Unilever (LON:ULVR) Shares Up 8% – Still a Buy?

Shares of Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) were up 8% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 5,039 and last traded at GBX 4,998. 8,837,406 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 69% from the average session volume of 28,767,723 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 4,627.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada raised shares of Unilever to a “sector perform” rating and set a GBX 4,200 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on Unilever from GBX 3,700 to GBX 3,800 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 5,150 price objective on shares of Unilever in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Berenberg Bank boosted their target price on Unilever from GBX 50.40 to GBX 57.90 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Unilever presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of GBX 3,837.98.

Unilever Stock Up 8.0%

The stock has a market capitalization of £107.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.57, a PEG ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 0.45. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 4,431.62 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 4,610.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 190.62, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.48.

About Unilever

The world’s best‑known brands, creating Desire at Scale.
Unilever employed approximately 116,000 people in 2025 and generated €50.5 billion in turnover for the year. We have around 400 brands found in homes all over the world, with many iconic names including Dove, Hellmann’s, Knorr, OMO and Surf. We create culturally connected brands. Connecting with people where and how it matters to them, pioneering change, defining the future and delivering impact.

Our vision is to be the global leader in sustainable business, market-making, culture-creating, future-shaping.