/2024
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Unilever to split off its ice cream unit including Ben & Jerry's
- Consumer goods giant Unilever said Tuesday that it is separating its ice cream unit, which includes Ben & Jerry's and Magnum, as part of a restructuring plan that will impact 7,500 jobs.
- 03/19/2024
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Unilever to separate ice cream business, sack 7,500 staff in major overhaul
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) has announced a major operational overhaul through the separation of its multibillion-dollar ice cream portfolio and the termination of 7,500 firm-wide staff members. “Ice cream has a very different operating model, and as a result the board has decided that the separation of ice cream best serves the future growth of both ice cream and Unilever,” the British multinational FMCG group said in a statement.
- 03/19/2024
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Unilever to cut 7,500 jobs and split off arm that makes Ben & Jerry's
- Unilever on Tuesday said it may spin off the ice cream-unit that produces Ben & Jerry's as the multinational consumer goods company said it expects to slash 7,500 jobs globally.
- 03/19/2024
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Overlooked Outperformers: 3 Consumer Staples Stocks Goldman Sachs Missed
- On March 1st, Goldman Sachs analyst Bonnie Herzog assumed coverage of several consumer staples stocks. The analyst is particularly fond of three particular companies.
- 03/15/2024
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Unilever downgraded by a leading US bank - here's why
- Shares in Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) fell 1.8% after Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) downgraded stock in the maker of Marmite and Dove soap, citing a slew of headwinds. Adjusting the price target from 4,100p to 3,775p, the American investment bank moved its recommendation to 'underweight' from 'equal-weight'.
- 02/27/2024
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Unilever: Don't Expect Market Beating Returns
- Unilever significantly underperformed the market in the past 3 years, down -11% while the S&P500 is up almost 28%. The action plan presented by new CEO Hein Schumacher is expected to drive 3-5% annual revenue growth while modestly improving margins, which is fairly reflected in the $50 stock price. Despite solid Q4 2023 results with a return to positive volume growth and margin improvements, Unilever lacks catalysts for market-beating returns.
- 02/13/2024
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Unilever impresses Deutsche bank with latest update
- Unilever's trading update contained several pleasant surprises according to Deutsche Bank, which has tweaked its numbers and stuck with a ‘buy' recommendation. “Gross margin surprised to the upside as did volume growth and this before the new management have fully mobilised their action plan,“ said the bank.
- 02/09/2024
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'Consumers are still seeking more premiumized products,' says Unilever CEO
- Hein Schumacher, CEO of Unilever, discusses consumer behavior after the company's full-year results.
- 02/09/2024
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Unilever Unveils New Stock Buyback Plan as Its CEO Calls for Better Performance
- Shares of Unilever Plc (UL) advanced as the consumer products giant boosted its stock buyback program, and its CEO argued that the company has to do better.
- 02/08/2024
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Unilever PLC (UL) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript
- Unilever PLC (UL) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript
- 02/08/2024
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Unilever slows price hikes after loss of market share in Europe and North America
- Unilever shares increased on Thursday after the consumer goods giant vowed to buy back another €1.5 billion worth of its own shares from shareholders, despite posting what company CEO Hein Schumacher described as “disappointing” results for the fourth quarter of 2023.
- 02/08/2024
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Unilever share price forecast: turnaround is underway
- Unilever (LON: ULVR) share price popped on Thursday after the blue-chip company unveiled strong financial results. The stock surged by more than 3% in London and the trend is expected to continue in New York when the market opens.
- 02/08/2024
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Unilever Operating Profit Rises, Plans Buyback
- Unilever posted a better-than-expected operating profit for 2023, with underlying sales growth of 7%, and launched a buyback to start in the second quarter.
- 02/08/2024
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Unilever makes new buyback as sales rise but profit falls
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) reported underlying sales growth in the fourth quarter as it launched a new $1.5 billion share buyback. The FTSE 100-listed firm which makes Hellmann's mayonnaise and Dove soap said underlying sales in the fourth quarter rose 4.7% to €14.2 billion, although on a GAAP reported basis sales fell 3.0%.
- 02/08/2024
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How Axe Body Spray is trying to move beyond teenage boys' lockers
- Axe Body Spray was a defining fragrance for the early 2000s teenage boy, but it lost some traction as the brand's offerings expanded and messaging evolved.
- 02/07/2024
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‘Undeniable' Taylor Swift connection: Health and beauty brands are buying pricey Super Bowl ads
- A trio of health and beauty brands are buying pricey commercial time for CBS Sports' coverage of Super Bowl LVIII. Two of them are new to the Big Game, the third is returning from a long hiatus, and more brands could still enter the mix by Feb. 11, since some advertisers like to keep their plans a surprise.
- 02/06/2024
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Got $5,000? These 3 High-Yielding Dividend Stocks Are Trading Near Their 52-Week Lows
- PepsiCo has been doing well of late, with organic growth of nearly 12% over the past three quarters. Kimberly-Clark pays an attractive 4% yield, which is more than double the S&P 500 average.
- 01/31/2024
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International Tax Havens: 3 Global Stocks for the Savvy Investor
- Investing in global or international stocks could be a great move for U.S. investors. Not only are global stocks less correlated to indices like the S&P 500 than domestic ones, but investors can also enjoy currency diversification.
- 01/23/2024
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2 Ideal Barron's/Fortune New-Year 2024 Dividend Buys
- Barron's 10 favorite Stocks for 2024 came-out 1/17/24. Their New-Year Roundtable, published 1/11/24, listed 8 stocks of note for 2024 and mentioned 15 more. Fortune published their 13 inflation-proof list. Barron's interviews of eleven financial industry Roundtable pros tapped 8 predictions with 15 stocks mentioned. Three stocks made more than one list: Microsoft, Nvidia, Google. Nevertheless, the combined Barron's/Fortune list tracked-by YCharts as of 1/17/24 projected ten-top analyst-estimated net-gains from WTFC, PEP, JPM, ORCL, NVDA, GOLD, KMI, CVX, XOM and topped-by BABA ranging 14% to 70%.
- 01/21/2024
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Unilever brand Ben & Jerry's Calls for permanent ceasefire in Gaza
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) faces another spat with subsidiary Ben & Jerry's after the ice cream brand's board called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Anuradha Mittal, chair of Ben & Jerry's independent board, told the Financial Times that “peace is a core value” to the business, a principle it has stood for in previous conflicts such as Iraq and Ukraine.
- 01/16/2024
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Unilever: From Quantity Of Brands To Quality Of Brands
- Unilever, the world's third-largest consumer goods company, is shifting its focus from quantity to quality, prioritising its top 30 brands. Despite a downward trend in EPS in recent years, Unilever's gross profit margin is improving, and the company is in a stable financial position with promising top and bottom line. With a new CEO and management team, Unilever is implementing strategic changes, including business restructuring and partnerships, aiming for 3-5% annual sales growth.
- 01/10/2024
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Unilever Hasn't Been This Cheap Since More Than A Decade
- Unilever's shares have underperformed the market for the past few years but may be at a turning point towards recovery. The company's valuation and normalized P/E ratio suggest that Unilever hasn't been this cheap for more than a decade, also compared to its peers. Commodity inflation has cooled down and UL's 2-year revenue growth has been in line with most of its peers.
- 12/20/2023
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Unilever Sells Q-Tips and Other Brands to Yellow Wood
- Unilever is set to sell Q-Tips and a number of its other personal care and beauty brands. The consumer packaged goods giant on Monday (Dec. 18) announced it had reached an agreement to sell its Elida Beauty unit to Yellow Wood Partners.
- 12/18/2023
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Unilever sells Elida Beauty to American PE firm Yellow Wood Partners
- British consumer goods giant Unilever has finalized the sale of its non-core beauty and personal care unit, Elida Beauty, to US private equity firm Yellow Wood Partners. The deal, anticipated to conclude by mid-2024, encompasses iconic brands like Q-Tips, Brut, Caress, Timotei, and Tigi, contributing around $1.02 billion in revenues for 2022.
- 12/18/2023
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Unilever PLC (UL) Presents at Barclays Fireside Chat Conference (Transcript)
- Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL ) Barclays Fireside Chat Conference December 14, 2023 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Hein Schumacher - CEO Conference Call Participants Warren Ackerman - Barclays Warren Ackerman Hello, everybody. I am Warren Ackermann, Head of Consumer Staples at Barclays.
- 12/14/2023
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3 of the Most Attractive Dividend Stocks in the Consumer Staples Space
- Consumer staples have been a defensive sector, especially during market downturns. Historically, they have outperformed the market during bear markets.
- 12/13/2023
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Unilever greenwashing probe adds to pressure on new CEO as investor patience already thin
- News today that Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) is facing a greenwashing probe adds unwanted extra pressure on new chief executive Hein Schumacher, who reportedly has 18 months to turn things around for the underperforming owner of Hellman's, Ben & Jerry's and Persil. Schumacher, who was appointed in July, in October unveiled his new strategy: faster growth, greater productivity and simplicity from stepping up investment behind the company's existing ‘power brands'.
- 12/12/2023
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Unilever Facing UK CMA Scrutiny Over Green Product Claims
- Unilever Plc is being investigated by the UK's antitrust regulator over “green” claims made by the British arm of the company. Dasha Afanasieva reports on Bloomberg Television.
- 12/12/2023
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Unilever probed by competition regulator over environmental claims
- Britain's competition regulator on Tuesday said it's opened a probe into the environmentally-friendly claims put forward by household products giant Unilever, the latest example of corporate green claims getting scrutinized by regulators.
- 12/12/2023
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Unilever's green credentials to be probed by UK's competition tsar
- The UK's competition regulator is to examine ‘green' claims made by Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) to make sure shoppers aren't being misled. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is concerned that Unilever, the maker of Persil and Dove, may be overstating how green certain products are through the use of vague and broad claims, unclear statements around recyclability, and ‘natural' looking images and logos.
- 12/12/2023
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3 Stocks at the Forefront of Precision Agriculture Technology
- Google “precision agriculture,” and you get more than 9.3 million results. It's become a big part of the story around agriculture stocks and the use of technology.
- 12/07/2023
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Best Income Stocks to Buy for December 5th
- UL, SMMF and TM made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) income stocks list on December 5, 2023.
- 12/05/2023
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Unilever: Well-Positioned For Attractive Returns
- Unilever is a defensive blue-chip company, which can provide stability in your portfolio. The company currently offers an attractive dividend yield of almost 4% and is significantly higher compared to its peers. Unilever is well-positioned for a turnaround, which could result in increased profitability and further dividend growth.
- 12/04/2023
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Unilever: New CEO Making Changes
- Unilever is undergoing a management change and starting fresh with a new approach, showing potential for a turnaround. The valuation gap between Unilever and its competitor Procter & Gamble is widening, suggesting undervaluation of Unilever. Unilever has a number of key strengths, including its strong position in emerging markets and a well-diversified and innovative product portfolio.
- 12/04/2023
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3 Great Foreign Companies to Invest in Right Now
- Adyen is a fast-growing fintech business. GSK is a major pharmaceutical company, delivering billions of vaccine doses, among other things.
- 11/27/2023
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The Best Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now Could be Hiding in Plain Sight
- Consumer staples companies have a long history of being reliable dividend payers. Some have been hit hard by Wall Street concerns and weakening performance.
- 11/23/2023
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Unilever Can't Catch a Break With Wall Street, but You Might Want to Buy the Stock Anyway
- The consumer products titan has been going through a period of significant change. The CEO overseeing those changes has moved on, and a successor has moved in.
- 11/11/2023
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You Can't Control Activist Investors, But You Can Control What You Do About Them
- Overstock.com essentially bought the concept Bed Bath & Beyond, changing its branding and name. Beyond recently found itself in discussions with JAT Capital, which owns around 9.6% of the company.
- 11/09/2023
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Unilever's new CEO inspires confidence, says Barclays
- Unilever rose 1.4% supported by positive comments from Barclays which has high hopes for new chief executive, Hein Schumacher. The broker has upgraded the Marmite owner to overweight from neutral and raised its price target to 4,600p.
- 11/09/2023
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9 Once-In-A Lifetime Blue-Chip Opportunities Yielding As Much As 10%
- For weeks, I have pounded the table about the historic opportunity in REITs. The fundamentals were clear that now was the best time in 14 years to buy REITs. Last week, stocks ripped 6% higher, and REITs soared 9%, powered by falling rates that were the only reason REITs had fallen. Today, there is another Warren Buffett-style "fat pitch" opportunity staring at you in plain sight. UK Stocks are trading at 10X earnings and 7X cash-adjusted earnings, a 30% historical discount.
- 11/07/2023
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The CEO of Unilever won't get a pay increase for 2 years after a backlash from shareholders
- Unilever CEO Hein Schumacher will have his pay frozen until 2026. Shareholders voted against his base salary of $1.96 million at the AGM in May.
- 10/31/2023
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Unilever freezes boss's pay after shareholder revolt
- Unilever is freezing its chief executive's salary for two years after shareholders complained about the level of top executives' pay packages at the household goods giant. Hein Schumacher, in charge since July, will not receive a fixed pay increase in 2024 and 2025 after a58% shareholder vote against the pay deals at the annual general meeting.
- 10/31/2023
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Unilever PLC (UL) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript
- Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL ) Q3 2023 Results Conference Call October 26, 2023 3:30 AM ET Company Participants Hein Schumacher - Chief Executive Officer Graeme Pitkethly - Chief Financial Officer Jemma Spalton - Head of Investor Relations Conference Call Participants Rashad Kawan - Morgan Stanley Warren Ackerman - Barclays Guillaume Delmas - UBS Bruno Monteyne - Bernstein James Edward Jones - RBC Tom Skykes - Deutsche Jeff Stent - BNP Karel Zoete - Kepler Celine Pannuti - JPM Hein Schumacher Good morning, and welcome to Unilever's Third Quarter Trading Statement and CEO update. Today's agenda will run as follows.
- 10/27/2023
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Unilever's Sale Of Dollar Shave Club Feels Like A Celebrity Divorce
- Unilever's sale of Dollar Shave Club that it bought for $1 billion bears a certain resemblance manage relationships.
- 10/27/2023
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Unilever's People-First Transformation And The AI Flywheel
- Whether generative or discriminative, AI tools are meaningless without a question to answer. We need people to lead the transition to digital supply chains.
- 10/26/2023
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3 Great Foreign Companies to Invest in Right Now
- Unilever is executing well as it looks to turn its business toward growth. Enbridge is doubling down on its "all of the above" energy strategy.
- 10/26/2023
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Unilever sales rise 5.2% as new boss outlines plan for growth
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) reported price growth continued to ease in the third quarter as it unveiled a 5.2% rise in underlying sales in the third quarter. The owner of Domestos and Ben & Jerry's said turnover decreased 3.8% to €15.2 billion, but underlying sales grew 5.2% boosted by higher prices, up 5.8%, while volumes fell 0.6%.
- 10/26/2023
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Bull Market and Beyond: 3 Dividend Stocks to Own for the Long Run
- Many regional banks still struggle with the fallout from a liquidity crisis early in 2023. KeyCorp is an exception.
- 10/23/2023
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BT, Unilever among firms calling for more from COP28
- BT Group PLC (LSE:BT.A) and Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) are among firms which have called on world leaders to rework policies to support the phase-out of fossil fuels ahead of the COP28 summit. In an open letter signed by some 131 companies, the duo were among firms from across different industries calling for more to be done to limit global warming.
- 10/23/2023
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Unilever's latest update key chance for new boss to lay down plans
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) will provide third-quarter results on October 26, marking a chance for fresh chief executive Hein Schumacher to delve into his plans for the business. Having been appointed on July 1, Schumacher gave a brief overview of his plans to “improve competitiveness” at the consumer goods giant in its interim results later that month.
- 10/04/2023
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My Top 3 Dividend Stocks to Buy Now
- Unilever is starting to see some good results as it works to turn its business around. Hormel Foods is struggling today, but the historically high yield is very attractive.
- 10/03/2023
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Down -5.3% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why Unilever PLC (UL) Looks Ripe for a Turnaround
- Unilever PLC (UL) has become technically an oversold stock now, which implies exhaustion of the heavy selling pressure on it. This, combined with strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher, indicates a potential trend reversal for the stock in the near term.
- 09/28/2023
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Unilever: Not Appealing In Spite Of Decent Dividend Yield
- Unilever has been able to maintain performance despite high inflation, but its competitiveness is deteriorating due to price increases. The company's free cash flow generation is reverting to a level of about €5Bn, limiting its ability to spend on buybacks. Household budgets will remain under pressure due to inflation, affecting Unilever's bottom line.
- 09/23/2023
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Unilever revives plan to sell seventies classics Brut, Impulse and others - report
- Unilever has revived plans to sell a suite of mature brands after an earlier attempt in 2021 only received piecemeal offers. Brands on the block include seventies stalwarts such Brut, Timotei, St Ives, Matey and Alberto Balsam alongside some still going strong such as Q-Tips and Impulse.
- 09/21/2023
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Unilever Resurrects Plan to Unload Q-Tips and Other Brands
- Unilever could reportedly sell off some of its beauty and personal care brands. The consumer packaged goods (CPG) giant is working with Morgan Stanley and Evercore to sell a selection of its “non-core” beauty and personal care brands, Q-tips among them, Reuters reported Wednesday (Sept.
- 09/20/2023
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Exclusive: Unilever launches new bid to sell Q Tips and other brands-sources
- Unilever Plc has hired investment banks Morgan Stanley and Evercore Inc to sell a basket of non-core beauty and personal care brands that include Q-Tips and Impulse, reviving an effort it abandoned two years ago, according to people familiar with the matter.
- 09/20/2023
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The Top 7 Underrated Dividend Stocks Yielding 3% or More
- Looking for dividend stocks yielding 3% or more might seem pretty specific. Remember, though, the logic behind investing in underrated stocks is straightforward: Buy low and sell high in order to see a healthy return on your investment.
- 09/19/2023
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6 ETF Areas & Stocks to Win on Upbeat August Retail Sales
- Retail sales in the United States grew 0.6% sequentially in August 2023, beating forecasts of a 0.2% advance.
- 09/18/2023
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You Can't Control Activist Investors, but You Can Control What You Do About Them
- Activist investors take stakes in companies with the hope of prodding their management teams and boards to make changes they believe will benefit shareholders. Nelson Peltz targeted Procter & Gamble last decade, and it eventually took some of the investor's advice.
- 09/15/2023
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The 3 Most Undervalued Dividend Stocks to Buy in September 2023
- With interest rates soaring around the globe, many investors have begun to hunt for undervalued dividend stocks to protect their portfolios. Dividend stocks are those that take some percentage of their income and pass it on to shareholders.
- 09/12/2023
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Unilever: At The Crossroads Of Years Of Underperformance
- Unilever's Revenue and Operating Margin have gone virtually nowhere in the past decade due to a lack of focus and underwhelming investment in growth areas. With the appointment of a new CEO and change in strategy, the H1 2023 report shows initial signs of growth resurgence, anticipated to extend into H2 and beyond. Offering a robust 3.61% dividend, considerably surpassing the industry average, the company maintains a secure payout ratio of 52%, setting the stage for growth in the upcoming years.
- 08/23/2023
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Unilever CEO vows to look at Russian operations with ‘fresh eyes' as pressure to exit the country mounts
- Consumer goods giant Unilever PLC is coming under renewed pressure to exit Russia following recent comments from the company's CEO Hein Schumacher.
- 08/18/2023
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3 Exciting Reasons to Buy Unilever Stock, According to Its New CEO
- New CEOs bring new perspectives to companies and, sometimes, big changes. The recently implemented CEO change was on full display during Unilever's Q2 earnings call.
