Unilever (LON:ULVR) Shares Break Above 200 Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday. The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 4,485.05 and traded as high as GBX 4,631.50. Unilever shares last traded at GBX 4,623, with a volume of 2,323,374 shares changing hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Unilever Price Performance

The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 4,663.75 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 4,485.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 198.28, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.74. The company has a market cap of £100.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.02, a P/E/G ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 0.45.

Unilever Company Profile

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.