Unilever (LON:ULVR) Stock Price Breaks Above 200 Day Moving Average – Here’s Why

Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR)’s share price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday. The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 4,495.11 and traded as high as GBX 4,673.50. Unilever shares last traded at GBX 4,615.50, with a volume of 2,134,187 shares changing hands.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on ULVR. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on Unilever from GBX 3,800 to GBX 3,900 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Berenberg Bank raised their target price on Unilever from GBX 5,040 to GBX 5,050 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded shares of Unilever to a “sector perform” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from GBX 4,300 to GBX 4,600 in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 5,150 price target on shares of Unilever in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Unilever has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of GBX 4,753.33.

Unilever Trading Down 2.4%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 198.28, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.48. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 4,690.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 4,493.51. The stock has a market cap of £96.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.60, a PEG ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 0.45.

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.