- 08/17/2023
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ETF Areas & Stocks to Win on Upbeat July Retail Sales
- Retail sales in the United States gained 0.7% sequentially in July of 2023, marking a fourth successive rise.
- 08/16/2023
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The 7 Most Undervalued Consumer Stocks to Buy Now: August 2023
- If you found yourself indulging a bit more this summer, take solace that you're in good company. Indeed, our collective spending spree has shone a spotlight on the best consumer stocks to buy, a category that, while having faced the bitter brunt of 2022's bear market, has made a triumphant return this year.
- 08/16/2023
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Unilever Stock: What Comes After the Price Hikes?
- Like all consumer staples companies, Unilever has been dealing with inflation-driven profit margin compression. Inflation is just a normal part of life for Unilever and its peers, and there's a well-worn playbook for adjusting to it.
- 08/11/2023
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Unilever: Under New Management
- Unilever PLC's ( UL , Financial) stock has good outperformance potential, having received a boost from solid financials, strong brands and a new management team.
- 08/10/2023
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4 Soaps & Cleaning Materials Stocks to Gain as Industry Catches On
- The soap and cleaning materials industry benefits from revived demand trends, pricing actions, innovation, digital transformation and brand building. Players like UL, CHD, PG and CL look well-poised.
- 08/04/2023
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‘Unilever has descended into a vortex of immorality': Pressure mounts on consumer goods giant to exit Russia
- Pressure is mounting on Unilever to exit Russia, as the consumer goods giant faces calls for a boycott of its products.
- 07/28/2023
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Unilever names Compass executive Ian Meakins as new Chair
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) has appointed Ian Meakins as chair designate to succeed Nils Andersen who is stepping down from the board next May. The maker of Marmite and Ben & Jerry's said Meakins will join as a non-executive director in September and become chair on December 1 The FTSE 100-listed firm Andersen would step down from the board said after the AGM in May 2024.
- 07/28/2023
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Unilever has given investors a few reasons to be positive
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR)'s positive interim results and forward guidance have led to optimism among analysts at Berenberg. There are “a few reasons to be positive” on Unilever stock, despite numerous challenges faced during the past year, not least “significant” SKU rationalisation.
- 07/26/2023
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Unilever just raised its guidance for the full year
- Shares of Unilever plc (LON: ULVR) gained about 5.0% today after the consumer goods giant said it performed well in the second quarter. Unilever beats turnover forecast in Q2 The multinational saw €15.74 billion ($17.39 billion) in turnover versus €15.59 billion expected.
- 07/25/2023
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Unilever defends decision to stay in Russia
- Hellman's and Dove maker Unilever has defended its position to continue its operations in Russia just dates after admitting it will allow its staff to fight if conscripted to do so. The FTSE 100 consumer goods giant said by staying in the Kremlin following its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, it chose the “least bad” decision.
- 07/25/2023
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Unilever Leads FTSE 100 Higher As It Hikes Full-Year Sales Forecasts
- Strong first-half results — along with an upgrade to 2023 sales forecasts — have pulled Unilever's share price skywards in Tuesday business.
- 07/25/2023
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Unilever sales jump as rising prices offset static volumes
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) reported rising prices continued to support sales growth in the first half of 2023 led by strong performances by its billion+ Euro brands. The maker of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and Dove soap said underlying sales growth in the six months to June 30 was 9.1%, driven by all business groups, with 9.4% price growth and a 0.2% drop in volume.
- 07/25/2023
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Unilever earnings lead the way in the UK on Tuesday, Google and Microsoft results due in the US
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR), the fourth of the £100bn-plus companies on the Footsie index, has benefited from inflation in the past year but this may be running out, some analysts reckon. There could be some hard questions about its Russian operations too, with the company saying it was not pulling out as it was "not straightforward" as it was accused of contributing £579mln a year to the Russian economy.
- 07/24/2023
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The 3 Most Undervalued Consumer Stocks to Buy Now: July 2023
- Many analysts have been calling for an imminent recession. And yet, the economy keeps hanging in there.
- 07/20/2023
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WeWork, Carl's Jr., Unilever and Shell among companies slammed by Yale over operations in Russia
- WeWork Inc., Carl's Jr., Unilever PLC, and Shell PLC are among around 400 Western companies slammed by Yale over their continuing presence in Russia, despite a major retreat from the country by more than 1,000 multinationals.
- 07/14/2023
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Here's how much Ben & Jerry's stock is down in a week as boycott mounts
- Earlier this month, Ben & Jerry's released a controversial tweet on July 4, saying that the US was built on “stolen indigenous land.”
- 07/11/2023
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Exclusive: 'Shameful and unethical.' Heineken, Unilever and Oreo maker Mondelez accused of breaking promises to leave Russia
- More than 1,000 major companies pledged to leave Russia after Vladimir Putin launched his devastating war in Ukraine, but some well-known firms stand accused by researchers of violating their pledge.
- 07/10/2023
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How To Find Quality Dividend Stocks With Enduring Core Businesses
- If a company is going to survive and thrive over many decades, it must focus on what it can do better than its peers. A flywheel may give a company an enduring competitive advantage that widens with each turn of the wheel. Quality dividend stocks focus on long-term success by applying the same basic growth strategy to reach the same long-term goal over many years and even decades.
- 07/10/2023
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Dividend Hike Alert: These 3 Top Stocks Are Raising Payouts
- Banks have announced dividend hikes this year, despite challenges in the financial industry. We're also seeing hikes from consumer staples like food companies. The future could be bright for large banks and consumer staples, as these sectors are seeing growing earnings and healthy margins.
- 07/08/2023
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Ben and Jerry's Is a Boycott Target Like Bud Light. Why Stockholders Shouldn't Worry.
- Critics are calling for a boycott of Ben & Jerry's after the ice-cream brand's July 4th tweet but parent company Unilever looks insulated from a backlash.
- 07/06/2023
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Unilever stock loses $2.5B amid calls to boycott Ben & Jerry's over tweet
- Ben & Jerry's parent company has lost roughly $2.5 billion in market cap amid calls to boycott the Vermont-based ice cream maker over a July 4 tweet condemning the US for existing on "stolen Indigenous land." Shares of Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch multinational firm, slid as much as 1% at Thursday's opening bell after closing down .5% the previous day.
- 07/06/2023
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Ben & Jerry's owner slammed for doing business in Russia in wake of July 4 ‘indigenous' tweet
- While Ben & Jerry's stirs controversy over its July 4 tweet calling on the US to return "stolen indigenous land," its corporate parent is facing criticism over its refusal to cut business ties with Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. The Vermont-based ice cream maker, a subsidiary of Unilever, caused a stir over the holiday weekend when it tweeted: "The United States was founded on stolen indigenous land.
- 07/05/2023
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Unilever says it will continue to operate in Russia
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) said stopping operations in Russia was "not straightforward" after the maker of Cornetto, Magnum and Marmite was estimated to be contributing £579mln a year to the Russian economy. Earlier this year the FTSE 100-listed group said it has "ceased all imports and exports" of its products into and out of Russia, and "stopped all media and advertising spend" and "all capital flows into and out of the country".
- 07/05/2023
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My Top 10 High Yield Dividend Stocks For July 2023
- Despite rising interest rates and stubborn inflation, equities have shown resilience in 2023 with the SPDR S&P Trust ETF adding 6.48% in June and up 16.80% year-to-date. My top 10 list of high dividend yield stocks has generated an annualized rate of return of 13.19% since its inception in November 2020. The list from June posted a solid gain of 5.63%, beating VYM but not SPY.
- 07/03/2023
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Unilever heading for “significant raw material deflation”
- Unilever will deliver 5% underlying sales growth in its second quarter update on 25 July, according to Jefferies though it admits it is below consensus with its estimates. One reason is that the US bank expects the price hikes that have generated most of the recent growth in revenues will tail off quickly as wholesale costs start to turn down.
- 06/26/2023
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3 Undervalued Consumer Stocks to Buy in June
- Consumer staples stocks have trailed the market this year, up just 0.2% compared with a roughly 15% advance for the benchmark S&P 500 index. This is somewhat surprising given the essential nature of these companies' products, which include food, personal care items, cleaning supplies and healthcare products.
- 06/20/2023
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Unilever: A Consumer Giant In Need Of A Turnaround
- Unilever has been underperforming in the past few years, as the management team continues to disappoint in execution. The company's growth remains very underwhelming while the amount of debt and leverage continues to increase. The rapidly declining inflation should put pressure on pricing, which will likely further weigh on growth in the near term.
- 06/19/2023
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Unilever Scoops Up Premium Ice Cream Company Yasso
- Consumer heavyweight Unilever has agreed to acquire low-calorie frozen snacks company, Yasso, for an undisclosed sum, bulking up its premium portfolio already includin
- 06/15/2023
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Unilever is buying frozen yogurts brand Yasso Holdings
- Unilever plc (LON: ULVR) is in focus today after the consumer goods giant said it was buying Yasso Holdings – a U.S. based brand of frozen Greek yogurts. Details of the announced agreement The multinational refrained from divulging the financial details of the agreement on Thursday.
- 06/15/2023
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Stability Meets Growth: 3 Undervalued Blue-Chip Stock Picks
- It's starting to get a little frothy out there. Many speculative stocks are shooting up.
- 06/12/2023
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Top 5 Risk Off Stocks That Could Blast Off In Q2
- The most oversold stocks in the consumer staples sector presents an opportunity to buy into undervalued companies.
- 06/07/2023
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Unilever: SKU Rationalization And Growth Prospects
- Unilever is a low-risk investment with a high dividend yield of 3.71% but slow growth. The company is focusing on SKU rationalization to optimize costs and boost growth by investing in its top-performing brands. Unilever's fair value is estimated at $60.88 per share, making it slightly undervalued.
- 06/06/2023
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Unilever's Marketing and Digital Chief to Leave
- Conny Braams will step down after 33 years with the consumer-goods company known for attaching its products to social or environmental causes. Her departure comes amid big changes in Unilever's C-suite.
- 05/30/2023
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Unilever: A Promising Dividend Turnaround Investment
- UL is a large European multinational and has become a household name in the consumer staple landscape. With their relatively new compass to growth strategy, portfolio optimization and their position in emerging markets, UL can be a promising turnaround company.
- 05/17/2023
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Unilever the top pick of the sector, above Reckitt and Haleon in analyst's last message
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR), Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (LSE:RKT, ETR:3RB) and Haleon PLC (LSE:HLN, NYSE:HLN) all got their share price targets increased by broker Jefferies after a completed round of first quarter updates. Haleon, a year after being spun out from GSK, delivered the largest margin of beating the analyst consensus forecast, narrowly ahead of Reckitt but reservations remains and ‘hold' ratings were reiterated in an outgoing note on the sector after 16 years from analyst Martin Deboo.
- 05/09/2023
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My Top 10 High Yield Dividend Stocks For May 2023
- I present my top 10 High Yield dividend stocks that are poised to offer strong future returns. The annualized rate of return for this watchlist is 14.50% over the past 30 months.
- 05/01/2023
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Defense With a Side of Dividend: 3 Low-Risk Consumer Stocks
- The high growth potential of flashy startups and technology innovators attracts many investors to offense. But while these names can produce impressive financial stats, they come with higher risk.
- 04/27/2023
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Unilever price rises expected to continue, world food prices drop
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) and very likely rivals such as Nestle S.A. (OTC:NSRGF, VTX:NESN) and Danone (OTCQX:DANOY) are expected to keep on hiking prices into 2023, according to Barclays.
- 04/27/2023
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Unilever CEO on Beating Sales Estimates, Resilient Demand
- Unilever Plc surpassed sales growth expectations in the first quarter as consumer demand proved more resilient than expected in the face of price hikes. Underlying sales grew 10.5% in the quarter, beating analyst expectations of 7.6%.
- 04/27/2023
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Unilever first quarter sales jump led by billion+ Euro brands
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) reported underlying sales growth accelerated to 10.5% to €14.8bn in the first quarter with growth broad-based including a strong showing from its billion+ Euro brands. The strongest sales growth came in Personal Care, up 12.7%, while Home Care and Nutrition rose 10.2% and 11.9% respectively.
- 04/27/2023
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Unilever reports falls short of forecasts with underlying sales growth of 10.5%
- Unilever PLC said Thursday that first-quarter turnover rose ahead of market expectations, boosted by higher prices and improving volume trends, and upgraded its sales-growth target for the year.
- 04/27/2023
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Unilever Is Down 15% From Its 3-Year High. Time to Buy?
- The stodgy consumer staples giant has been refreshing the business. It's sold off its slower-growing brands to focus on its best ones.
- 04/22/2023
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Unilever results could shed light on 'greedflation' blame game
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR), the maker of Vaseline, Dove, Lifebuoy, Lynx, Hellman's, Knorr and Ben & Jerry's, will serve up an update on first-quarter trading on Thursday 27 April, with shares around a two-year high and investors keen to hear how its price-rising strategy is playing out. Although new chief executive Hein Schumacher takes over in July, the board has already outlined a €600m of cost-savings target, though this is expected to mostly impact the second half.
- 04/21/2023
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4 Sector ETFs & Stocks to Win on March Retail Sales
- In March 2023, U.S. retail sales experienced a 1% sequential decline, better than market expectations of a 0.4% decrease.
- 04/17/2023
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Ben & Jerry's workers in flagship Vermont store file for union election
- Ben and Jerry's workers are filing for a union election at the company's flagship store in Burlington, Vermont, adding to a service industry union push.
- 04/17/2023
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How To Find Quality Companies With Consistent Profits And Dividends
- In this post, I'll begin to explain the process I use to uncover quality dividend stocks, which starts with a review of their dividend and profit track records. Most dividend stocks pay at least two dividends each year, so I am willing to accept the occasional missed interim or final dividend, but there must be at least one dividend paid in every one of the last ten years.
- 04/11/2023
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Unilever's 'magic' should occur in the second half, says broker
- Unilever remains a buy with Jefferies, which believes the “magic” should start in the second half ahead of the consumer goods company's first-quarter update on 27 April. The broker remains positive on the FTSE 100 listed group, adding gross margins and volumes are set to inflect upwards, with new CEO Hein Schumacher set to take over in July.
- 04/06/2023
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My Top 10 High Yield Dividend Stocks For April 2023
- I present my top 10 High Yield dividend stocks that are poised to offer strong future returns. The annualized rate of return for this watchlist is 14.14% over the past 29 months.
- 04/03/2023
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5 Ideal Dividend Dogs From 45 Fortune 2023 World's Most Admired Companies + 5 To Watch
- Fortune Magazine February/March 2023 Issue listed 50 World's Most Admired (WMA) companies based on a poll of "some 3,760 corporate executives, directors, and securities analysts." Acclaim from the wider business community, plus standing among rivals, both factored into the ranks. For the sixteenth year in a row, Apple topped all.
- 03/31/2023
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Does Unilever Stock Have More Room For Growth?
- This can be attributed to 1 the company's P/S ratio, which declined 24% to 2.2x trailing revenues from 2.9x in 2019, partly offset by 2 a 16% rise in Unilever revenue to Eur 60.1 billion, and 3 its average shares outstanding falling 3% to 2.6 billion.
- 03/31/2023
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7 Boring Stocks to Buy to Shield Against Banking Chaos
- With rising fears of a market meltdown stemming from the fallout in the banking sector, boring stocks to buy make plenty of sense. By boring, we're not necessarily talking about the adjective in the literal sense.
- 03/20/2023
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7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy at an All-Time Low
- Although the biggest and most-established enterprises generally outperform smaller firms during troubled times, this concept doesn't always ring true, meaning that speculators can target beaten-down blue-chip stocks to buy. To be sure, a few advantages exist in targeting this sector over a lesser-capitalized fare.
- 03/12/2023
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7 High-Growth Stocks for ESG-Oriented Investors
- Generally, a perception exists that supporting environmental, social, and governance ( ESG ) initiatives may lead to expansion and profitability erosion, though the enthusiasm toward the following high-growth ESG stocks would beg to differ. Increasingly, society has become aware of gross inequities in the sociological and environmental realms.
- 03/05/2023
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3 Ideal Dividend Buys From Fortune's World's Most Admired All Stars 2023
- Fortune Magazine February/March 2023 Issue listed 50 World's Most Admired (WMA) companies based on a poll of "some 3,760 corporate executives, directors, and securities analysts." Acclaim from the wider business community, plus standing among rivals, both factored into the ranks. For the sixteenth year in a row, Apple topped all.
- 03/05/2023
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Can Unilever Win With Procter & Gamble's Playbook?
- Procter & Gamble revamped its business with the help of activist investor Nelson Peltz, who's now on Unilever's board.
- 03/03/2023
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My Top 10 High Yield Dividend Stocks For March 2023
- I present my top 10 High Yield dividend stocks that are poised to offer strong future returns. The annualized rate of return for this watchlist is 14.43% over the past 28 months.
- 03/01/2023
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Accrol shares rise on Unilever deal for Lifebuoy
- Accrol Group Holdings PLC (AIM:ACRL) has signed an exclusive deal with Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) to exclusively produce and sell a kitchen towel product under its Lifebuoy brand. The company said the deal was part of its stated strategy to expand into higher margin, third party licensed brands and the news sent shares up 4.8% to 48.5p on Wednesday in early exchanges.
- 03/01/2023
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7 Cash-Rich Companies to Invest in During Economic Uncertainty
- While it's generally good to be optimistic, in the market, it also pays to be realistic, thus incentivizing consideration for cash-rich stocks to buy. Here, we're not necessarily talking about the most exciting ventures available.
- 02/26/2023
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What Are Consumer Staples Stocks?
- But what are consumer staples stocks, and why should you consider adding them to your investment portfolio? We will teach you how and why consumer staples stocks are essential.
- 02/24/2023
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Unilever urged to exit Russia: ‘It's making their hands bloodstained,' says Economic Security Council of Ukraine
- On the anniversary of Russia's devastating invasion of Ukraine, consumer goods giant Unilever is coming under pressure to exit its “significant” Russian operations.
- 02/24/2023
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Got $2,000? Here Are 2 Stocks to Buy
- If you have a couple of grand or more, you might want to put that money to work in Hormel and Unilever today.
- 02/23/2023
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Danone joins Nestle and Unilever as food price hikes continue into 2023
- Danone (OTCQX:DANOY) SA announced that more price increases are expected this year after the company leaned on pricing to bolster sales in 2022. The food producer which owns brands such as Evian and Activia increased prices by 8.7% year-on-year, the company revealed in its full-year results today.
- 02/22/2023
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Unilever: Scene set for new CEO, but are the shares worth a punt?
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR)'s new CEO Hein Schumacher has joined the company at an opportune time with €1bn of reinvestment having been pumped back into the consumer staples business. However, an increase in market share and volumes is imperative when pricing finally declines, said Barclays Capital in a note to clients.
- 02/14/2023
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Unilever: Share price target downgraded, but still a 'buy', according to this American investment bank
- Jefferies retained its 'buy' rating on shares in Marmite maker Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) but downgraded its valuation from £48.50 to £46.50, which is still higher than the current share price of £42.67. According to the US investment bank, Unilever's net material inflation surprised positively and is expected to go deflationary in the second half of the year, which will fund growth investment and not margin expansion.
- 02/13/2023
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Unilever's New Chief Faces Tough Balancing Act
- Margins remain under pressure at the consumer giant despite price increases.
- 02/09/2023
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Unilever among the giants eyeing further price hikes are in store for consumers
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) is likely to continue hiking prices this year, continuing a trend of big companies passing costs on to consumers. Barclay's analysts suggested price rises will be Unilever's key tool in battling cost pressures spilling over from last year's hike in fuel and raw material costs.
