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

Capital Investment Counsel LLC lessened its stake in shares of Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL) by 12.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund 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.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Pullen Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Unilever by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Pullen Investment Management LLC now owns 28,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,683,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Unilever by 19.4% during the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 997 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after buying an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Unilever by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 9,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $585,000 after buying an additional 181 shares during the last quarter. Synovus Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Unilever by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 40,080 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,376,000 after buying an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invested Advisors lifted its stake in shares of Unilever by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Invested Advisors now owns 3,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $261,000 after buying an additional 183 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 9.67% of the company’s stock.

More Unilever News

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

UL has been the subject of a number of research reports. Jefferies Financial Group restated an “underperform” rating on shares of Unilever in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Unilever from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Unilever from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Argus upgraded shares of Unilever to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of Unilever from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Two research 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Unilever currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $65.55.

Unilever Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of Unilever stock opened at $59.80 on Friday. Unilever PLC has a twelve month low of $54.95 and a twelve month high of $74.97. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $62.20 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $65.69.

Unilever (NYSE:UL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.75 by ($1.00). The company had revenue of $11.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $31.39 billion. Analysts predict that Unilever PLC will post 3.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Unilever Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a $0.5449 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $2.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.6%.

About Unilever

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.