Texas Yale Capital Corp. continued to hold its stake in shares of Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 42,823 shares of the company’s stock at the end of the second quarter. Texas Yale Capital Corp.’s holdings in Unilever PLC were worth $2,318,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of UL. First Personal Financial Services increased its stake in shares of Unilever PLC by 1,793.8% in the second quarter. First Personal Financial Services now owns 11,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $612,000 after buying an additional 10,709 shares during the period. GW Henssler & Associates Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Unilever PLC by 5.2% in the second quarter. GW Henssler & Associates Ltd. now owns 51,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,804,000 after buying an additional 2,540 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Unilever PLC during the second quarter valued at about $3,833,000. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC increased its stake in shares of Unilever PLC by 7.9% in the second quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 11,421 shares of the company’s stock valued at $618,000 after buying an additional 838 shares during the period. Finally, Morningstar Investment Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Unilever PLC by 17.2% in the second quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 707,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,272,000 after buying an additional 103,964 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 8.32% of the company’s stock.
Shares of Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL) opened at 57.19 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $56.15 and its 200 day moving average is $51.79. Unilever PLC has a 12 month low of $38.58 and a 12 month high of $57.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $160.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.96 and a beta of 0.88.
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 4th will be paid a $0.409 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 2nd. This is a boost from Unilever PLC’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.86%.
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Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded shares of Unilever PLC from a “sector perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 11th. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Unilever PLC from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 2nd. Finally, UBS AG reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Unilever PLC in a research note on Monday, July 17th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. The stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $43.50.
About Unilever PLC
Unilever PLC is a fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company. The Company’s segments include Personal Care, which primarily includes sales of skin care and hair care products, deodorants and oral care products; Foods, which primarily includes sales of soups, bouillons, sauces, snacks, mayonnaise, salad dressings, margarines and spreads; Home Care, which primarily includes sales of home care products, such as powders, liquids and capsules, soap bars and a range of cleaning products, and Refreshment, which primarily includes sales of ice cream and tea-based beverages.
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