- 02/09/2023
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Unilever PLC (UL) Q4 2022 Earnings Call Transcript
- Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL ) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call February 9, 2023 3:00 AM ET Company Participants Richard Williams - Head of Investor Relations Alan Jope - Chief Executive Officer Graeme Pitkethly - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants John Ennis - Goldman Sachs David Hayes - Societe Generale Tom Sykes - Deutsche Bank Martin Deboo - Jefferies Warren Ackerman - Barclays Pinar Ergun - Morgan Stanley Celine Pannuti - JPMorgan Operator Hello and welcome to Unilever's Q4 and Full-Year 2022 Results. [Operator Instructions].
- 02/09/2023
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Unilever sees strong sales growth but fall in margins holds profits back
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) reported strong growth in full-year sales but falling margins meant underlying operating profits only improved slightly. Underlying sales growth accelerated to 9.0% driven by all business groups, with price growth of 11.3% and volumes declining 2.1%, the owner of Marmite and Persil said.
- 02/09/2023
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Unilever fourth-quarter sales boosted by higher prices
- Unilever Plc on Thursday reported quarterly underlying sales growth above expectations, helped by higher prices for its detergents, soaps and packaged food.
- 02/09/2023
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AstraZeneca, BAT, Unilever and Compass lead a busy Thursday
- A pretty busy DAY for London blue-chip share followers. Top of the table is AstraZeneca PLC (LSE:AZN), biggest company in the FTSE 100 over Shell by a few billion.
- 02/08/2023
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Unilever should post solid results, says broker
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) should post a solid set of full and fourth-quarter results next week, according to Barclays. Analysts at the bank said the consumer goods giant's portfolio, which ranges from Persil to Hellmans, is better than in previous years.
- 02/08/2023
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Unilever Faces A Brighter Outlook
- Inflation has been overall beneficial to Unilever. Input prices have been significantly come off last year peaks, and should provide a boost to profitability.
- 02/04/2023
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The 7 Best Climate Change Stocks to Buy for 2023
- The concept of best climate change stocks to buy for 2023 presents a critically ethical tone. According to multiple scientists and investigative reports, human-caused environmental impact imposed many negative developments on our planet.
- 01/31/2023
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Unilever CEO Alan Jope to be replaced by Hein Schumacher
- Yahoo Finance Live anchors Julie Hyman, Brian Sozzi and Brad Smith discuss reports that Unilever CEO Alan Jope will be replaced by Hein Schumacher on July 1.
- 01/30/2023
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7 Stocks to Buy as the Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight
- Although considering stocks to buy might seem like a tertiary concern ahead of a potential global catastrophe, investors shouldn't panic. Instead, rational preparation may be what the doctor ordered.
- 01/30/2023
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Unilever, 888 and Legal & General mark British boardroom ‘musical chairs' Monday
- Unilever, 888 and Legal & General all announced changes to chief executive roles on Monday, marking a day of “musical chairs” in boardrooms, said AJ Bell analyst Russ Mould. Replacements at the top of FTSE-listed companies has become somewhat of a theme in 2023, with Vodafone, Rolls-Royce and Whitbread all having replaced chief executives.
- 01/30/2023
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Stocks to Watch: Philips, Unilever, Shell, Rio Tinto
- Bloomberg's Joe Easton has a rundown of the stocks to keep an eye on today, including Philips, Unilever, Shell and Rio Tinto. He speaks on Bloomberg Television.
- 01/30/2023
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Unilever names Royal FrieslandCampina boss, Hein Schumacher, as new CEO
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) has named current Royal FrieslandCampina boss, Hein Schumacher, as its new chief executive officer. He will replace Alan Jope, who announced in September 2022 his intention to retire, and will start his role at the FTSE 100 listed group on 1 July 2023, after a one-month handover period.
- 01/30/2023
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Unilever Taps Dairy Boss as New CEO
- Hein Schumacher, the head of a European dairy cooperative, will take over in July.
- 01/30/2023
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Unilever appoints Hein Schumacher as new CEO
- Unilever PLC said Monday that it has appointed Hein Schumacher as its new chief executive officer, replacing Alan Jope who announced in September his plan to retire from the company.
- 01/30/2023
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Unilever Is Down 20% From Its High. Time to Buy?
- This consumer staples giant's turnaround seems likely to succeed, and you're being paid to wait.
- 01/27/2023
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Dividend Growth Checkup - 2022
- Analyzing my real-life portfolio's dividend growth for 2022. Dividend growth pulled back some compared to 2021; however, it was still a strong year of dividend growth.
- 01/25/2023
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5 Dividend Stocks To Hedge Against Inflation
- In December 2022, the inflation rate in the U.S. was at 6.5%. For this reason, as an investor, you may ask how to hedge your investment portfolio against inflation.
- 01/25/2023
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Why One Analyst Believes There's Downside Ahead for Unilever Stock
- The short-term challenges are easily overcome, but what about the long term?
- 01/24/2023
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Consumer-Goods Giants Procter & Gamble and Unilever Exemplify 1 Emerging Trend for 2023
- You might keep paying more for common household items in the coming year.
- 01/23/2023
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3 Attractive Defensive Stocks With 3% Dividends
- With economists calling for a recession, bunkering down with non-cyclical companies that offer generous dividend payouts could be a winning tactic.
- 01/20/2023
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Investor sentiment is ‘in strong support' of prioritizing sustainability goals: Unilever CEO
- Unilever CEO Alan Jope joins Yahoo Finance's Brian Sozzi at the 2023 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to discuss climate change and the company's sustainability goals, the company's growth and outlook for 2023, inflation, CEO sentiment, and his impending retirement.
- 01/18/2023
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Unilever's results should be solid, but questions remain on who will replace Jope as CEO
- Ahead of Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR)'s fourth-quarter results next month, analysts at Barclays forecast a solid update but the market will wait to see who will take over as chief executive. Alan Jope, who has been in the hot seat for four years, is expected to step down and retire at the end of this year.
- 01/17/2023
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Terry Smith fires darts at Meta, Apple, Unilever and accounting practices after Fundsmith underperforms
- Star UK fund manager Terry Smith criticised some of the management decisions at investee companies Meta, Apple and Unilever as his Fundsmith Equity fund lost money in a rare underperformance last year, which he attributed to the world exiting the long period of “easy money”. While also railing against a lack of shareholder engagement and transparency at some investee companies and against companies removing share-based compensation from their non-GAAP metrics, the fund manager said the looming recession in many global economies “holds few fears for us” as the portfolio of companies “should demonstrate a relatively resilient fundamental performance in such circumstances”.
- 01/10/2023
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Unilever: Mediocre Financial Performance Overshadows Prospects
- Unilever PLC maintains a reputable, well-diversified product portfolio. The company has lacked growth in sales and net income over the last decade, with profitability margins, however, remaining strong.
- 01/09/2023
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14 High-Yield Blue-Chips Perfect For 2023
- The first few months of 2023 could see stocks fall 10% to 23%, and a lot of investors could make disastrous mistakes. Low-volatility high-yield blue-chips are a great way to stay invested and profit from the coming new bull market.
- 01/07/2023
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10 Dividend Stocks To Show The Advantages Of Investing In Individual Stocks Over ETFs
- ETFs offer a wide range of advantages over selecting stocks individually. These advantages include a broader risk diversification than when investing in individual stocks.
- 01/06/2023
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Unilever resolves long-running legal dispute with Ben & Jerry's
- A legal row between Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) and its ice cream business Ben & Jerry's has been resolved over the sale of its products in Israel. “Unilever is pleased to announce that the litigation with Ben & Jerry's Independent Board has been resolved,” it said, marking the end of an 18-month long dispute.
- 12/16/2022
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Ben & Jerry's, Unilever settle dispute over Israeli ice cream business
- Unilever said Thursday that its litigation with the independent board of Ben & Jerry's over the sale of its Israeli ice cream business has “been resolved.” The company did not provide details of how the litigation had been resolved.
- 12/15/2022
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Unilever has "improving quality" says Deutsche Bank
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) is a “company with improving quality,” according to analysts at Deutsche Bank, although they have cut their target price for the FTSE 100-listed consumer products giant to 4,400p from 4,500p, albeit while keeping a ‘buy' rating on the stock. The Deutsche Bank analysts noted that although Unilever is showing improvements in commercialisation and innovation as seen as its investor day, they still felt it necessary to make “small reductions” to their margin forecast for the company.
- 12/09/2022
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Our 7 Top Consumer Stock Picks for 2023
- While household sentiment regarding financial expenditures slipping to near all-time recorded lows, the idea of top consumer stock picks for 2023 might seem unusually risky. Obviously, though, we no longer live in a society where individual families tended to their own needs.
- 12/08/2022
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Unilever may be considering selling its U.S. ice cream brands
- Unilever plc (LON: ULVR) is in focus on Thursday after a Bloomberg report said the multinational was considering selling its U.S. ice cream brands. CEO Jope refrains from commenting on ‘rumour' Such a move could be worth as much as $3.0 billion.
- 12/08/2022
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We have a very clear strategy on where we are going to invest, says Unilever CEO
- Alan Jope, Unilever CEO, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss where Unilever is in the company's transformation process, whether it plans to sell some of its businesses and more.
- 12/08/2022
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Ice Cream Giant Considering Billion-Dollar Sale
- The world's biggest ice cream maker, Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL) is gathering headlines today, as it is reportedly considering selling some of its U.S. ice cream businesses.
- 12/08/2022
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Top Blue Chip Stocks To Invest In For 2023 - Our Top Pick Is Unilever
- 2022 is the first year since 2019 that I have been able to resume extensive international travel, and so a good time to refresh my "World Tour of Blue Chips". In this article, I highlight one of my top picks from each of 10 countries where I'm seeing opportunities.
- 12/07/2022
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Unilever Is Down 23% From Its High. Time to Buy?
- The consumer staples stock is successfully pushing through huge price hikes, which bodes well for the future.
- 11/18/2022
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Unilever: A Fine Bond Alternative, Though Upside Is Limited
- Unilever shares have declined over the past year, and shareholders are grumbling. The company's problems aren't hard to identify and start with the firm's inability to meaningfully grow revenues.
- 11/18/2022
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Unilever: A Long-Term Portfolio Stabilizer
- Unilever PLC is a great long-term, slow-growth, bond-equivalent name. Cost inflation fears and currency have hit the ADRs hard this year, sending Unilever stock's P/E ratio to its lowest level in years.
- 11/08/2022
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Unilever CEO on inflation: ‘We are not seeing trading down'
- This segment originally aired on October 31, 2022. Unilever CEO Alan Jope joins Yahoo Finance Live anchors to discuss earnings, consumer resilience amid inflation, international markets, leadership changes, sustainability efforts, and more.
- 11/05/2022
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Unilever showing no signs of dropping the "executional ball" according to Jefferies
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR)'s third quarter provided further reassurance of the group's ability to “master its inflation challenge.” So said broker Jefferies which noted critical to this was the commitment to grow percentage margins in full-year 2023 which it thinks is more than achievable.
- 11/02/2022
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Unilever PLC (UL) Q3 2022 Earnings Call Transcript
- Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL ) Q3 2022 Earnings Conference Call October 31, 2022 4:00 AM ET Company Participants Richard Williams - Head, IR Alan Jope - CEO & Executive Director Graeme Pitkethly - CFO & Executive Director Conference Call Participants Guillaume Delmas - UBS Pinar Ergun - Morgan Stanley Bruno Monteyne - Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Celine Pannuti - JPMorgan Jeremy Fialko - HSBC Warren Ackerman - Barclays Bank Martin Deboo - Jefferies Richard Williams Good morning, and welcome to Unilever's Quarter 3, 2022 Trading Statement.
- 11/01/2022
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Here's an Absolutely Brilliant Stock to Buy With Less Than $50
- This high-yield stock is in turnaround mode, and history suggests that it will manage the feat.
- 10/28/2022
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Samsung profit hit by chip decline, Shell to buy back shares, Unilever raises sales forecast
- Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman breaks down today's leading business headlines as Samsung's earnings were hit by the chip slowdown, Shell reveals a buyback program and dividend hike, and Unilever raises its revenue forecast.
- 10/27/2022
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Unilever sales performance was resilient in face of record price increases, says Barclays
- Third-quarter numbers from Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) showed a much higher benefit from price increases than the market expected, making up for a decline in sales volumes. The Persil, Ben & Jerry's and Hellman's owner raised its full-year sales forecast after it what it said was “strong” growth in a challenging economic climate, with organic sales growth of 10.6% that beat the City analyst consensus of 8.6%.
- 10/27/2022
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Unilever lifts sales goal for third time this year after hiking prices by 12.5%
- Unilever lifted its revenue forecast for the year after hiking prices by 12.5% in the third quarter, while sacrificing only 1.6% in volume.
- 10/27/2022
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We're seeing weakening consumer sentiment in Europe and China: Unilever CEO
- Alan Jope discusses the company's latest earnings and says global economic conditions aren't improving.
- 10/27/2022
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Unilever lifts full-year sales guidance after boost from price rises in third quarter
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) raised its full-year sales forecast after it achieved “strong” growth in a challenging economic climate in the third quarter, driven by increased pricing. Underlying sales growth was 10.6% in the quarter, with turnover rising by 17.8% year-on-year to €15.8bn, the consumer goods giant revealed in a trading update.
- 10/27/2022
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Unilever says turnover rose 18% over past year as price growth accelerated
- Unilever PLC ULVR, -1.46% said in a trading statement Thursday that third-quarter underlying sales and turnover rose as price growth accelerated and volumes fell, and lifted its sales guidance for the year
- 10/27/2022
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Shampoo Recalled Over Cancer Risk: Check If Yours Is Affected
- If you use dry shampoo from Dove, Nexxus, Suave, Rockaholic, Bed Head or Tresemmé, you may own a potentially contaminated product.
- 10/26/2022
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Brittney Griner loses appeal in Russia, Unilever recalls dry shampoos, Juul weighs bailout deal
- Yahoo Finance Brad Smith reports the latest notable business headlines include a Russian court denying WNBA star Brittney Griner's appeal, Unilever recalling its dry shampoos, and Juul weighing a bailout deal to keep the e-cigarette company from bankruptcy.
- 10/25/2022
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Got $1,000? Here Are 2 Stocks to Buy for the Long Term
- If you have some cash to put to work, you'll want to take a closer look at Hormel and Unilever.
- 10/20/2022
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Nestle and P&G give heads up on next week's updates from Unilever and Reckitt Benckiser
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) and Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (LSE:RKT, ETR:3RB) will both be updating the market with trading updates next week. Results elsewhere today suggest they should be coping with inflationary pressures.
- 10/20/2022
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Unilever PLC: A Defensive Stronghold
- Unilever has proved itself as a safe haven in the past. Unilever showed almost no revenue growth at all over the last 10 years, and even a decrease over the last 5 years.
- 10/17/2022
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Unilever Vs. Procter & Gamble: How To Avoid Costly Mistakes With Proper Cash Flow Analysis
- Using Procter & Gamble and Unilever as examples, I will show how a close look at their cash flow statements brings to light fundamental differences between the two consumer staples giants. The article provides a good understanding of the key items on a cash flow statement that are critical to assessing actual cash profitability and dividend paying ability.
- 10/13/2022
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Unilever Stock Seems Poised For A Jump
- Unilever stock (NYSE: UL) is down around 6% in the past month (twenty-one trading days), still performing better than the S&P 500, which was down 11% over this period.
- 10/13/2022
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5 Consumer Packaged Goods Companies to Feast On
- In light of producer price indexes increasing more than expected in September, five consumer packaged goods companies that have high financial strength and profitability include Unilever PLC ( UL , Financial), The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. ( EL , Financial), Tyson Foods Inc. ( TSN , Financial), Church & Dwight Co. Inc. ( CHD , Financial) and Usana Health Sciences Inc. ( USNA , Financial) according to the All-in-one Screener , a Premium feature of GuruFocus.
- 10/12/2022
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7 Under-$50 Stocks to Buy to Tap Into a Hidden Bull Market
- Although crimson seems to be the shade of the moment in the equities sector, by targeting under-$50 stocks to buy, astute and daring investors may be able to tap into a hidden bull market. How can this be?
- 10/07/2022
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Unilever: Changes In Client Demand Might Not Be At Risk
- The latest Nielsen data shows a supportive trend for the consumer giant. Supply chain disruptions and raw material costs will add pressure to the company's margins.
- 10/03/2022
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2 High Yielders for Income and Value
- According to Morningstar Inc. ( MORN , Financial), the total return for the S&P 500 Index year-to-date is approaching -25%. With such a drastic decline, investors appear to be willing to throw the baby out with the bathwater to preserve capital.
- 10/03/2022
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7 Consumer Stocks to Sell Before They Die
- This year, consumer stocks have been hammered as inflation lingers at 40-year highs and interest rates rise. The Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Index is down 20% this year as consumers pull back on their spending.
- 09/28/2022
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Unilever makes nineteen FTSE 100 chief exits this year
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR)'s chief executive officer (CEO) Alan Jope decision to step down at the end of next year takes FTSE 100 CEO departures in 2022 to nineteen, a churn of one-fifth. It puts 2022 on course to see the most CEO changes ever in a year on FTSE 100 and that is even before the start of the fourth quarter.
- 09/28/2022
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Unilever CEO to retire next year
- Yahoo Finance Live anchors Brad Smith and Brian Sozzi discuss Unilever CEO Alan Jope's decision to retire next year.
- 09/26/2022
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Unilever's pricing momentum supports growth outlook, says Goldman Sachs
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR)'s pricing momentum supports the group's growth outlook, according to analysts at Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), as it maintains its neutral rating on the stock. Ahead of the consumer goods company's third-quarter results next month, Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) expects it to report 8.5% organic sales growth, ahead of the consensus at 7.9%.
- 09/26/2022
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Unilever boss to step down at end of 2023
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) boss Alan Jope will step down from his role at the end of 2023 after five years at the helm and 35 in all at the consumer goods giant. Unilever – which numbers Marmite, Dove soap, Magnum ice cream and Pot Noodle among its brands– said it has begun its hunt for Jope's successor, both internally and externally.
- 09/26/2022
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Unilever CEO Alan Jope to retire at end of 2023
- Unilever CEO Alan Jope will retire from the company at the end of next year, according to a press release. He has been at the helm since January 2019.
- 09/26/2022
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Unilever CEO Alan Jope to retire at end of 2023
- Unilever CEO Alan Jope plans to retire at the end of 2023, the maker of Dove soap and Knorr stock cubes said on Monday, roughly two months after activist investor Nelson Peltz joined the board.
- 09/26/2022
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Unilever's Alan Jope says company 'will not back down' on sustainability agenda
- Unilever's CEO reaffirmed the company's sustainability agenda at an event, saying it "will not back down" despite "anti-sustainability" and "anti-woke" backlash.
- 09/21/2022
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Unilever accused by Ben and Jerry's founders of violating Israel deal
- The founders of Ben and Jerry's have accused Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) of violating a 22-year old agreement over the consumer giant's sale of the Israeli arm of the ice cream brand, which could lead to the product being sold in the occupied West Bank. Unilever bought Ben and Jerry's in 2000 for US$326mln.
- 09/20/2022
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What Are The Best Stocks To Invest In? 2 Consumer Staples Stocks To Know
- Could now a good time for investors to be paying close attention to these consumer staples stocks?
- 09/19/2022
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Unilever violating merger deal over Israel sale - Ben & Jerry's founders on MSNBC
- The founders of ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's said on MSNBC on Sunday that parent Unilever PLC is in violation of the 2000 merger deal over its sale of Ben & Jerry's business in Israel to a local licensee who could sell their products in the West Bank.
