GHP Investment Advisors Inc. Sells 524 Shares of Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL)

GHP Investment Advisors Inc. lowered its stake in Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL) by 26.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,477 shares of the company’s stock after selling 524 shares during the period. GHP Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Unilever were worth $84,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Unilever by 7.1% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 16,726,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,086,547,000 after purchasing an additional 1,114,177 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC grew its holdings in Unilever by 66.4% in the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 3,454,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $195,881,000 after buying an additional 1,378,517 shares in the last quarter. Hamlin Capital Management LLC increased its position in Unilever by 7.8% during the 4th quarter. Hamlin Capital Management LLC now owns 2,874,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $163,008,000 after buying an additional 207,549 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its holdings in shares of Unilever by 3.7% during the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,812,164 shares of the company’s stock worth $118,588,000 after buying an additional 63,835 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Citigroup Inc. boosted its position in shares of Unilever by 493.4% in the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 1,105,064 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,785,000 after acquiring an additional 918,841 shares during the period. 9.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Unilever Trading Up 0.4 %

NYSE UL opened at $58.28 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $57.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is $60.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $144.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.84, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.50. Unilever PLC has a 1 year low of $46.46 and a 1 year high of $65.87.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on UL shares. Erste Group Bank reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Unilever in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of Unilever from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 9th. Royal Bank of Canada cut Unilever from a “sector perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Unilever from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Unilever currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $61.75.

Unilever Company Profile

Unilever PLC operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. It operates through five segments: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream. The Beauty & Wellbeing segment engages in the sale of hair care products, such as shampoo, conditioner, and styling; skin care products including face, hand, and body moisturizer; and prestige beauty and health & wellbeing products consist of the vitamins, minerals, and supplements.