Unilever PLC – Fundamental Overview and Analysis

By Harris Dyer • Thursday, April 03 15:10 • Permanent Link

We're taking a closer look at Unilever PLC today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 4.4% compared to -4.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:

Unilever PLC operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and Europe.
Unilever PLC has moved 22.9% over the last year compared to 10.2% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 12.7%
Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $2.48
Unilever PLC has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.2 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $3.5 and its forward P/E ratio is 17.9
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 7.74 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
Unilever PLC is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.6 and an average P/B of 3.19
Unilever PLC has on average reported free cash flows of $7.54 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of -17.1%

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