- 09/18/2022
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Gina Sanchez reveals her favourite European stock
- Unilever plc (NYSE: UL) stands to benefit now that the COVID restrictions have been removed, says Gina Sanchez. She's the Chief Market Strategist at Lido Advisors.
- 09/16/2022
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Lido Advisors' Sanchez breaks down the bull case for Merck and Unilever
- Gina Sanchez, Lido Advisors chief market strategist, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss Sanchez's volatility survival guide and which stocks to consider.
- 09/16/2022
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The 7 Best Bear Market Stocks to Buy Now
- Editor's note: This article is regularly updated with the latest information. Some may be trying to call a bottom with stocks, but many more believe the rout could continue.
- 09/16/2022
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Is There Any Hope Left for This High-Yield Food Maker?
- Unilever's stock is down more than 20% over the past five years. Is this dead money or is there a chance for a recovery?
- 09/15/2022
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Unilever Uses Instacart to Boost Demand for Virtual Ice Cream Store
- Unilever is making a direct play for consumers' digital loyalty with its virtual storefront, The Ice Cream Shop, selling its packaged ice cream products across popular aggregators. Most recently, the storefront went live on Instacart's online grocery marketplace after being available for years across restaurant aggregators such as DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub.
- 09/12/2022
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Ben & Jerry's will amend lawsuit against Unilever over Israel ice cream sale
- Ben & Jerry's said it plans to amend its lawsuit challenging the sale of its ice cream business in Israel by its parent company, Unilever Plc.
- 09/06/2022
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Unilever is not seeing signs of ‘peak inflation' in the U.S.
- Consumer prices hinted at “peak inflation” as they eased to 8.5% in July (read more). Still, Alan Jope – the Chief Executive of Unilever plc (LON: ULVR) has a different outlook.
- 09/06/2022
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Unilever CEO: Consumers around the world are showing strong growth
- Alan Jope, Unilever CEO, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss the company, consumers, Trian's activism campaign and inflation.
- 09/06/2022
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2 European Stocks With Monster Dividends
- The U.S. dollar has strengthened tremendously while the Euro has sold off due to political uncertainties as well as energy and food shortages from the Russia-Ukraine war. This has led to the Euro trading at parity to the U.S. dollar, meaning $1 is now trading near or at €1.
- 09/02/2022
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Unilever's Persil washing liquid advert banned over misleading green claims
- A television advert for Persil washing liquid, owned by Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR), was banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over misleading claims it was kinder to our planet. The ad first appeared on 31 March this year and starts with a beach covered in litter, followed by text on the screen which says it is “made with 50% recycled plastic”.
- 08/31/2022
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Unilever PLC: Quality Business With Activist Representation
- Unilever has been underperforming consumer staples peers for quite a while. It is still trading at average multiples for the industry group.
- 08/29/2022
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Unilever: The Stock Is 50% Undervalued
- Unilever's stock price reflects a 10-year revenue decrease of 50% and a reduction in EBITDA margin of 20%. The company's leadership is actively looking for ways to expand the business via mergers and acquisitions.
- 08/28/2022
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3 Growth Stocks You Can Buy Right Now With Less Than $100
- These low-cost growth stocks can pay off handsomely for investors.
- 08/27/2022
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Analysis-Ben & Jerry's Unilever fight shows risks of ceding control
- Ben & Jerry's legal battle with Unilever sheds light on an issue affecting a growing number of purpose-led brands: how to maintain their identity after being bought by a major consumer company.
- 08/16/2022
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Personalized coffees and prestige skincare: Consumers snap up premium products despite cost-of-living crisis
- Personalized coffees, "prestige" skincare and "elevated" spreads: companies are focussing on premium products — and consumers seem to love it.
- 08/15/2022
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U.S. judge weighs Ben & Jerry's claims against owner over Israeli business
- A U.S. judge on Monday appeared skeptical that Ben & Jerry's deserved an immediate injunction against its parent Unilever Plc to restrict the marketing of its ice cream in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which Ben & Jerry's said was against its values.
- 08/08/2022
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1 Green Flag for Unilever, and 1 Red Flag
- Unilever is facing down inflation with rapid price hikes. The bad news is that margins are still going to take a hit.
- 08/07/2022
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How Far Can This Passive Income Stock Push Pricing?
- High-yield stock Unilever has benefited from price increases, but there's a cost to what the company is doing that can't be ignored.
- 08/04/2022
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Ben & Jerry's says Unilever froze directors' salaries over Israel
- Ben & Jerry's independent board said parent company Unilever, with which it is locked in a dispute over the sale of its Israeli business, had frozen its directors' salaries in July as a pressure tactic ahead of a mediation on the matter.
- 08/03/2022
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Ben & Jerry's accuses Unilever of ‘pressure tactics' in Israel flap
- Ben & Jerry's sued Unilever to try to stop the sale of its business in Israel to local licensee Avi Zinger.
- 08/03/2022
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Ben & Jerry's says Unilever froze directors' salaries
- Ben & Jerry's independent board said parent company Unilever Plc, with which it is locked in a dispute over the sale of its Israeli business, had frozen its directors' salaries in July as a pressure tactic ahead of a mediation on the matter.
- 08/03/2022
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Faddis: Now is a great time for European exporters, stock trades
- Catherine Faddis, Founder and CEO of Grace Capital, joins Worldwide Exchange to discuss where to invest your money.
- 08/02/2022
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Ben & Jerry's, Unilever fail to resolve Israeli dispute
- A lawyer for Ben & Jerry's said two weeks of mediation to settle out of court proved unsuccessful.
- 08/01/2022
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Ben & Jerry's talks with Unilever over Israeli dispute break down
- Ben & Jerry's and its parent Unilever Plc said talks had broken down to resolve their dispute over the sale of the ice cream maker's Israeli business, which would allow its products in the occupied West Bank.
- 08/01/2022
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Unilever Sees Growth in B2B eCommerce Segment
- Unilever has seen eCommerce become a driving force in the second quarter, with that now being 14% of turnover — a rise from 6% from 2019, according to half year results released by Unilever on June 26. This came with growth in both the U.S.
- 07/31/2022
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These 3 Stocks Are Rallying While the Rest of the Market Plunges
- Raw bullishness in the face of sweeping weakness is a hint in and of itself.
- 07/29/2022
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Exclusive-Ben & Jerry's, Unilever talks on out-of-court deal on Israeli dispute break down
- Ben & Jerry's and its parent company Unilever Plc did not reach an out-of-court agreement on a dispute over the sale of the ice cream maker's Israeli business to a local licensee, a source with direct knowledge said, sending the issue back to a federal judge.
- 07/29/2022
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3 Stocks That Are Trading Near 4-Year Lows
- A couple of these stocks have lost half of their value, just this year.
- 07/28/2022
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Unilever, Reckit and Haleon stand strong in tough times, but can it last?
- Consumer goods companies enjoyed a strong week, but what makes them so special? Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (LSE:RKT, ETR:3RB), Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) and Haleon PLC (LSE:HLN, NYSE:HLN) are the consumer goods FTSE 100 companies which all posted an impressive set of results and raised guidance for the year.
- 07/27/2022
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Analysts upgrade Unilever following heavy price hike
- Unilever's half-year results have been met with positive sentiment among advisors, although margin concerns persist going into the third quarter. To combat narrower margins, the British multinational stepped up prices by 11.2%, a move that inevitably had an effect on sales volumes.
- 07/27/2022
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Unilever boss tells Ben & Jerry's to stay out of geopolitics after Israel flap
- Unilever CEO Alan Jope said Ben & Jerry's should stick to bread-and-butter issues like climate change and social justice.
- 07/26/2022
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Unilever pricing drives sales, UBS misses Q2 expectations, EU reaches agreement on rationing gas
- Yahoo Finance anchor Julie Hyman breaks down the latest notable business headlines include Unilever raising its full-year sales guidance, UBS missing second-quarter expectations, and European Union members coming to an agreement to ration natural gas.
- 07/26/2022
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Unilever's shake bodes well for the future
- “Simpler, more category-focused” is how Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) chief executive Alan Jope sees the company going forward. The comments come as the consumer brands conglomerate impressed the City with its latest set of results which revealed stronger than expected growth in the first six months of 2022.
- 07/26/2022
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Unilever to Spread Out Cost of Increases Over Years: CEO
- Unilever CEO Alan Jope discusses the company's inflation outlook and how it has approached pricing with consumers dealing with cost-of-living increases. He speaks with Bloomberg's Lizzy Burden.
- 07/26/2022
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Unilever sales beat expectations but says cost inflation is here to stay
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) said underlying sales beat expectations but warned cost inflation, which drove prices higher, will continue into the second half. The maker of Bovril and Dove reported an underlying sales increase of 8.1% in the first half of the year compared to guidance of between 4.5% to 6.5%.
- 07/26/2022
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Unilever posts 8.1% rise in first-half underlying sales
- Unilever Plc posted an 8.1% increase in first-half underlying sales, beating forecasts, as the maker of Dove soap and Knorr stock cubes hiked prices to counter soaring costs. Analysts had expected growth of 7.2%, a company-provided consensus for the six months ended June 30 showed.
- 07/26/2022
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Unilever investors looking for sales growth in tomorrow's results
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) will be posting its half-year and second-quarter results tomorrow as it looks to put behind what has been a choppy few months. The FTSE 100 company has been at the centre of some less than favourable headlines, including the sale of Ben & Jerry's Israeli business which led to the ice cream company suing them, and a salmonella outbreak that led to some factory shutdowns.
- 07/25/2022
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Unilever and easyJet is spotlight as this summer's blue-chip reporting cranks up a gear
- Two of the highlight names in the City calendar for Tuesday will keep a sharpened point of focus on the UK's tumultuous summer, albeit quite differently. Unilever's interim results will provide the market with good insight into how consumer brands are coping amidst the cost-of-living crisis with price competition squeezing margins.
- 07/25/2022
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HDBank and Unilever Vietnam Partner to Finance Distributors, Retailers
- HDBank and Unilever Vietnam will be working together to optimize supply chains and add to service quality, a press release said Saturday (July 23). HDBank is one of the biggest banks in Vietnam, and Unilever Vietnam is a big consumer goods company there.
- 07/24/2022
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Buy This Undervalued Stock Before Everyone Else Does
- With a historically high yield, this consumer products giant looks enticing even though it has some problems to fix.
- 07/21/2022
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Estée Lauder Means Quality, but Is There Value?
- The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. ( EL , Financial) has one of the best sets of fundamentals among all American stocks.
- 07/18/2022
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Ben & Jerry's proposes to mediate Israel dispute with parent Unilever
- Ben & Jerry's and its parent, consumer products company Unilever Plc, plan to seek mediation over the disputed sale of the ice cream maker's Israeli business to a local licensee.
- 07/14/2022
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5 Stocks to Buy Now for ‘Peak Inflation'
- The June CPI report indicates that markets may be approaching peak inflation. Here are the stocks to buy for investors looking to stay ahead.
- 07/14/2022
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7 Best Bear Market Stocks to Buy in July 2022
- As market volatility continues, these seven defensive names are some of the best bear market stocks to buy. The post 7 Best Bear Market Stocks to Buy in July 2022 appeared first on InvestorPlace.
- 07/07/2022
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Ben & Jerry's sues Unilever to block sale of Israeli business
- Ben & Jerry's is suing its parent company in an attempt to cancel the sale of its business in Israel to a local partner that would continue to distribute its products in the West Bank.
- 07/06/2022
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Ben & Jerry's sues parent company Unilever to stop sale of its Israeli business
- Ben & Jerry's filed a lawsuit in federal court against its parent company, Unilever, to try and stop the sale of its Israeli business to a local licensee.
- 07/06/2022
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Ben & Jerry's sues parent company Unilever over sale of Israeli business
- Ben & Jerry's is suing parent company Unilever to stop the sale of its Israeli business to a local licensor.
- 07/05/2022
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Ben & Jerry's sues Unilever over sale of Israeli business
- Ben & Jerry's filed suit against its parent company Unilever on Tuesday in an effort to block its sale of the Vermont-based brand's Israel business to a local franchisee.
- 07/05/2022
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Ben & Jerry's sues parent Unilever to block sale of Israeli business
- Ben & Jerry's on Tuesday sued its parent Unilever Plc to block the sale of its Israeli business to a local licensee, saying it was inconsistent with its values to sell its ice cream in the occupied West Bank.
- 07/05/2022
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Unilever: A Potential Must-Own Stock In An Inflationary Environment
- Unilever's brands are positioned well to navigate whatever is to come economically, it has already grown 7.3% in Q1 in response to inflation. The impact of inflation will reduce profits but on a relative basis, Unilever will become more attractive.
- 07/04/2022
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3 Great Foreign Companies to Invest in Right Now
- If you are looking to add a bit of geographic diversification to your portfolio, this trio of dividend stocks should be on your radar today.
- 07/01/2022
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Salmonella contamination shuts down Unilever, Cadbury chocolate maker's factory
- A salmonella contamination has halted production at the world's biggest chocolate factory run by the Swiss company Barry Callebaut in Belgium. Barry supplies cocoa and chocolate products to many food companies including Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY), Mondelez (NASDAQ:MDLZ), Nestle S.A.
- 07/01/2022
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3 Dividend Stocks With Elevated Yields I'd Buy Right Now Without Hesitation
- I don't buy stocks very often, but I recently jumped in to buy this trio paying their highest yields ever. Here's why.
- 06/30/2022
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Unilever reaches deal to keep selling Ben & Jerry's ice cream in Israel
- Unilever said it sold the Israeli branch of Ben & Jerry's to Avi Zinger, whose American Quality Products already licenses the ice cream for sale in the country.
- 06/29/2022
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Unilever: Pricing Power And Diversified Revenue Exposure Support Solid Returns
- Unilever is one of the world's biggest conglomerates in the consumer goods industry. The company owns a portfolio of more than 400 brands and develops, manufactures and markets products in three main categories, including Food, Home Care and Personal Care.
- 06/24/2022
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Unilever CEO sees crisis as new normal for industry
- Unilever chief executive Alan Jope said on Tuesday that consumer goods companies should get used to the idea of "crisis being more or less the new normal" as they fight soaring inflation, climate change and a global food crisis.
- 06/21/2022
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Unilever: Scoop Up This High Yield Before It Melts
- Unilever is a high-quality company with a wide economic moat and strong fundamentals. Management is taking the right steps to streamline costs while returning capital to shareholders.
- 06/21/2022
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Unilever: What Does The Arrival Of Trian Mean For The Stock?
- Nelson Peltz' Trian Fund Management has arrived and is ready to shake things up. Looking at Trian's past actions in the sector and what could be in store for Unilever.
- 06/21/2022
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Unilever: Withstanding Inflation And Recession
- Unilever is a business that seems able to withstand inflationary pressures as well as a potential recession. The stock is undervalued right now and trading for a discount to its intrinsic value.
- 06/21/2022
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The 7 Safest Blue-Chip Stocks You Can Buy Now
- The safest blue-chip stocks have strong catalysts bolstering their upside. As inflation soars, investing in these stocks makes more sense.
- 06/16/2022
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3 Large-Cap Stocks With Surprising Exposure to an Explosive Sector
- These companies are all linked to the cannabis industry.
- 06/16/2022
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Unilever switches some ingredients to adapt to commodities shortages
- As commodities - from crude oil to sunflower oil - remain in short supply, Britain's Unilever has changed the ingredient makeup for some of its products like deodorants and packaged food to cut costs and mitigate supply constraints.
- 06/16/2022
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Unilever shareholder sues over Ben & Jerry's Israel boycott
- Unilever Plc was sued on Wednesday by a U.S. shareholder who said the company mishandled the decision by its Ben & Jerry's unit to stop selling ice cream in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories.
- 06/15/2022
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Can Unilever Stock Maintain Its Outperformance?
- Unilever stock (NYSE: UL) was up around 1% in the past two weeks (ten trading days), in a time when the S&P dropped nearly 10%.
- 06/15/2022
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Here's How 3 Key Companies Are Bracing for Inflation Aftershocks
- Inflation is a massive threat to consumers' buying power, but it's also a threat to company profits. Here's a look at three names dealing with the hit.
- 06/15/2022
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3 Undervalued Predictable Stocks in the Consumer Cyclical Space
- As investors await a key monetary policy announcement from the Federal Reserve later this week, U.S. market indexes recorded a mixed performance on Tuesday.
- 06/14/2022
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With Nelson Peltz On Board, A Long Unilever, Short P&G Pair Trade Is Available
- On May 31st, news broke that the legendary activist investor Nelson Peltz has taken a sizable stake and has claimed a seat on the Unilever board. This is a big deal. Literally, the exact same catalyst occurred at rival Procter & Gamble in December of 2017, leading P&G to massively outperform Unilever during this time period (+57% to -19%).
- 06/13/2022
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7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy Now if You Have $250 to Spend
- These seven blue-chip stocks are trading at relative bargains and they can all be added to your portfolio for less than $250. The post 7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy Now if You Have $250 to Spend appeared first on InvestorPlace.
- 06/08/2022
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4 Defensive Stocks for the Value Investor
- If you want to make your portfolio more resilient to recessions, the following defensive stocks may be suitable options. These businesses have historically continued to generate earnings and dividends during hard economic times as they offer goods and services on which people do not typically cut their spending even in periods of financial distress.
- 06/06/2022
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Stores On Wheels Startup Robomart Gains Momentum With Unilever Partnership
- Need a pint of Ben & Jerry's delivered in two minutes? A pilot partnership between Unilever and Robomart will put mobile ice cream stores on the streets of Los Angeles.
- 06/02/2022
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GSK Receives Regulatory Nod for Consumer Healthcare Demerger
- GSK progresses with the separation of its Consumer Healthcare business from biopharmaceuticals into a separate public company, Haleon, as it gets regulatory approval from the FCA.
- 06/02/2022
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Here's Why I Bought This Unloved High-Yield Stock
- I just added Unilever to my portfolio, even though it is out of favor today. Here's what pushed me to take the plunge.
- 06/01/2022
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Things Are About to Get a Lot More Interesting at Unilever
- A top activist investor sets his sights on shaking things up at the consumer packaged goods giant.
- 06/01/2022
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No contest: Peltz to bring energy to Unilever board
- Billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz didn't have to wage an all-out proxy war this time - Unilever welcomed him onto its board with little apparent fuss.
- 06/01/2022
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Unilever names Nelson Peltz a non-executive director
- Unilever shares up 8.0% after the consumer goods company appointed Nelson Peltz - an activist investor to its board.
- 05/31/2022
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Unilever Is Set to Unlock Value as Nelson Peltz Takes Activist Stance
- On Tuesday, Unilever PLC ( LSE:ULVR , Financial) announced the appointment of Nelson Peltz (Trades, Portfolio), CEO and co-founder of Trian Fund Management, as a non-executive director of the company and a member of its compensation committee, effective July 20.
- 05/31/2022
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Unilever names activist investor to board: ‘Unilever needs that'
- Shares of Unilever plc (LON: ULVR) are up 8.0% on Tuesday after the consumer goods company named Nelson Peltz to its board as a non-executive director. Peltz has a 1.50% stake in Unilever plc The American activist investor will also be a part of the board's compensation committee.
- 05/31/2022
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Why Unilever Stock Jumped as Much as 10% Today
- The consumer staples giant gave an official voice to a shareholder activist, and investors expect good things to come from the move.
- 05/31/2022
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Can Billionaire Nelson Peltz Save Unilever (UL) Stock?
- Unilever (UL) stock is a hot topic on Tuesday following news that activist investor Nelson Peltz is joining its Board of Directors. The post Can Billionaire Nelson Peltz Save Unilever (UL) Stock?
