Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for UL in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Unilever (UL) Stock Analysis & Forecast
$61.82−0.40 (−0.6%)
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:15 pm ET.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryUnilever (UL) closes at $61.82, down 0.6%, sitting between its 50-day average of $63.06 and 200-day average of $62.84. The GekkoIndex reads 62.3, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, with the index down 2.6 over the last five readings. Price stands 6.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $66.43. Over the past year the stock is down 12.1%, though it has gained 5.9% over three months and is roughly flat over six.
Attention this week centers on Unilever's foods business merger with McCormick, valued at $65 billion, now facing a competition investigation from Britain's regulator. Separately, the IUF reports that Unilever is reportedly declining to negotiate a blanket two-year global worker guarantee for employees affected by that same merger. On the analyst side, Bernstein's Callum Elliott reiterated a Buy rating with an unchanged target of GBX 5800. Short interest also rose 74.2% in August to 4.15 million shares, a move tied to quarterly results that fell short of EPS and revenue expectations.
Looking ahead, no confirmed earnings date is currently on the calendar; the last report, on 12 February 2026, showed EPS of $1.37 against an estimate of $1.75, with an average absolute reaction of 2.9% across recent quarters. Analyst consensus among two covering firms is Buy, with a target of $73.06 implying 18.2% upside. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a decline of 1.7% over five years, rising in only one of them, a pattern worth noting alongside the current gap to fair value.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Price vs fair value
Close $61.82200-day averageGekko Fair Value $66.43
Key stats
- Market cap
- $133.2B
- P/E ratio
- 21.1
- Forward P/E
- 16.2
- EPS, TTM
- $2.95
- Revenue, TTM
- $50.62B
- Profit margin
- 18.3%
- Dividend yield
- 3.40%
- Beta
- 0.45
- Volume
- 2.63M avg 3.59M
- 1-year return
- −12.1%
- Typical daily move
- ±1.4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±3.3%
- 50-day average
- $63.06
- 200-day average
- $62.84
- Next earnings
- —
- Shares outstanding
- 2.15B
Unilever swing-trade checklist
Unilever scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 4 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $61.82 sits between the 50-day ($63.06) and 200-day ($62.84) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
62.3, Accumulation
Reading 62.3 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
6.9% below
Price is 6.9% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskno data
No data
No confirmed report date on the calendar.
See earnings - Seasonalityheadwind
−1.7% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −1.7% over 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
See seasonality
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Unilever stock chart and price history
Unilever closed at $61.82 on Sep 18, 2026, −12.1% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $54.75 to $74.97.
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −2.2%
- 3 months
- +5.9%
- 6 months
- +0.5%
- 1 year
- −12.1%
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About Unilever
Unilever produces a broad range of household and personal products distributed to consumers throughout Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Its offerings include shampoos, moisturizers, soaps, deodorants, oral hygiene items, laundry and cleaning supplies, and packaged food items like soups, seasonings, and sauces. The company is recognized for a large collection of well-known brands such as Dove, Vaseline, Knorr, Hellmann's, Lifebuoy, and TRESemmé.
Its business is divided into four groups. One focuses on beauty and wellness items like hair treatments and skin moisturizers, including some higher-end skincare lines. Another handles personal hygiene goods such as soap, deodorant, and toothpaste. A third covers home cleaning and fabric care products, while the last supplies cooking ingredients, condiments, and food products used in both homes and food service settings.
Unilever traces its origins to 1860 and operates out of London, United Kingdom. Its stock is listed under the ticker UL.
- Sector
- Consumer non-durables
- Website
- unilever.com
Unilever GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Unilever’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 62.3, in the Accumulation zone, down 2.6 points over five sessions.
62.3Accumulation
Down 2.6 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 56 | +0.2% | +2.5% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 195 | +0.1% | +0.6% | ||
| Neutral | 331 | +0.2% | +0.7% | ||
| Distribution | 33 | +0.4% | −1.8% | ||
| Selling | 0 | Not available | |||
Average UL share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is Unilever stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Unilever trades 6.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $66.43, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Unilever shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$66.43
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026
6.9% Undervalued
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Unilever insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Unilever, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in UL were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Unilever earnings: next date and track record
Unilever beat the EPS estimate in 0 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.9% on average across the report.
0 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.9%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2026 | $1.37 est $1.75 | $29.71B est $31.39B | +1.8% |
| Oct 23, 2025 | $0.00 est $0.00 | — | +0.8% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $1.67 est $1.83 | $35.47B est $34.49B | +2.5% |
| Apr 24, 2025 | $0.00 est $0.00 | — | −2.5% |
| Mar 13, 2025 | $0.82 est $6.16 | $30.70B est $31.63B | −0.6% |
| Feb 13, 2025 | $0.85 est $1.53 | $30.70B est $31.63B | −7.2% |
| Dec 20, 2024 | $0.00 est $0.00 | — | −0.6% |
| Jul 25, 2024 | $1.58 est $1.67 | $33.46B est $33.81B | +7.4% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Unilever stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Unilever is $73.06, +18.2% from the last close, from 2 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$73.06consensus 12-month target, +18.2% from the last close
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 2 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29 | Bank of America Securities | $76 | +22.9% |
| Jul 29 | TD Cowen | $76 | +22.9% |
+0.6%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−1.7%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Unilever seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Unilever averaged −1.7% across the last 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −1.5% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −2.1% | 0 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −3.1% | 0 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −1.7% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −2.5% | 1 of 5 |
For scale, UL’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 3.3%.
Unilever market cap and key statistics
Unilever’s market cap is $133.2B, with a P/E ratio of 21.1 and revenue of $50.62B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $133.2B
- P/E ratio
- 21.1
- Forward P/E
- 16.2
- EPS, TTM
- $2.95
- Gekko Fair Value
- $66.43
Trading
- Volume
- 2.63M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 3.59M
- 52-week high
- $74.97
- 52-week low
- $54.75
- Shares outstanding
- 2.15B
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $50.62B
- Profit margin
- 18.3%
- Return on equity
- 31.9%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −5.6%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.45
- Typical daily move
- ±1.4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±3.3%
- Dividend yield
- 3.40%
Unilever stock news this week
Coverage of Unilever this week reads negative: 2 positive, 1 neutral and 3 negative headlines.
- Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL) Short Interest Up 74.2% in AugustMarketBeat, Sep 16
- McCormick and Unilever food deal faces UK competition scrutinyReuters, Sep 16
- EXCLUSIVE: Unilever won't discuss blanket two-year global worker guarantee in McCormick deal, IUF saysReuters, Sep 16
- Unilever PLC : Bernstein gives a Buy ratingwww.marketscreener.com, Sep 16
- Unilever climbs Monday, outperforms marketMarketWatch, Sep 14
- The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Makes New Investment in Unilever PLC $ULMarketBeat, Sep 13
Unilever stock FAQ
What is Unilever’s market cap?
Unilever’s market cap is $133.2B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $61.82, with 2.15B shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 21.1.
What is the Unilever stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Unilever is $73.06, +18.2% from the last close. Of the 2 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 2 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Unilever stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Unilever is undervalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $61.82 is 6.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $66.43. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
What is Unilever’s 52-week high and low?
Unilever’s 52-week high is $74.97 and its 52-week low is $54.75; it closed at $61.82 on Sep 18, 2026, −12.1% over the past year.
Is Unilever stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 4 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex and fair value), 1 as mixed (trend) and 1 as a headwind (seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
How this page works
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