Daymark Wealth Partners LLC Buys 614 Shares of Unilever PLC $UL

Daymark Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL) by 8.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,525 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 614 shares during the period. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Unilever were worth $460,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of UL. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of Unilever by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $599,000 after buying an additional 539 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Unilever by 164.6% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 6,638 shares of the company’s stock worth $395,000 after purchasing an additional 4,129 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. grew its holdings in shares of Unilever by 4.8% during the first quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 7,113 shares of the company’s stock worth $424,000 after purchasing an additional 328 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Unilever by 25.2% during the first quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 22,069 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,314,000 after purchasing an additional 4,441 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DAVENPORT & Co LLC grew its holdings in shares of Unilever by 14.2% during the first quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 62,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,710,000 after purchasing an additional 7,748 shares in the last quarter. 9.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Zacks Research lowered Unilever from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Unilever in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of Unilever in a research report on Sunday, August 3rd. Finally, CICC Research assumed coverage on shares of Unilever in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $73.00.

Unilever Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of UL opened at $60.85 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $61.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $61.85. Unilever PLC has a 1 year low of $54.32 and a 1 year high of $65.66.

Unilever Company Profile

Unilever PLC operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. It operates through five segments: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream. The Beauty & Wellbeing segment engages in the sale of hair care products, such as shampoo, conditioner, and styling; skin care products including face, hand, and body moisturizer; and prestige beauty and health & wellbeing products consist of the vitamins, minerals, and supplements.