- 05/31/2022
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Buy Diageo, Unilever and other 'dividend aristocrats' for highest investment returns, say analysts
- For all that investors cherish and search for shares that can deliver big returns, it's a striking fact that dividends are the factor that accounts for a whopping 64% of total returns in Europe since 1995. Such firms that have long records of dividend increases are known as ‘dividend aristocrats' to Credit Suisse, which espoused this method of investing again this week.
- 05/31/2022
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Unilever names activist investor Nelson Peltz to company's board
- 'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer and the 'Squawk on the Street' team discuss Unilever's move to name Trian Fund Management CEO Nelson Peltz to its board as a non-executive director.
- 05/31/2022
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Unilever To Add This Activist Investor To Board - What's The Catch?
- Unilever PLC (NYSE: UL) has appointed Nelson Peltz, the Chief Executive Officer and founding partner of Trian Fund Management L.P., as a Non-Executive Director.
- 05/31/2022
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Unilever gives billionaire activist Nelson Peltz board seat
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) has given as US activist billionaire Nelson Peltz a seat on the board after the US corporate raider and company restructuring specialist built stake through his activist vehicle Trian Partners. Chair Nils Andersen said Peltz would take a non-executive role at the Anglo-Dutch giant after "extensive and constructive discussions" were held with him and the Trian team.
- 05/31/2022
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Unilever appoints activist investor Nelston Peltz as nonexecutive director
- By Michael Susin
- 05/31/2022
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Unilever adds activist investor Peltz to board
- Unilever named activist investor Nelson Peltz as a new board member on Tuesday after his Trian Fund Management disclosed a 1.5% stake in the consumer goods giant.
- 05/31/2022
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Egyptian B2B eCommerce Startup Cartona Partners With Unilever
- Egyptian retail tech company Cartona will work with multinational consumer goods company Unilever to help add more offerings to the marketplace's base of retailers, suppliers and distributors, a press release said Friday (May 27). Cartona's goal is to digitize the trade system in Egypt, which is still largely operating offline.
- 05/29/2022
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Unilever Is An Inflation Beneficiary
- This is the time for non-discretionary, less cyclical consumer goods. Amidst the global economic hurricane, Unilever is well-positioned as a safe haven for investors.
- 05/20/2022
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7 Consumer Stocks to Buy and Hold for Years
- These consumer stocks to buy are all stable performers which have consistently rewarded their shareholders in good times and bad. The post 7 Consumer Stocks to Buy and Hold for Years appeared first on InvestorPlace.
- 05/19/2022
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Ex-Dividend Reminder: Whirlpool, Unilever And Cummins
- On 5/19/22, Whirlpool, Unilever, and Cummins will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Whirlpool will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.75 on 6/15/22, Unilever plc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.4555 on 6/16/22, and Cummins will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.45
- 05/17/2022
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4 Consumer Staple Companies to Protect Against Recession
- Recession fears are currently roiling the U.S. stock market with stocks down about 15% from the top. One market segment investors run into to hide during a recession is consumer staples.
- 05/16/2022
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Unilever: 'Magnum' Sales In A Not So 'Comfort' Environment, But We Remain 'Sure'
- Good performance despite a challenging environment. Dividend maintained, and share buyback commencing.
- 05/16/2022
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Unilever: Easy Money For Long-Term Investors
- Unilever has recently been crushed by geopolitical events in Europe and commodity inflation worldwide, sending shares down 24% from 52 week highs. Unilever possesses a rock solid brand line-up along with significant pricing power. Once steady footing is found, both with inflation and geopolitics, Unilever is poised to outperform handsomely.
- 05/15/2022
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Over 100 companies including Microsoft, Unilever, and H&M say the EU should 'double down' on renewable energy to cut off Russian oil
- "At the core of the current energy security and price crises sits an overdependence on volatile, imported fossil gas, oil and coal," the CEOs wrote.
- 05/12/2022
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Unilever Rolls out Hail-Able Ice Cream Truck
- Typically, when consumers order an item for delivery, they expect to have the product delivered from the store to their door, not to have the store itself arrive outside their home. However, consumer packaged goods (CPG) giant Unilever is bringing the ice cream shop to consumers with its new initiative.
- 05/06/2022
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Unilever expects price hikes ahead as cost pressures mount
- Yahoo Finance's Brian Sozzi and Julie Hyman discuss Unilever's price increases amid broad inflation.
- 04/28/2022
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Reckitt set up to beat Unilever, GSK with potential demerger news and bumper flu season
- Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (LSE:RKT, ETR:3RB) quarterly results on Friday may have a few pick-me-ups for investors, with numbers from the Strepsils and Nurofen maker also given context from rivals Unilever and GlaxoSmithKline earlier in the week. Top shelf of the bathroom cabinet in the news is likely to be potential news on RB's infant nutrition business, where reports emerged this week that a sale process has been kicked off.
- 04/28/2022
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Unilever warns on cost pressures as revenue tops estimates
- By Michael Susin
- 04/28/2022
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Unilever sees higher cost inflation in second half with further price rises planned
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) said its costs will be higher than previously expected in the second half of this year as the war in Ukraine has impacted global markets and accelerated increases in the price of raw materials and commodities. The consumer goods giant said it will raise its prices to mitigate against the higher input costs, a move that is expected to impact sales volumes.
- 04/28/2022
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Unilever turnover and sales rose beat forecasts, despite higher input costs
- By Michael Susin
- 04/28/2022
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Unilever hikes prices as cost pressures build
- LONDON (Reuters) -Unilever beat first-quarter sales forecasts as the maker of Dove soap and Ben & Jerry's ice cream hiked prices by more than 8% to offset higher supply chain and energy costs, more than outweighing a dip in sales volumes.
- 04/28/2022
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7 Bear Market Stocks to Buy if You're Feeling Fearful
- The prognosis for the economy isn't looking too good. However, these bear market stocks can hold their ground regardless.
- 04/22/2022
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10 A-Rated 5+% Yielding Retirement Dream Stock Bargains
- Soaring interest rates have started to offer relatively attractive yields, at least compared to the record-low ones we saw in August 2020. However, yields on even junk bonds are still low, just 4.4% and with 37% default risk. Why buy trash yield when much safer A-rated yield is available?
- 04/20/2022
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5 Predictable Stocks Trading Near 52-Week Lows
- One strategy that investors can use to search for potential value opportunities is to screen the market for stocks with a history of solid profitability and shareholder returns that are trading near their 52-week lows. While past results are not a guarantee of future performance, companies with a proven track record can often provide more stability than those that have yet to turn a profit.
- 04/15/2022
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10 Consumer Staples Stocks to Buy and Hold in the Search for Safety
- With investors concerned about which way the economy will turn, these consumer staples stocks to buy could offer reassuring stability. The post 10 Consumer Staples Stocks to Buy and Hold in the Search for Safety appeared first on InvestorPlace.
- 04/14/2022
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Unilever Needs A Solid Long-Term Strategy
- The restructuring of Unilever's complex business structure has hit a roadblock over the past year. The stepping in of Trian Fund was anticipated and makes me optimistic about fixing past management mistakes.
- 04/13/2022
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10 Ideal April Dividend Buys Unleashed From Potent Picks
- February 2, 2022, A Kiplinger Today special report featured "Potent Picks to Profit in 2022". This article features 98 dividend-fetching stocks out of 119 per YCharts 4/7/22 data.
- 04/11/2022
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Dividend Income Update March 2022
- The start of every month is exciting for all dividend income investors as we look back at the previous month and see how much passive dividend income our portfolios generated.
- 04/11/2022
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I Sold AT&T And Bought Unilever And STORE Capital. Here's Why
- I Sold AT&T And Bought Unilever And STORE Capital. Here's Why
- 04/11/2022
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Unilever: Why It's Time To Layer Into This High Dividend Stock
- Unilever is back in value territory and trades at a material discount to peers. Management seeks to create shareholder value by focusing inward on its best brands.
- 04/07/2022
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7 High-Yield Blue-Chips You'll Want To Own In The Coming Recession
- Recessions and bear markets are a healthy and normal part of the economic and market cycle, just like corrections and pullbacks.
- 03/30/2022
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Unilever PLC hit a bottom at $44. Should you take a position now?
- Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) has been declining on news of exiting the Russian market. A protest against Unilever by shareholders who wanted the company to provide information about key food products has also been of concern.
- 03/16/2022
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7 Safe Investments for Seniors to Consider in 2022
- The stock market is looking more and more risky lately. However, these seven safe investments still provide solid value and income for investors.
- 03/16/2022
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Best Blue Chip Stocks To Buy - Our Favorite Is Asseco Poland
- Best Blue Chip Stocks To Buy - Our Favorite Is Asseco Poland
- 03/15/2022
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2 Blue-Chip Strong Buys With 5% Yields
- The highest rate of inflation in 40 years is causing incredible strain for producers of various goods.
- 03/13/2022
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Unilever: Size Can Support All Brands Efficiently
- Unilever is a major conglomerate with IP in many industries.
- 03/11/2022
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Consumer goods giant Unilever to suspend its Russian imports, exports
- (Reuters) -Unilever on Tuesday became the first major European food company to stop imports and exports out of Russia after the country's invasion of Ukraine.
- 03/08/2022
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Unilever: Hits The Sweet Spot
- Unilever is one of the best consumer staples stocks you can find.
- 03/07/2022
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Bert's Dividend Stock Watch List: March 2022 Edition
- Volatility presents buying opportunities.
- 03/07/2022
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Ex-Unilever CEO namechecks Tesla, says firms need to focus on longer term models
- Paul Polman made his comments during a panel discussion at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
- 03/04/2022
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Ben & Jerry's is sued by Israeli ice cream maker over boycott
- Ben & Jerry's was sued on Thursday by its longtime Israeli ice cream manufacturer, which said the company illegally severed their 34-year relationship after halting sales in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories.
- 03/03/2022
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3 of the Best Dividend Stocks to Buy for March 2022
- They all pay high yields -- and they're all on sale.
- 02/26/2022
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Famous Dividend Aristocrats At A Discount In February 2022 - Should You Buy One Of Them?
- In the midst of the uncertainty surrounding the Ukraine conflict, investors are becoming increasingly certain that the stock markets are facing a turning point. It is therefore only right that investors look particularly critically at companies with low growth momentum, poor management, and high debt.
- 02/24/2022
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Huge Potential For Unilever After Executing A P&G-Like Transformation
- Unilever and P&G are both large global consumer companies that have shown very different performances during the last few years.
- 02/22/2022
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Can Unilever's Dividend Be Trusted After The GSK Disaster?
- Other than during the Great Depression and World War II, Unilever's dividend has gone up almost every year for the best part of a century. Unilever has become less competitive and its pricing power has been eroded by its peers.
- 02/18/2022
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These three stocks are a ‘buy' amidst the rising geopolitical tensions
- The S&P 500 index is down 2.0% on Thursday after the U.S. said satellite evidence suggests Russia plans on invading Ukraine in the coming days, but Causeway Capital Management's Ellen Lee says the following non-U.S. stocks will perform well regardless of the rising geopolitical tensions. Compass Group plc (LON: CPG) The contract foodservice company took […] The post These three stocks are a ‘buy' amidst the rising geopolitical tensions appeared first on Invezz.
- 02/17/2022
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20 High-Yield Rich Retirement Dream Stocks
- Low interest rates, high market valuations, and the 2022 correction have many investors worried that they'll never be able to retire. Fortunately, the world's safest high-yield blue-chips stand ready to help you achieve your rich retirement dreams.
- 02/16/2022
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How long can Unilever and Reckitt pass on price inflation before losing consumers to budget brands?
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) last week impressed investors with its full-year results, showing the consumer goods firm managed to pass on price inflation to consumers and continue to perform strongly – the next question is whether Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (LSE:RKT, ETR:3RB) can repeat the trick. Reckitt is set to publish full-year results on Thursday and the City is predicting a similar performance.
- 02/16/2022
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Unilever's stars are starting to align, says broker
- Although Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) took a few body blows over its failed bid for GSK's healthcare arm, it is finding more friends in the City. RBC Capital Markets is the latest, removing what was effectively a ‘sell' rating and upgrading to ‘sector perform', with the share price target increased to 3600p, although that is still below the last close price of 3810p.
- 02/15/2022
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Unilever: Your Future Self May Thank You For Buying Today
- Unilever is executing well in an inflationary environment and is powered by strong brands. Management has dropped transformational acquisitions and is focusing inward on value creation.
- 02/14/2022
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Unilever: Will self-help trump tough love
- Is self-help going to trump the tough love from activist investor Nelson Peltz, who is looking to shake things up at Marmite and Dove soap maker Unilever? If it is the former, the revival may already be underway at the Anglo-Dutch giant, according to the consumer staple equity research team at Barclays Capital.
- 02/14/2022
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Peltz's influence on Unilever is unclear for now, but his presence seems to be causing a stir
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) released its full and fourth quarter results yesterday, which on the surface seemed relatively positive. The FTSE 100 company behind brands such as Ben and Jerry's and Hellmann's announced that sales grew by 6.5%, the strongest growth in nine years, with an 18% operating margin, a 10% increase on 2020.
- 02/11/2022
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Ben & Jerry's will find ‘new arrangement' for Israel sales: Unilever CEO
- Ben & Jerry's will work to find a "new arrangement" this year for selling its ice cream in Israel.
- 02/10/2022
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Unilever PLC (UL) CEO Alan Jope on Q4 2021 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
- Unilever PLC (UL) CEO Alan Jope on Q4 2021 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
- 02/10/2022
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Unilever, owner of Ben & Jerry's and Dove soap, sees ‘substantial' price hikes
- Unilever, the company that owns popular brands like Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Dove soap, and Axe deodorant spray, says customers can expect to see “substantial” price increases at stores. CEO Alan Jope said that record-high levels of inflation will trim profit margins in 2022.
- 02/10/2022
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Unilever expects new Ben & Jerry's 'arrangement' for Israel by year-end
- The board of Ben & Jerry's aims to work out a "new arrangement" for sales in Israel before the end of the year, Unilever PLC's CEO said on Thursday, after the U.S.-based independent ice cream brand last year committed to halting sales in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories.
- 02/10/2022
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Commodity and input cost inflation have been defining factors this year, Unilever CEO says
- Unilever CEO Alan Jope discusses the company's fourth-quarter and full-year earnings, plus potentially transformational acquisitions for the company.
- 02/10/2022
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Unilever unveils new share buyback and says no more acquisitions planned
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) announced a new €3bn share buyback and said it does not intend to pursue any more acquisitions in the foreseeable future, following the failed bid for GlaxoSmithKline's consumer healthcare business last month. Chief executive Alan Jope said the decision came after a few weeks where he and the board “engaged extensively” with shareholders and “received a strong message that the evolution of our portfolio needs to be measured”.
- 02/10/2022
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Unilever warns of high inflation, rules out big M&A
- LONDON (Reuters) -Unilever forecast higher sales, but lower margins, this year as it grapples with soaring inflation, and ruled out big acquisitions following recent investor criticism of its failed pursuit of GlaxoSmithKline's consumer health business.
- 02/10/2022
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Market Futures Higher Ahead of Opening
- Market Futures Higher Ahead of Opening
- 02/09/2022
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AstraZeneca looks beyond Covid, US inflation and Unilever under pressure: Thursday's agenda
- What now for AstraZeneca? Coming the day after GSK, its former larger rival, AstraZeneca PLC reports following the closure of its Alexion acquisition halfway through last year.
- 02/09/2022
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Unilever under pressure to show sustainability focus is good for business
- Criticised by a major investor for focusing on sustainability more than financial performance, Unilever CEO Alan Jope will be under pressure at the consumer goods group's quarterly results on Thursday to show the two can go hand in hand.
- 02/09/2022
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Amazon, GSK, Unilever, Nestle and many others stretching the truth with net zero and other climate pledges
- Climate pledges about cutting emissions and reducing carbon by of the world's largest companies, including Amazon, GlaxoSmithKline PLC (LSE:GSK), Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) and Nestlé are not quite what they are made out to be, according to new analysis. While the big 25 have promised to reduce emissions by 100%, as suggested by their “net zero” and “carbon neutral” claims, in reality the measures they have set out only commit to reduce their emissions by 40% on average, a report by the NewClimate Institute in collaboration with Carbon Market Watch has found.
- 02/07/2022
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BP, Ocado, GSK, Astra and Unilever make for a packed London schedule
- London's financial calendar is a packed one next week, with BP, Ocado, GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, Unilever, British American Tobacco and Barratt among the names reporting. Although the trillion-dollar boys have had their say, don't think the US earnings season has finished either, with with a further 83 companies in the S&P 500 reporting.
- 02/04/2022
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After Strong Consolidation Last Week, Unilever Stock Looks Set To Break Out
- Unilever stock is up almost 3% in the past week (5 trading days), outperforming the S&P 500 which was down 4% over this period. If you look at the change over the last ten days and one month, too, the stock has returned -4.9% and -3.6% respectively, a drop much less than that in the broader markets.
- 01/31/2022
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10 High-Yield Sleep Well At Night Blue-Chips Perfect For This Correction
- Volatility is back on Wall Street, with tech suffering its worst month since 2008. No one knows how long or deep the 2022 correction will be, but prudent risk-management, not market timing is your best option for protecting your retirement nest egg.
- 01/31/2022
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Unilever Axes 1,500 Jobs Under A Restructuring Plan. Should you expect any positive outcomes?
- Unilever's shares rose after the Tuesday announcement but fell shortly afterwards because “some investors are not yet convinced.
- 01/26/2022
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Unilever's (UL) Major Operational Changes Hint at Divestment
- Unilever will operate as five divisions rather than three in a bid to drive growth. Some analysts expect divestitures to come.
- 01/26/2022
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Unilever Announces Sweeping Restructuring of Global Businesses
- Unilever has announced an organizational restructuring that includes 1,500 layoffs and the creation of five business groups to replace the “matrix” structure it has used for much of its history, according to a Tuesday (Jan. 24) press release. Starting April 1, Unilever will be organized into five areas: Beauty and Wellbeing; Personal Care; Home Care; […]
- 01/25/2022
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Trian expected to revive its P&G playbook with Unilever
- Two and a half years ago Nelson Peltz, the billionaire activist investor who often presents himself as a partner with constructive advice for companies, told an audience of pension and hedge funds that no one had a monopoly on good ideas.
- 01/25/2022
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Unilever cuts 1,500 management jobs in global overhaul
- Unilever is cutting 1,500 management jobs around the world as the consumer goods giant comes under intense pressure from shareholders to boost growth.
- 01/25/2022
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Unilever's soap opera: M&A, job cuts and grumpy investors
- Unilever unveiled plans on Tuesday to cut about 1,500 management jobs in an overhaul aimed at easing shareholders' concerns after a failed acquisition and news an activist investor had built a stake in the consumer goods giant.
- 01/25/2022
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Unilever cuts 1,500 management jobs worldwide as part of reorganization
- Unilever announced Tuesday that it will shift away from its current matrix structure and will reorganize into five distinct business groups such as Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, and Nutrition while also making changes to its leadership team.
- 01/25/2022
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Unilever announces 1,500 management job cuts as it unveils new organisational structure
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) has made its big announcement about the restructuring of its organisation. The lumbering Anglo-Dutch consumer goods behemoth said I will move away from its current matrix structure and reorganise around five distinct business groups: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream.
- 01/25/2022
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Unilever to cut 1,500 management jobs in strategic overhaul
- Unilever said on Tuesday that it plans to cut about 1,500 roles across senior and junior management as part of a global restructuring plan aimed at streamlining operations and soothing the concerns of worried investors.
