Capital Investment Counsel LLC Has $4.24 Million Position in Unilever PLC $UL

Capital Investment Counsel LLC cut its position in Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL) by 12.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 64,888 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,066 shares during the quarter. Capital Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in Unilever were worth $4,244,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in UL. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of Unilever by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $599,000 after buying an additional 539 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Unilever by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 35,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,085,000 after buying an additional 1,587 shares in the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL raised its position in shares of Unilever by 39.7% in the 2nd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 15,848 shares of the company’s stock valued at $969,000 after buying an additional 4,501 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its position in shares of Unilever by 70.5% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 378,313 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,141,000 after buying an additional 156,404 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its position in Unilever by 17.4% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 427,577 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,155,000 after purchasing an additional 63,376 shares in the last quarter. 9.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Unilever Price Performance

UL opened at $59.80 on Friday. Unilever PLC has a fifty-two week low of $54.95 and a fifty-two week high of $74.97. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $62.20 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $65.69.

Unilever (NYSE:UL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.75 by ($1.00). The business had revenue of $11.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $31.39 billion. Equities research analysts predict that Unilever PLC will post 3.67 EPS for the current year.

Unilever Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.5449 per share. This represents a $2.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of Unilever from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of Unilever in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Kepler Capital Markets cut shares of Unilever from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Argus upgraded shares of Unilever to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Unilever from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Unilever currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $65.55.

Key Headlines Impacting Unilever

Here are the key news stories impacting Unilever this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results outperformed expectations driven by strong volume growth and underlying sales strength — this is cited as the main reason the stock rallied. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Unilever reported underlying sales up ~3.8% with volumes +2.9%; management says power brands and emerging-market growth led the quarter — supports revenue momentum and margin leverage. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Unilever launched a €1.5bn share buyback concurrent with the Q1 release; buybacks and volume-driven sales growth are supportive for EPS and shareholder returns. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Equity analysts at Erste Group raised FY2026 and FY2027 EPS forecasts modestly, reflecting the stronger volume/price mix—this lifts forward earnings expectations. (MarketBeat / analyst note)
• Neutral Sentiment: Seeking Alpha published the Q1 sales/trading call transcript (and a separate slideshow) — provides management commentary and detail on growth drivers and portfolio changes; useful for parsing execution but not a fresh catalyst by itself. Transcript Slideshow
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports say KKR is exploring a potential ~$10bn deal for Unilever’s ex-spreads business — a sale would generate cash and sharpen focus, but terms and timing are uncertain so market impact is conditional. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: The Wall Street Journal covered Unilever’s underlying-sales rise amid its large portfolio overhaul — confirms strategy but is more contextual than immediately catalytic. Article Title

Unilever Profile

Unilever PLC is a global consumer goods company with roots dating back to the early 20th century, formed from the merger of the British firm Lever Brothers and the Dutch company Margarine Unie. The company develops, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of branded products in personal care, home care and foods and refreshments. Unilever’s corporate structure and listings reflect its long history in both the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, and it operates at scale across diverse consumer markets worldwide.

Unilever’s business is organized around major product categories—Beauty & Personal Care, Home Care and Foods & Refreshment—and includes numerous well-known consumer brands across those categories.