- 01/25/2022
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Unilever to announce job cuts in its strategic update later this month
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) is set to announce a slew of job cuts as part of an efficiency drive, according to news agency Bloomberg, The consumer goods giant employs around 150,000 people worldwide; management is reported to be considering job losses in the low thousands through the elimination of numerous regional and divisional roles. Unilever hinted at big changes afoot on 17 January when news broke of its numerous approaches to buy the consumer healthcare business jointly owned by GlaxoSmithKline PLC (LSE:GSK) (GSK) and Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE).
- 01/25/2022
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Wall Street is circling Kohl's, Peloton and Unilever
- Forget about all the boardroom intrigue on "Succession" and "Billions." Real-life companies are facing a lot more drama than anyone on those popular shows.
- 01/24/2022
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Unilever Stock Surges on Activist Investor Buzz
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Unilever to cut jobs across all regions as Peltz builds stake -source
- Unilever PLC plans to slash thousands of management positions across its operations, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday.
- 01/24/2022
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Activist investors shake up Peloton, Kohl's, Unilever
- Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman and Brian Sozzi discuss activist investor Blackwells calling for Peloton's CEO to step down, Kohl's receiving a $9 billion bid backed by Starboard Value Group, and activist investor Nelson Peltz buying stake in Unilever.
- 01/24/2022
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Unilever - A SWAN Trading at a Discount
- Mr. Market is upset with Unilever's ( UL , Financial) $68 billion dollar attempt to buy GlaxoSmithKline's ( GSK , Financial) consumer health care business. This has combined with the general market doldrums and the chatter about high valuation to drive down the price of Unilever's stock to below $50 per share.
- 01/24/2022
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Unilever's new shareholder spells bad news for management
- Has Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) scored the biggest own goal of the decade so far with its move on Glaxo's consumer arm. City watchers were today suggesting the answer might be yes as it emerged that US corporate raider and company restructuring specialist Nelson Peltz has taken a stake through his activist vehicle Trian Partners.
- 01/24/2022
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Unilever shares gain after activist investor Peltz builds stake
- Unilever's shares rose 5% on Monday following reports activist investor Nelson Peltz has built a stake in the consumer goods maker, as its strategy comes under scrutiny after effectively abandoning the pursuit of GlaxoSmithKline's consumer healthcare business.
- 01/24/2022
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The Wall Street Journal: Activist investor Nelson Peltz acquires stake in Unilever
- LONDON — Trian Fund Management LP, the activist hedge fund run by Nelson Peltz, has acquired a stake in Unilever PLC, according to people familiar with the matter, adding pressure to the packaged food and consumer goods giant in the wake of its failed $68-billion bid for GlaxoSmithKline PLC's consumer-health business.
- 01/23/2022
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Activist Investor Nelson Peltz's Fund Buys Stake In Unilever: FT
- Trian Fund Management LP, the activist hedge fund run by Nelson Peltz, has built a stake in Unilever PLC (NYSE: UL), the Financial Times reports, citing people with direct knowledge of the matter. The $8.5 billion New York-based hedge fund has taken a position in shares of the British multinational consumer goods company.
- 01/23/2022
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Activist hedge fund Trian builds stake in Unilever - FT
- Trian Partners, Nelson Peltz's activist hedge fund, has built a stake in Unilever, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people with direct knowledge of the matter.
- 01/23/2022
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Unilever Stands Pat on GlaxoSmithKline Decision
- Unilever PLC ( UL , Financial) said on Wednesday that it will not raise its already rejected bid of 50 billion pounds ($68 billion) for GlaxoSmithKline PLC's ( GSK , Financial) consumer health care business – and investors aren't happy.
- 01/20/2022
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Instagram tests paid subscriptions, Unilever walks away from GSK deal, Amazon to open clothing store
- Yahoo Finance's Brian Sozzi and Julie Hyman analyze the top news this week as Unilever walks away from a $68 billion deal, Instagram tests letting U.S. content creators charge subscriptions, and Amazon launches its first physical clothing store in Glendale, California.
- 01/20/2022
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Glaxo (GSK) Stock Down As Unilever Decides Not to Raise Offer
- Unilever decides that it will not raise its offer of $68 billion for Glaxo's (GSK) Consumer Healthcare business.
- 01/20/2022
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Shareholder Terry Smith labels Unilever's GSK bid "near death experience"
- Influential British fund manager Terry Smith attacked Unilever's failed 50 billion pound ($68.2 billion) bid for GSK's Consumer Health assets as a "near death experience" and urged Unilever management to focus on strengthening performance.
- 01/20/2022
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Unilever ends pursuit of GSK's consumer health business
- Shares in Unilever inched roughly 2% higher on Thursday after the consumer goods giant said it would not raise its rejected £50 billion ($68 billion) offer for GlaxoSmithKline's consumer health care business.
- 01/20/2022
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Should You Consider Buying This High-Yield Dividend Stock?
- The reasons to consider this stock go well beyond its 4% dividend yield and deflated share price.
- 01/20/2022
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Unilever Stock Rises After $68 Billion Bid for Glaxo's Consumer Arm Is Abandoned
- Glaxo says it will stick to its plan to separately list the consumer healthcare business in mid-2022.
- 01/20/2022
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Unilever drops bid for GSK Consumer Healthcare venture
- Shares in Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) rose and GlaxoSmithKline PLC (LSE:GSK) fell after the Anglo-Dutch group said late yesterday it was abandoning its pursuit of the GSK Consumer Healthcare joint venture after criticism from investors. Consumer goods giant Unilever said as the markets closed it will not increase its offer above £50bn after the joint venture's owners GSK and Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) argued the business was worth more.
- 01/20/2022
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Unilever shares gain after opting not to lift bid for GSK assets
- Shares in consumer goods giant Unilever inched roughly 2% higher on Thursday after it said late on Wednesday it would not raise its rejected 50 billion pound ($68 billion) offer for GlaxoSmithKline's consumer healthcare business.
- 01/20/2022
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Unilever drops bid for GSK Consumer Healthcare
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) has abandoned its pursuit of the Consumer Healthcare joint venture owned by GlaxoSmithKline PLC (LSE:GSK) and Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) after criticism from investors. The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant said late yesterday that it will not increase its offer above £50bn after GSK and Pfizer said they felt the business was worth more.
- 01/20/2022
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Unilever investors call AGM vote to push for healthy food targets
- A group of investors in Unilever said on Thursday they had filed a fresh resolution urging the company to fix a "crucial blind spot" in its strategy and set ambitious targets to sell healthier foods.
- 01/19/2022
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Why Unilever Stock Rose as Much as 10% Today
- A day after a sharp drop, shares of the European consumer products and food maker rose. Only it wasn't a simple rebound -- Unilever did an about-face.
- 01/19/2022
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Unilever will not increase 50-billion-pound offer for GSK consumer arm
- (Reuters) -Dove soap maker Unilever PLC said on Wednesday it would not increase its 50-billion-pound ($68 billion) proposal to buy GSK's consumer healthcare business.
- 01/19/2022
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This Defensive Consumer Stock Fell More Than 2 Meme Stock Darlings Today
- The market hit more turbulence on Tuesday.
- 01/18/2022
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Unilever And Glaxo - A Classic Arbitrage Example
- The Unilever bid for certain Glaxo assets produces a classic example of a standard arbitrage technique. Most takeovers and purchases lose money for the acquiring shareholders and make for the acquired.
- 01/18/2022
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Why Unilever Stock Tanked 10% at the Open Today
- Shares of the consumer goods giant dropped as investors digested a failed attempt to buy its way into the healthcare niche.
- 01/18/2022
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Unilever is not giving up on GSK's consumer business
- Shares of Unilever plc (LON: ULVR) slid 4.0% on Monday after the British multinational said it was still interested in buying GlaxoSmithKline plc's (LON: GSK) consumer business. GSK continues to reject Unilever's proposals So far, GSK has rejected three of Unilever's proposals, including the most recent one that was valued at $68.25 billion.
- 01/17/2022
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GlaxoSmithKline Says 'No' 3 Times
- Executives at GlaxoSmithKline PLC ( GSK , Financial) confirmed on Saturday that they had received three unsolicited, conditional and non-binding proposals from Unilever PLC to acquire the GalxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare business - and turned them all down because “they fundamentally undervalued the Consumer Healthcare business and its future prospects.”
- 01/17/2022
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Unilever's offer for GSK's consumer health raises doubts, questions over strategy
- Unilever faces a dilemma after its 50 billion pound ($68 billion) offer for GlaxoSmithKline's consumer healthcare assets was rejected -- should it raise the bid and risk overpaying or seek another route to expand in healthcare?
- 01/17/2022
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Unilever yet to demonstrate it would be the right owner of GSK's Consumer Healthcare division
- Has there ever been a time in the last 50 years when investors and Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) management alike were not concerned about sluggish growth? With brands such as (deep breath) Hellmann's, Vaseline, Ben & Jerry's, Knorr, Magnum, Wall's, Cif, Domestos, Dove, Lifebuoy, Lux, Omo and Sunsilk, the company specialises in everyday products – and if you don't think Ben & Jerry's is an everyday product then you should meet my wife.
- 01/17/2022
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GlaxoSmithKline shares rise after it rejects Unilever bid for its consumer healthcare division
- GlaxoSmithKline PLC (LSE:GSK) said the £50bn offer by Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) for its Consumer Healthcare business fundamentally undervalues the business. Unilever made three unsolicited approaches to acquire the business – in which GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has a 68% stake (the rest is owned by US drugs giant Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE)) – and all were rejected by GSK.
- 01/17/2022
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Unilever intent on making big acquisitions in health, beauty and hygiene sectors despite knock-back in approach for GSK Consumer Healthcare
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) has confirmed that it had a bid for GlaxoSmithKline's consumer healthcare business rebuffed. GlaxoSmithKline PLC (LSE:GSK) (GSK) revealed yesterday that it knocked back three approaches late last year from Unilever for its up for sale consumer healthcare business, with the last bid pitched at £41.7bn plus £8.3bn in shares.
- 01/17/2022
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Unilever says GSK consumer arm 'strong strategic fit' for business
- (Reuters) -Dove soap maker Unilever signalled on Monday it would pursue a deal for GlaxoSmithKline's consumer health business, calling it a "strong strategic fit" after its 50-billion-pound approach ($68.4 billion) was rejected.
- 01/17/2022
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GlaxoSmithKline, Unilever Spar Over Future of GSK's Consumer Health Business
- GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer will hold out for a better bid of at least £60 billion for their joint consumer healthcare venture, in opposition to an earlier offer they didn't like, Financial Times writes. They're rejecting a £50 billion offer from Unilever, which GSK said was “fundamentally undervalued.
- 01/16/2022
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Unilever to weigh raising offer for Glaxo Consumer unit - Bloomberg
- Unilever Plc has held talks with banks about additional financing for a potential sweetened offer for GlaxoSmithKline Plc's consumer products division, Bloomberg reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.
- 01/16/2022
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GSK Spurns $68.4B Bid From Unilever For Its Consumer Healthcare Business, Opts to Spin-off The Unit
- GlaxoSmithKline rejects three purchase offers from Unilever for its Consumer Healthcare business. The U.K. pharma giant says the business is well-positioned to sustainably grow ahead of its categories in the years to come.
- 01/15/2022
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GlaxoSmithKline Rejects Unilever Offer for its Consumer Health Unit
- Glaxo says Unilever has made three proposals to buy the GSK Consumer Healthcare business. Its most recent approach in December was for 50 billion pounds ($68.4 billion).
- 01/15/2022
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Unilever offers 50 billion pounds for GSK unit -report
- Consumer goods giant Unilever has made a bid for pharmaceutical group Glaxosmithkline's consumer goods business worth roughly 50 billion pounds ($68.4 billion), Britain's Sunday Times reported.
- 01/15/2022
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Unilever: Caution Reflected In Lagging Returns
- Unilever is the company behind well-known consumer good brands such as Cif, Knorr, Hellmann's, and Lifebuoy.
- 01/14/2022
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Unilever: Profit Vs. Sustainability
- Unilever has been blamed for 'losing the plot' and its management publicly displaying its sustainability credentials at the expense of running the business. Performance during the last couple of years was bad, and in this article, I will try to investigate whether Unilever's profits are at odds with its sustainability efforts.
- 01/13/2022
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Terry Smith says Unilever has "lost the plot" over ESG while PayPal should "stick to its knitting"
- Star fund manager Terry Smith has explained his recent purchase of shares in Amazon.com, while blaming Unilever PLC for having "lost the plot" and said PayPal might want to "stick to its knitting" as partial reasons for his Fundsmith Equity fund's underperformance in 2021. The near £30bn open-ended fund, which is the UK's largest retail fund, underperformed global markets in 2021, with a 22.1% return compared to 22.9% for the MSCI World index in sterling terms.
- 01/11/2022
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Inflation Weighs On Unilever
- Unilever faces headwinds in 2022 as input costs are rising.
- 01/11/2022
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Buy Signals Sound For 14 Top January Dividends On Earth
- Kiplinger "insights for investors" online, first published 91 "Top Dividend Stocks From Around The World" 7/13/20. Two Kiplinger articles provided this 105 Best Dividend Stocks on Earth list compiled 7/1/21.
- 01/07/2022
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Unilever: Short-Term Pain Continues And That Doesn't Bother Me
- Last year was a very challenging one for Unilever and the company significantly underperformed other consumer staples. Exogenous factors, such as rising commodity inflation, are largely to blame for that performance.
- 01/06/2022
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Can Unilever Stock Build On Recent Gains?
- Unilever stock (NYSE: UL) is up more than 5% in just one month (21 trading days), outperforming the S&P 500 which was up just a little over 4%. If you look at the change over the last five days, too, the stock has returned 1.5%, beating the market which was roughly unchanged.
- 01/05/2022
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2 Undervalued Food Stocks With Appetizing Dividends
- Consumer staples are often a favorite of dividend growth investors, as these companies tend to provide consistent growth even through a recessionary environment as consumers need these products for everyday life. Food companies in particular can prove to be solid investments as consumers still need to eat through all portions of the economic cycle.
- 12/27/2021
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Why Unilever Is Great Value Hiding In Plain Sight
- Unilever is a diversified consumer staples company that has significant operating leverage.
- 12/26/2021
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2 High-Yield Dividend Aristocrats For A Rich 2022 And Beyond
- After 12 years of 18% annual returns, the S&P 500 is 28% overvalued and Bloomberg thinks it might be the most overvalued market in US history. Goldman Sachs and Moody's are worried about a lost decade for US stocks and Vanguard expects 3.5% annual returns for the S&P and zero for growth for the next decade.
- 12/21/2021
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Chanel Appoints Unilever Executive To Top Role; Industry Notes Trend And New Direction
- The seemingly unlikely CEO candidate is what the luxury industry is seeking today.
- 12/15/2021
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French fashion house Chanel appoints Unilever executive Leena Nair as CEO
- French luxury group Chanel named on Tuesday Unilever executive Leena Nair as its new Global Chief Executive, based in London.
- 12/14/2021
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15 Best Dividends On Earth Priced To Buy In December
- Kiplinger "insights for investors" online, first-published 91 "Top Dividend Stocks From Around The World" 7/13/20. Two Kiplinger articles provided this 105 Best Dividend Stocks on Earth compiled 7/1/21. 40 European “Dividend Aristocrats,” showed 10 years of stable or increasing dividends; 65 S&P 500 Aristocrats showed 25 years of increases for U.S. companies.
- 12/11/2021
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Unilever names new chief legal and supply chain officers
- Dove soap maker Unilever Plc announced on Wednesday two changes to its top leadership, bringing in new hires to replace its chief legal and chief supply chain officers.
- 12/01/2021
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Unilever: Q3 Still Distorted By COVID; Be Patient With 3.7% Dividend Yield
- Q3 was again driven by COVID-related factors, impacting different categories differently; regional sales growth varied due to mix. Inflation increased in Q3, and more price hikes were implemented as a partial offset; full-year EBIT margin is expected to be "around flat"
- 11/21/2021
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Unilever's sale of tea business gets lukewarm reception while union worries about UK jobs going tips-up
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR)'s decision to offload its tea business may have had many Brits spitting out the contents of their morning cuppa but not US broker Jefferies. “It's been a long time coming, but an important first step on ULVR's portfolio rationalisation journey has been taken,” the broker said.
- 11/19/2021
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Unilever: A "Sleep-Well" Stock
- Unilever: A "Sleep-Well" Stock
- 11/19/2021
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3 Food Companies Trading Near 52-Week Lows
- Every living thing on the planet has to eat, so the consumer packaged goods space is a great place to look for value opportunities in any market environment.
- 11/18/2021
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Unilever strikes $5 billion deal with CVC for tea business - FT
- Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has agreed to buy Unilever's tea business for 4.5 billion euros ($5.1 billion) after outbidding rival groups Advent and Carlyle, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing two sources.
- 11/18/2021
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The 5 Safest High-Yield Blue-Chips Retirees Can Buy Today
- High inflation, low-interest rates, and a 30% overvalued S&P create a perfect storm for retirees worried about making ends meet. Fortunately, the world's best high-yield Ultra SWANs can still help you beat inflation, retire rich, stay rich in retirement, and likely let your children and grandchildren retire even richer.
- 11/15/2021
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IGRO: International Dividend Growth
- IGRO: International Dividend Growth
- 11/11/2021
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Activist investor says Ben & Jerry's Israel boycott is harming Unilever shares
- An activist investor has taken a stake in Unilever -- the parent company of Ben & Jerry's -- and is saying the ice cream maker's boycott of Israel's occupied territories is to blame for a sharp drop in the company's share price, The Post has learned.
- 11/11/2021
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3 Safe High-Yield Blue-Chips That Can Triple The Market's Returns In The Next 5 Years
- The S&P has posted 63 record closes this year, and is now 29% overvalued. Stocks could potentially keep melting up into Q1 of next year. But just because the market is being stupid doesn't mean you have to be.
- 11/09/2021
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7 Best ESG Stocks to Buy for Holistic Profitability
- Everyone loves talking sustainability. And with these best ESG stocks to buy, you have a chance to put your money where your mouth is.
- 11/09/2021
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SCHY: International Dividend ETF Mitigating Risks
- SCHY: International Dividend ETF Mitigating Risks
- 11/08/2021
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5 Dividend Stocks To Play The Growth In Plant-Based Foods
- Last year, plant-based food sales grew 27%, nearly doubling the growth rate of total grocery food sales. Over the next decade, plant-based food sales are projected to grow more than fivefold as vegetarians, flexitarians, and omnivores alike eat more plant-based alternatives to animal products.
- 10/30/2021
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New York pension fund to divest $104 million stake in Unilever
- Officials of New York's state pension fund on Thursday said it will divest its holdings in Unilever Plc in response to sales restrictions imposed by the company's Ben & Jerry's ice cream brand in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories.
- 10/28/2021
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2 of Sarah Ketterer's Stocks Sink Near 52-Week Lows
- While there are still a couple months left in 2021, some of Sarah Ketterer (Trades, Portfolio)'s holdings are potential buying opportunities currently.
- 10/26/2021
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Unilever CEO: This is 'once in two-decade inflationary pressure'
- Alan Jope discusses the the British multinational consumer goods company's third-quarter results amid continued price disruptions and volatility due to the pandemic.
- 10/21/2021
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Tesla, Unilever, And AT&T Beat Earnings Estimates Despite Higher Costs
- Some may say, Big Blue ain't what it used to be; IBM's lackluster performance continues
- 10/21/2021
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Unilever warns cost inflation will remain high as it repeats full-year margin guidance
- Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) said it expects cost inflation to remain at “strongly elevated levels” into next year as it announced sales growth above analysts' forecasts for the third quarter. The maker of Marmite and Dove soap also reiterated its forecast for flat operating margins for the current year despite rising costs.
- 10/21/2021
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Unilever warns cost inflation to remain high as it repeats full-year margin guidance
- Unilever PLC said it expects cost inflation to remain at “strongly elevated levels” into next year as it announced sales growth above analysts' forecasts for the third quarter. The maker of Marmite and Dove soap also reiterated its forecast for flat operating margins for the current year despite rising costs.
- 10/21/2021
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Prices hikes help Unilever top sales forecast, keep margin goal
- Consumer goods giant Unilever beat third-quarter sales growth forecasts on Thursday and kept its full-year profit margin guidance as it raised prices to cope with rising costs.
- 10/21/2021
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Unilever margins in spotlight as inflation surges
- Unilever's battle with rising costs will take centre stage at its third-quarter results on Thursday, with investors focused on whether the consumer goods giant will cut its profit margin forecast for the second time this year.
- 10/20/2021
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Some firms are putting shareholders above the long-term future of humanity: Ex-Unilever CEO
- Paul Polman made his comments during CNBC's inaugural Sustainable Future Forum.
- 10/19/2021
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7 Blue Chips to Shield Your Portfolio From Market Downturn
- Blue-chip stocks that have growing cash flow, good value, and have strong growth are suitable investments as the market downturn worsens. The post 7 Blue Chips to Shield Your Portfolio From Market Downturn appeared first on InvestorPlace.
- 10/18/2021
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3 Consumer Staple Stocks for Dividends and Growth
- Consumer staples stocks are a good source of stable dividends and steady yearly growth and should not be overlooked by income investors. The post 3 Consumer Staple Stocks for Dividends and Growth appeared first on InvestorPlace.
- 10/14/2021
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Unilever: 3 Main Risks
- Unilever's shares have been performing quite badly during the last year. The stock currently yields 3.8%, which is quite high by historical standards.
- 10/14/2021
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Unilever: Buying The Dip
- Unilever: Buying The Dip
- 10/13/2021
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3 Stocks to Buy if You Want $1,000 a Month in Dividends
- Having a steady stream of income is key to ensuring a worry-free retirement.
- 10/12/2021
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Watch Unilever As Stock Approaches Yearly Low
- Unilever's dividend yields almost 4%. Higher input costs on watch.
- 10/10/2021
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Here's 14 Top Dividends On Earth At Ideal Prices For October
- Kiplinger "insights for investors" online first offered a list of 91 "Top Dividend Stocks From Around The World" 7/13/20. Two Kiplinger articles provided this 102 Top Dividend Stocks list 7/1/21. 39 European “Dividend Aristocrats” showed 10 years of stable or increasing dividends; 65 S&P 500 Aristocrats showed 25 years of increases for U.S. companies.
- 10/09/2021
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The cost of climate inaction is now higher than the cost of action, fmr. Unilever CEO says
- Paul Polman, fmr. Unilever CEO joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss his urgent ESG message for corporate leaders, his newest book and how companies can profit from solving the world's problems.
- 10/08/2021
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From 'Animal Crossing' to Netflix: Unilever and P&G search for young consumers in a pandemic
- Unilever Plc and Procter & Gamble, the world's top two advertisers, are seeking out younger audiences by reallocating some 2021 spending away from traditional TV and into video games, streaming services and media programs operated by retailers like Walmart and Tesco.
- 10/04/2021
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BDJ: Attractive ~6% Distribution Yield Paid Monthly
- BDJ: Attractive ~6% Distribution Yield Paid Monthly
- 10/03/2021
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Barilla, Unilever's Algida team up to sell ice cream, snacks
- Italian food company Barilla and Unilever's brand Algida have signed a strategic partnership to sell ice cream and snacks in Italy, the two groups said on Tuesday.
- 09/28/2021
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5 European Dividend Aristocrats Offer Huge Income and Growth Potential
- With September and the third quarter almost over, many investors are looking to the fourth quarter and beyond.
- 09/27/2021
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Florida pension leader says on track to divest Unilever
- Florida's top pension investment officer said on Tuesday he expects the state will divest Unilever PLC in October after the company's Ben & Jerry's brand halted sales in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
- 09/21/2021
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NJ yanks Unilever investments over Ben & Jerry's Israel flap
- New Jersey is yanking its investments out of Unilever over Ben & Jerry's decision this summer to pull out of the occupied territories in Israel.
- 09/17/2021
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14 High-Yield Blue Chips For A Rich Retirement
- 14 High-Yield Blue Chips For A Rich Retirement
- 09/14/2021
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Unilever to receive £4bn bid for tea business from US-Singapore consortium
- Unilever PLC is set to receive a £4bn bid for its tea business as early as next week. A consortium formed by US private equity firm Advent International and Singapore's Government Investment Corporation (GIC) is expected to put forward an offer ahead of a bid deadline, Sky News reported.
- 09/13/2021
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Getting Nervous? 5 Defensive Equities To Consider
- Markets, specifically growth names, have continued to power higher this Summer, defying gravity yet again. At some point, value names simply must make a comeback.
- 09/13/2021
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Arizona sells Unilever bonds over Ben & Jerry's Israel sales ban
- Arizona has sold off $93 million in Unilever bonds and plans to sell the remaining $50 million it has invested in the global consumer products company over subsidiary Ben & Jerry's decision to stop selling its ice cream in Israeli-occupied territories, the latest in a series of actions by states with anti-Israel boycott laws. The.
- 09/10/2021
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Unilever: Quality Staples With A 3.66% Dividend Yield
- Unilever has moved lower alongside the consumer staples sector.
- 09/10/2021
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5 Dividend Growth Stocks To Win The Long Game
- Individual investors have an advantage over professional investors that they often do not utilize. Dividend growth stocks are ideal investments for long-term buy-and-hold investors.
- 09/09/2021
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The 13 Ideally Priced Most Reliable Dividends On Earth For September
- The 13 Ideally Priced Most Reliable Dividends On Earth For September
- 09/08/2021
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3 International Stocks to Buy for Dividend Growth
- International stocks tend to offer higher yields than their U.S.-based counterparts, and also offer geographic diversification. The post 3 International Stocks to Buy for Dividend Growth appeared first on InvestorPlace.
- 09/08/2021
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Unilever: The Disconnect Between Fundamentals And Price
- Unilever's business fundamentals would suggest a higher valuation with respect to peers. Even after accounting for higher capital expenditure, the company is still valued conservatively on a free cash flow basis.
- 09/06/2021
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Librarian Capital's Monthly Top Buys And Price Moves - September 2021
- Mastercard and Visa shares lost 10.1% and 6.9% respectively in August, due to new COVID fears, and now rank #4 and #7 in our buy list. Unilever has a 16% annualized return in our Upside Case, another temporary COVID casualty, but offers a resilient 3.7% Dividend Yield.
- 09/05/2021
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Unilever and Coca-Cola HBC shares: Is it time to exit the consumer staples sector?
- JP Morgan Cazenove has restated its bearish outlook for European consumer staples industry and coupled it with downgrades for two key players. It sees rising raw material costs as potentially hitting the bottom line of companies.
- 09/03/2021
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10 Stocks to Buy Owned by the Top Female Portfolio Managers in America
- A recent article highlighted the top 20 female portfolio managers in the U.S. Here are 10 stocks to buy from some of the funds they manage. The post 10 Stocks to Buy Owned by the Top Female Portfolio Managers in America appeared first on InvestorPlace.
- 08/24/2021
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3 Soaps & Cleaning Materials Stocks to Wash Away Industry Blues
- Moderation in demand and rise in input costs are headwinds for several soap and cleaning materials companies. Nonetheless, efforts to boost offerings are aiding players like Procter & Gamble (PG), Unilever (UL) and Church & Dwight (CHD).
- 08/17/2021
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Down 5% In A Week, Unilever Stock Set For Bounce Back
- The stock price of Unilever reached its 52-week high of $64 in October 2020, and has since dropped from that level. Further, the stock fell almost 5% in the past week, to levels of around $57 currently.
- 08/10/2021
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Unilever: Macro Weakness In H1 Will Pass; 3.6% Dividend Yield
- Unilever shares fell 5.9% on the day of H1 results on July 22, and have been weak year-to-date; the Dividend Yield is now 3.6%.
- 08/06/2021
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7 Stocks to Buy for Responsibility and Sustainability
- With social responsibility taking a greater role in politics and Wall Street, these ESG stocks may find favor in your portfolio. The post 7 Stocks to Buy for Responsibility and Sustainability appeared first on InvestorPlace.
- 08/04/2021
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The 102 Most Reliable Dividends On Earth For August
- Kiplinger "insights for investors" online first offered a list of 91 "Top Dividend Stocks From Around The World" 7/13/20. Two recent Kiplinger articles provided 102 Top Dividend Stocks on Earth list 7/1/21. 39 European “Dividend Aristocrats” showed 10 years of stable or increasing dividends; 65 S&P 500 Aristocrats showed 25 years of increases for U.S. companies.
- 08/04/2021
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Ben & Jerry's Founders Defend West Bank Boycott, Parent Company Unilever Does Not
- The founders of Ben & Jerry's are defending their namesake company's decision to join the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement by halting sales of its ice cream in the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem, even as Unilever N.V. (NYSE: UL), the parent company of the brand, is distancing itself from this matter.
- 07/29/2021
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NY pension fund puts Unilever on notice over Ben & Jerry's sales ban
- The main pension fund for New York's state government workers and retirees warned Ben & Jerry's parent company Unilever Friday that it might restrict its investments in the company because of the ice cream maker's decision to halt sales in Israeli-occupied territories. In a letter obtained by The Post, Executive Director of Corporate Governance for.
- 07/23/2021
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Florida, Texas Consider Banning Ben & Jerry's And Unilever Over BDS Boycott
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar have ordered investigations into whether Unilever N.V.
- 07/23/2021
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Unilever tumbles despite half-year earnings beat: should you buy the pullback?
- Unilever Plc (LON:ULVR) reported its fiscal half-year results on Thursday before markets opened. The company posted relatively flat revenue growth of 0.03% to €25.79 ($30.36) billion, but still managed to beat consensus Street expectations by €60 ($70.64) million.
- 07/22/2021
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Steven Romick's Top 5 Trades of the 2nd Quarter
- Steven Romick (Trades, Portfolio), manager of the FPA Crescent Fund, disclosed this week that his fund's top five trades in the first quarter included a position reduction in Booking Holdings Inc. ( BKNG , Financial) and new buys in four companies: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ( IFF , Financial), Unilever PLC ( UL , Financial)( XAMS:UNA , Financial), Entain PLC ( LSE:ENT , Financial) and JDE Peets NV ( XAMS:JDEP , Financial).
- 07/22/2021
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Unilever dips 6% as rising commodity prices cut into margin outlook
- On Thursday, a Texas official said the state's pension fund was exploring divesting from Unilever under a 2017 law banning investments in any company that boycotts Israel.
- 07/22/2021
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Unilever PLC (UL) CEO Alan Jope on Q2 2021 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
- Unilever PLC (UL) CEO Alan Jope on Q2 2021 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
- 07/22/2021
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Unilever CEO 'fully committed' to Israel business after Ben & Jerry's stops selling in occupied territories
- The CEO of Ben & Jerry's parent company Unilever sought to distance it from the ice cream maker's decision to stop its sales in occupied Palestinian territories.
- 07/22/2021
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Unilever Shares Fall As Inflation Bites Into H1 Profit
- Unilever PLC (NYSE: UL) reported the first-half FY21 turnover growth of 0.3% year-on-year to €25.8 billion, beating the analyst consensus of €25.7 billion. The company recorded a 5.4% Y/Y underlying sales growth, with 4.0% volume and 1.3% price.
- 07/22/2021
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CEO Says Unilever ‘Fully Committed' To Israel Amid Ben & Jerry's Backlash
- Israel has threatened to “act aggressively” against Unilever after its subsidiary Ben & Jerry's announced it will stop selling ice cream in controversial Israeli settlements.
- 07/22/2021
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Unilever declares 36.64 pence per share of dividend for fiscal Q2
- Unilever plc (LON: ULVR) said on Thursday its pretax profit declined slightly in H1 of 2021 but reiterated its revenue goal. H1 financial performance Unilever reported £3.75 billion of pre-tax profit for the fiscal first half on Thursday that translates to a slight decline from last year's £3.89 billion.
- 07/22/2021
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Unilever CEO says fully committed to Israel amid Ben & Jerry's row
- Unilever's Chief Executive on Thursday said the company was "fully committed" to Israel, days after coming under pressure in the country over a decision by its subsidiary Ben & Jerry's to end ice cream sales in the occupied Palestinian territories.
- 07/22/2021
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Unilever shares fall on warning over rising costs
- Unilever shares fall on warning over rising costs
- 07/22/2021
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Unilever cuts profit outlook due to surging cost volatility
- Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) cut full-year profit guidance as underlying sales growth slowed in the second quarter and cost inflation and volatility increased. Underlying sales growth in the second quarter was 5.0%, down from the 5.7% in the first that was its best since 2015.
- 07/22/2021
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Unilever second quarter underlying sales rise 5%, beats estimates
- Unilever Plc reported on Thursday higher-than-expected underlying sales growth for the second quarter as consumers cooked more meals at home but it reduced its full-year operating margin forecast due to surging commodity costs.
- 07/22/2021
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15 European Dividend Aristocrats to Diversify Your Portfolio
- Plenty of investors focus in on dividends, and dividend aristocrats, but if those investors only look in the U.S. they could be missing out. The post 15 European Dividend Aristocrats to Diversify Your Portfolio appeared first on InvestorPlace.
- 07/21/2021
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Unilever and DMGT set to be in Thursday's spotlight
- Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) reports second-quarter results on Thursday with its shares still slightly lower than where they finished 2019 and still 16% below the all-time high seen in September that year. In the past year and a half, the consumer goods company has benefitted from its strong homecare products range as people got more fastidious with their household cleaning and handwashing during the pandemic.
- 07/21/2021
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Surging commodity costs put Unilever margins in spotlight
- Unilever's first-half results should give a sign of how the consumer goods giant is coping with soaring commodity and transport costs - whether it has managed to lift prices without hitting sales volumes, or whether margins are being squeezed.
- 07/21/2021
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Israel PM warns Unilever boss over Ben & Jerry's boycott
- JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel warned consumer goods giant Unilever Plc on Tuesday of "severe consequences" from a decision by subsidiary Ben & Jerry's to stop selling ice cream in Israeli-occupied territories, and urged U.S. states to invoke anti-boycott laws.
- 07/20/2021
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Israeli PM warns Ben & Jerry parent Unilever of ‘severe consequences' over sales ban
- Israel's Naftali Bennett told the head of Ben & Jerry's parent company, Unilever, that the move to halt sales could carry "severe consequences."
- 07/20/2021
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Royal Mail, easyJet, Unilever and Vodafone key names in coming week
- The coming week will see updates and results from several notable blue-chip names including post carrier Royal Mail, airline easyJet, consumer goods giant Unilever and mobile network Vodafone. Investors will also be keeping a close eye on the US as quarterly earnings season picks up the pace on the other side of the Atlantic.
- 07/16/2021
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Unilever Is In Good Buy Territory
- I established an initial position in Unilever in 2020 and have been increasing it ever since. While the stock seems to be fairly valued, it is still in a buy territory.
- 07/06/2021
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Is Unilever Still A Good Opportunity?
- With the market making all-time highs, it is getting difficult to find companies that are still fairly valued. One such company that seems reasonably priced is Unilever. Unilever is a relatively safe consumer staples company with a good diversification in terms of products, sectors, and geographies.
- 07/05/2021
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102 'Top Dividend Stocks On Earth' July Update
- Kiplinger "insights for investors" online, first listed 91 "Top Dividend Stocks From Around The World" 7/13/20. Two recent Kiplinger articles provided 102 Top Dividend Stocks on Earth as of 7/1/21. 39 European “Dividend Aristocrats,” show 10 years of stable or increasing dividends; 65 S&P 500 Aristocrats show 25 years of increases for U.S. companies.
- 07/04/2021
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The 7 Best ESG Stocks to Buy for the Biggest (Socially Responsible) Gains
- While sustainable initiatives sound like a strategy for non-profit organizations, shifting demographics bode well for ESG stocks. The post The 7 Best ESG Stocks to Buy for the Biggest (Socially Responsible) Gains appeared first on InvestorPlace.
- 06/29/2021
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Unilever faces risk from raw material inflation, says JP Morgan
- Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) is one of the companies most exposed to rising prices among the consumer goods sectors, JP Morgan said today. Inflation is rising globally with the Office of National Statistics today reporting that the UK consumer price index rose by 2.1% in May, the first time since 2109 it has risen above 2%.
- 06/16/2021
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Unilever: The Forgotten Child Among Dividend Growth Investors
- Consumer staples are a hotbed of dividend growth, and many of the products in your household are made by companies with long dividend growth records. Unilever is a top-notch consumer staples company but often doesn't get the attention that its competitors do.
- 06/02/2021
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Harrington: There are amazing opportunities outside the United States
- Jenny Harrington of Gilman Hill Asset Management discusses some attractive international opportunities in the consumer and pharma space: Unilever and GlaxoSmithKline.
- 05/28/2021
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A Trio of Defensive Stocks for the Value Investor
- If you want to increase the resilience of your portfolio to make it stronger, the following three defensive stocks may be suitable when economic conditions deteriorate. These stocks have continued to generate earnings and dividends during economic recessions as they offer goods and services on which people are not disposed to cut their spending in times of financial distress.
- 05/25/2021
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Flexibility For All – Unilever's Vision Of The Future Of Work
- U-Work creates a new contract with employees. They have a contract, but not a job.
- 05/23/2021
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Jeff Auxier's Top 5 Trades of the 1st Quarter
- Auxier Asset Management leader Jeff Auxier (Trades, Portfolio) released his first-quarter portfolio earlier this week.
- 05/19/2021
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Unilever: Sales Growth Rebounded In Q1; 3.4% Dividend Yield
- Unilever's underlying sales growth rebounded to 5.7% in Q1 2021, though with a number of different moving parts due to COVID-19. There was real growth in every region except Europe, and growth was genuine even taking currency headwinds into account.
- 05/17/2021
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Unilever is tempting vaccine skeptics with free ice cream
- Add ice cream to the growing list of free food being offered to those that get vaccinated against Covid-19.
- 05/10/2021
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Unilever's Second Annual Day of Service Gets Sweeter at Vaccine Locations Across the Country
- ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On Friday, May 14, Unilever U.S. will be sharing joy at select vaccination sites throughout the country by delivering favorite summer treats like Klondike and Popsicle to newly vaccinated people, vaccine site workers, and volunteers. Those receiving vaccinations or working at select vaccination sites in New York, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Memphis, Dallas-Fort Worth and Phoenix on May 14 will get a sweet treat on the way out of vaccine site locations. “Ther
- 05/10/2021
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Steady Earnings Growth Could See Unilever Stock Rise 10% To Regain 2020 Highs
- Up around 1.25x from its low in March 2020, at the current price of $59 per share, we believe Unilever stock (NYSE: UL) has further upside potential. The stock has risen from $47 to $59 off its March 2020 low, much less than the S&P which increased by around 80% from its low.
- 05/05/2021
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Unilever says majority of shareholders voted in favour of climate action plan
- British consumer goods giant Unilever on Wednesday said an overwhelming majority of its shareholders voted in favour of its plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across its supply chain to net zero by 2039.
- 05/05/2021
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Ben & Jerry's Owner Unilever Beats First-Quarter Sales Forecasts. The Stock Is Up.
- The consumer-goods giant will buy back up to €3 billion of shares from May.
- 04/29/2021
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Unilever to Start Share Buyback: CEO
- Apr.29 -- Alan Jope, chief executive officer at Unilever Plc, discusses consumer behaviors as countries reopen after the coronavirus pandemic, luxury product demand and India's covid crisis. He speaks to Annmarie Hordern on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe.
- 04/29/2021
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Unilever is growing faster than our markets: Unilever CEO
- Alan Jope discusses the company's first-quarter 2021 financial results.
- 04/29/2021
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Unilever launches €3bn share buyback as mulls best method of tea spin-off
- Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) declared a quarterly dividend of 3.71p per share and will start a share buyback programme of up to €3bn next month, which the consumer products group said reflects strong cash flow delivery and balance sheet position. The FTSE 100 giant said it is still deciding how to spin off its tea business later this year, whether by IPO, a demerger, a joint venture or disposal.
- 04/29/2021
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Unilever to start €3bn share buyback programme, posts quarterly revenue growth
- Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) said its board has approved a share buyback programme of up to €3bn that will start next month. The FTSE 100 group said it reflects strong cash flow delivery and balance sheet position, and is in line with its capital allocation framework.
- 04/29/2021
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Unilever first quarter underlying sales rise 5.7%, beat estimates
- Unilever on Thursday reported higher-than-expected underlying sales growth for the first quarter, buoyed by double-digit increases in India and China.
- 04/29/2021
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Dividend Stock Watch List: Lanny's May 2021 Edition
- Verizon stays on my dividend stock watch list for another month! The 5G auction ended with over $80 Billion and Verizon, of course, led the charge. Unilever has had their stock price drop to $56.88 from $60.53 on January 4th 2021. In fact, that represents a 6% drop year-to-date.
- 04/28/2021
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Update: 91 'Top Dividend Stocks On Earth' For May
- Kiplinger "insights for investors" online first offered this list of 91 "Top Dividend Stocks From Around The World" July 13, 2020. Data updated 4/26/21 flagged 13 yields ripe with upside. These International “Dividend Aristocrats” have raised dividends at least five straight years (Canadian), 10 years (European Union), or 25 years (U.S. companies).
- 04/28/2021
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Royal Dutch Shell and Unilever among highlights in another busy Thursday for blue-chips
- Royal Dutch Shell Plc (LON:RDSB) is the next company formerly known as oil super major to update on Thursday. Transition and commodity prices will be key themes in the results statement.
- 04/28/2021
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Unilever: Great Company, Great Outlook, It Is An Investment For Life
- Unilever: Great Company, Great Outlook, It Is An Investment For Life
- 04/25/2021
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Unilever: Nearly 30% Upside, 3.3% Yield And Improving Fundamentals
- Unilever appears to be one of the most under-owned large-cap consumer staples companies. The new single parent legal structure will have important consequences for the company that owns many of the world's strongest brands.
- 04/25/2021
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Hengan International: Why I Passed On This 6% Dividend Yield
- Hengan International: Why I Passed On This 6% Dividend Yield
- 04/22/2021
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Unilever: Buy The 3.3% Yield And 18% Upside Potential
- Unilever's performance during 2020 remained robust. Excluding unfavorable currency impacts, the company grew in every major segment. The company generates massive amounts of free cash flow, is attractively priced while offering (one of) the highest dividend yield amongst its peers.
- 04/18/2021
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Unilever: Consumer Goods For An Evolving Demand Landscape
- Unilever continues to make bold sounding pronouncements about its environmental plans.
- 04/16/2021
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3 Soaps & Cleaning Stocks That are Braving Industry Challenges
- 3 Soaps & Cleaning Stocks That are Braving Industry Challenges
- 04/14/2021
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Dividend Stock Purchase: Lanny's March 2021 Summary
- Dividend Stock Purchase: Lanny's March 2021 Summary
- 04/13/2021
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Dividend Income Summary: Lanny's March 2021 Summary
- Dividend Income Summary: Lanny's March 2021 Summary
- 04/08/2021
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6.5% Tax-Advantaged Yield, Monthly Pay, Global Exposure: ETO
- 6.5% Tax-Advantaged Yield, Monthly Pay, Global Exposure: ETO
- 04/05/2021
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Undervalued Unilever Presents a Good Entry Point
- U.K.-based Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL) had a difficult first half to 2020 as the coronavirus weighed on its food service and out-of-home businesses. The second half of the year was a different story as sales growth returned.
- 04/04/2021
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7 Safe Stocks to Buy If You're Allergic to Volatility
- Safe stocks that have a low beta and hence low volatility. In addition, stocks that have a healthy dividend yield.
- 03/29/2021
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91 'Top Dividend Stocks On Earth': April's Kiplinger Update
- 91 'Top Dividend Stocks On Earth': April's Kiplinger Update
- 03/27/2021
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5 Defensive Companies Gurus Are Buying
- According to the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener as of March 22, the following defensive stocks are popular among gurus.
- 03/22/2021
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GameStop, Adobe, Honeywell, Darden Restaurants, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week
- GameStop earnings are on Tuesday, along with Adobe, General Mills, and Darden Restaurants also this week. Plus, durable goods, personal income and spending, and other economic data.
- 03/21/2021
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11 Reliable Retiree Dividend Stocks Stand Tall In March
- Kiplinger Investing periodically lists retirement tips. This 41 stock list comes from two articles. One by Brian Bollinger, updated 8/5/20 and another by Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA, 7/2/19. The articles are, '20 for 20 retirement years', and '25 stocks every retiree should own'. Four stocks are listed twice, leaving 41. One ceased paying dividends and one never did, leaving 39.
- 03/19/2021
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Unilever: Stable 3.7% European Dividend Payer
- Unilever is a British multinational consumer goods company with more than 400 brands and 2.5 billion customers.
- 03/16/2021
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Unilever: Even More Attractive After 2020 Results, Now Offering A 3.7% Dividend Yield
- Unilever shares slumped after the firm released 2020 results last month. They remain down circa 7% on their pre-results level. The firm faces some near-term headwinds that look set to weigh on reported profit figures over the next couple of years.
- 03/15/2021
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Unilever PLC Announced That It Filed Today, March 10, 2021, Its Annual Report on Form 20-F
- ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unilever PLC announced that it filed today, March 10, 2021, its Annual Report on Form 20-F, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of this Annual Report on Form 20-F is available to download on its website at http://www.unilever.com/investorrelations or www.unilever.com. Copies of the Annual Report on Form 20-F are available, free of charge, upon request to Unilever PLC, Investor Rel
- 03/10/2021
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Unilever will stop calling certain hair and skin types 'normal' in inclusivity push
- Unilever, the owner of Dove, Vaseline and Axe, is dumping the word "normal."
- 03/09/2021
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In inclusivity push, Unilever to exclude word 'normal' from beauty products
- Dove soap maker Unilever will remove the word "normal" from its beauty and personal care products, as well as stop digital alterations of body shapes and skin colour of models used in its advertising in a push to be more inclusive.
- 03/08/2021
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Dividend Stock Watch List: Lanny's March 2021 Edition
- Welcome back to another dividend stock watch list and you can have a sneak peek of the dividend stocks that are on my radar.
- 03/03/2021
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The 91 Kiplinger 'Top Dividend Stocks On Earth' March Update
- The 91 Kiplinger 'Top Dividend Stocks On Earth' March Update
- 03/03/2021
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Moving Average Crossover Alert: Unilever
- Unilever (UL) could be a stock to avoid from a technical perspective, as the firm is seeing unfavorable trends on the moving average crossover front.
- 03/01/2021
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Unilever: An Attractive Large Consumer Staple
- Unilever's share price has continued to disappoint over the past few months. The underlying business, however, is on an even strong footing now than it was a year ago.
- 02/26/2021
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7 of the Best Swing Trade Stocks Available Right Now
- These are 7 of the best swing trade stocks on the market right now, but you need to have a strategy and rules in order to be safe. The post 7 of the Best Swing Trade Stocks Available Right Now appeared first on InvestorPlace.
- 02/18/2021
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Librarian Capital's Monthly Top Buys And Price Moves - January 2021
- Charter, Swedish Match, and Altria remain the top 3 stocks in our coverage, each offering a near-20% forecasted annualized return.
- 02/16/2021
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Unilever: Buy The 9% Dip And 3.8% Dividend Yield After Q4 Earnings
- UL shares have been falling since Q4 2020 results last Thursday, losing 6.2% on the first day and are now 9% lower. COVID-19 was a net negative for UL in 2020, but underlying sales were still up 2% and EBIT was still up 0.7%, excluding currency.
- 02/10/2021
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The Unilever Group (UL) CEO Alan Jope on Q4 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
- The Unilever Group (UL) CEO Alan Jope on Q4 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
- 02/05/2021
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Unilever CEO Sees Faster Growth in Sustainable Brands
- Feb.04 -- Unilever restored its forecast for multiyear sales growth, signaling confidence in its ability to emerge from the pandemic in stronger shape. Chief Executive Officer Alan Jope spoke with Bloomberg's Emma Chandra about his optimism on improving prospects for the U.S., China, and India, and emphasized growth in the company's vegan offerings.
- 02/04/2021
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Unilever Has a New Plan to Restore Growth. Why the Stock Is Falling.
- Unilever set out a plan to invest in high-growth areas including plant-based food and beauty products, as it restored its long-term sales growth target.
- 02/04/2021
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Unilever CEO: See tremendous unpredictability for 2021
- Alan Jope, CEO at Unilever, talks earnings and the outlook for 2021.
- 02/04/2021
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Unilever said its net profit slid to £4.93 billion in fiscal 2020
- Unilever plc (LON: ULVR) said on Thursday that its net profit posted a decline in fiscal 2020. The company reported lower than expected profit for the year due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic that disrupted its business.
- 02/04/2021
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Unilever sets long-term targets as China, India rebound
- Unilever is targeting long-term sales growth of 3% to 5% after a recovery in China and India helped the consumer goods group to gain momentum in the final three months of 2020.
- 02/04/2021
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Yacktman Asset Management's Top 4 Buys of the 4th Quarter
- Yacktman Asset Management (Trades, Portfolio), an investment firm based in Austin, Texas, disclosed this week that its top four buys during the fourth quarter of 2020 were in Charles Schwab Corp. (NYSE:SCHW), Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE:TSN), Ingredion Inc. (NYSE:INGR) and Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL).
- 02/02/2021
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7 International Stocks for Worldwide Profits
- For those investors looking farther afield for their equity investments, here are seven international stocks to buy for worldwide profits. The post 7 International Stocks for Worldwide Profits appeared first on InvestorPlace.
- 02/01/2021
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50 global businesses—including Mastercard, Nestlé, and Unilever—announce commitment to transparency
- At Davos, the companies committed to publish information on 21 environmental, social, and governance metrics, from greenhouse gas emissions to diversity to taxes paid. As the world has grown more concerned with combatting widespread issues like climate change and social injustice, the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) movement has gained momentum to ensure businesses are doing their part, by transparently reporting to investors and stakeholders their positive and negative impacts on the environment and society, allowing those backers to make informed decisions about the companies they finance and support.
- 01/26/2021
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Unilever's new nano-factories fit in a shipping container, so they can go anywhere in the world
- Designed to make small batches of products with local materials, the consumer goods giant hopes the new factories can cut down on their footprint by allowing them to make products closer to the source. Inside a 40-foot shipping container parked in the Dutch town of Wageningen, the global base for Unilever's food and refreshment business, there will soon be a fully-functioning production line for the consumer goods company's liquid bouillon.
- 01/25/2021
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Unilever CEO says the company plans to be a positive force in tackling social inequality
- Alan Jope, CEO of Unilever, discusses the company's range of commitments to "help build a more equitable and inclusive society."
- 01/21/2021
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Unilever CEO Jope on Equality, Covid-19, Biden
- Jan.21 -- Unilever Plc Chief Executive Officer Alan Jope discusses the company's plan to increase by tenfold the amount it spends with companies owned by ethnic minority groups in its supply chain. He also talks about the business outlook amid the coronavirus, and what he expects from President Joe Biden's new administration.
- 01/21/2021
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Finding Value As We Near A Possible End To The Bull Market: European Markets
- Part 2 of the series will search the European market for value. Sanofi is a big pharma company trading at a low valuation and paying a 3.5% dividend.
- 01/18/2021
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Which Major Brand Will Be the Next to Invest in Cannabis?
- From consumer packaged goods to beverages, there are plenty of big names that could benefit from the industry's rapid growth.
- 01/16/2021
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Unilever workers will never return to desks full-time, says boss
- Alan Jope says multinational firm will look at different working patterns after pandemic experiences
- 01/13/2021
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Unilever 'strongly encourages' workers to get COVID vaccine
- Unilever is strongly encouraging its employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as soon as possible, its chief executive officer told Reuters on Wednesday.
- 01/13/2021
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Unilever rules out major disposals in its beauty, personal care portfolio
- Unilever Plc said investors should not "hold their breath" on any significant disposals in its beauty and personal care business, though it could do some smaller deals, as part of a reshaping of its portfolio, its chief executive told Reuters.
- 01/13/2021
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Unilever: Bank The 3.3% Dividend From A Reliable 'Steady Eddie'
- Unilever shares have been a reliable long-term performer, benefiting from a highly profitable underlying business and more than adequate growth. COVID impact aside, its relatively high exposure to emerging markets can keep growth at an acceptable level.
- 01/06/2021
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Unilever expands deal with Burger King to launch meat-free Whopper in Latin America, China
- Unilever Plc said on Wednesday it had expanded its partnership with Burger King to supply its plant-based meat patties for Whopper burgers at restaurants in Latin America, the Caribbean and China.
- 12/22/2020
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Better Buy: Costco vs. Unilever
- Which coronavirus-resistant stock is the better long-term investment?
- 12/21/2020
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6.8% Tax-Advantaged Yield, Monthly Pay, International Exposure: ETO
- 6.8% Tax-Advantaged Yield, Monthly Pay, International Exposure: ETO
- 12/20/2020
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Facebook Gets Another Advertiser Back After 'Stop Hate For Profit' Campaign — Unilever
- Facebook Inc's (NASDAQ: FB) social media platforms are set to see the return of Unilever PLC (NYSE: UL) (NYSE: UN) advertisements after they were withdrawn in support of a protest that called for an end to misinformation and hate-speech, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. What Happened: Unilever's decision to resume advertising on Facebook and its platforms is the result of the Menlo Park, California-based company making enough progress on harmful content, agreeing to common definitions for harmful content areas, consistently reporting the prevalence of such content, and independent auditing, according to the Journal.
- 12/18/2020
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Unilever to resume advertising on Facebook, Twitter in U.S.
- Unilever Plc said it would resume advertising on Facebook Inc, Instagram and Twitter Inc in the United States after pausing in June due to divisiveness and hate speech on the platforms during the U.S. election period.
- 12/17/2020
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Unilever: 3.4% Dividend Yield And Double-Digit Annualized Return
- Unilever is a global branded consumer goods company, with earnings benefiting from the continuing rise of affluence in Emerging Markets. In recent years, sales growth (ex. currency) has been at the low end of its 3-5% target range, with growth mostly reliant on Emerging Markets.
- 12/15/2020
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Unilever to put climate change plans to shareholder vote
- Consumer packaged goods giant Unilever Plc said on Monday it would seek shareholder approval on its plans to tackle climate change, making it the world's largest company to put such a move up for a vote.
- 12/14/2020
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Microsoft, Unilever and a Finnish oil refiner believe Amazon has it right with climate pledge
- Technology rivals are aligning on a major climate pledge with Wednesday's announcement that Microsoft Corp. will join Amazon.com's ambitious year-old Climate Pledge.
- 12/09/2020
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Microsoft, Unilever Join Amazon's Climate Pledge
- Critics remain skeptical of Amazon's climate efforts because the company sells cloud computing technology to oil and gas companies.
- 12/09/2020
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Microsoft, Brooks, Unilever and others join Amazon's Climate Pledge, topping 30 signatories
- Amazon's Climate Pledge is taking on a higher profile, with its name on a Seattle sports arena, and more than a dozen new companies on its list.
- 12/09/2020
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3 Top Dividend Stocks to Buy in December
- Income investors have several attractive names to choose from right now.
- 12/04/2020
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Unilever is testing a four-day work week in New Zealand
- Unilever has become the latest major company to hop on the four-day work week bandwagon, lending credence to the idea that flexible working is here to stay.
- 12/01/2020
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Unilever to try out four-day working week in New Zealand
- Global consumer goods giant Unilever said on Tuesday it was poised to try out a four-day working week for all its New Zeland employees.
- 11/30/2020
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Unilever Buying SmartyPants Vitamins: Details About The Deal
- Unilever plc (NYSE: UL) recently announced it is buying SmartyPants Vitamins, which is a U.S.-based Vitamin, Mineral & Supplement company. These are the details about the deal.
- 11/29/2020
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Unilever stock price signals a bullish buy on weekly chart
- Shares of Unilever PLC (LON: ULVR) managed to close about 3% higher despite a plunge in the price action earlier this week. Fundamental analysis: “A seminal moment” Unilever plans to unify its dual-headed legal structure to a single mother company and exchange its Amsterdam-listed shares for Unilever PLC.
- 11/29/2020
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Unilever single-minded about challenges ahead as dual-headed era ends
- Unilever's Dutch shares will trade in Amsterdam for the last time on Friday, before a unification of the group's dual-headed structure that aims to put the consumer goods maker on a better footing to cope with an uncertain future.
- 11/27/2020
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Unilever N.V. Demonstrates Robust Income And A Clear Strategy
- Unilever has a strong track record of dividend growth supported by strong cash flow generation. Diverse portfolio of brand name products gives the group an economic moat.
- 11/23/2020
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23 International Wide Moat Dividend Growth Stocks
- As dividend growth investors, we know that wide moat stocks make a good starting point, but it is just one of many considerations on our hunt for high-quality dividend growth stocks. The stocks I'm covering in this article cover both developed and emerging markets.
- 11/23/2020
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Ben & Jerry's owner Unilever prepares to cash in on plant-based food revolution with $1 billion sales target
- Unilever will also halve food waste by 2025, five years earlier than its previous commitment.
- 11/18/2020
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Ben & Jerry's Parent Heats Up Plant-Based Meat Race With Fivefold Sales Target
- Ben and Jerry's parent Unilever Inc (NYSE: UN) (NYSE: UL) wants to pursue a five-fold increase in the sale of meat and dairy alternatives in the coming five-to-seven years, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. What Happened: The Anglo-Dutch multinational company said this week it is targeting $1.2 billion in sales of its vegan and dairy-free products.
- 11/17/2020
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Unilever sets 1 billion euro sales target for meat, dairy alternatives
- Unilever expects sales of its plant-based meat and dairy products to reach 1 billion euros over the next five to seven years, it said on Wednesday, helped by growth of its Vegetarian Butcher brand and vegan varieties of Hellmann's mayonnaise and Magnum and Wall's ice cream.
- 11/17/2020
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Unilever conquered the ice cream market. Home delivery is next
- Unilever, the undisputed king of ice cream, is taking inspiration from the delivery tricycles of days gone by to push into one final frontier: on-demand ice cream delivered straight to your freezer.
- 11/14/2020
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Investing in the Gig Economy
- These two companies have been stellar performers and they have a massive opportunity.
- 11/10/2020
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Vaccine Developments Knock Election News Off Front Page - Scott Martin Joins Alpha Trader
- Vaccine Developments Knock Election News Off Front Page - Scott Martin Joins Alpha Trader
- 11/10/2020
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