Foundations Investment Advisors LLC Purchases 1,058 Shares of Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL)

Foundations Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL) by 17.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 7,069 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,058 shares during the quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Unilever were worth $401,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of UL. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its position in shares of Unilever by 4.1% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 13,538 shares of the company’s stock worth $744,000 after buying an additional 536 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Unilever during the 2nd quarter valued at about $594,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Unilever by 15.1% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 44,649 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,455,000 after purchasing an additional 5,846 shares during the last quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC raised its position in shares of Unilever by 598.7% during the 2nd quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 1,301,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,555,000 after buying an additional 1,114,992 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Unilever during the second quarter worth about $5,417,000. 9.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

UL has been the subject of several research reports. Royal Bank of Canada lowered Unilever from a “sector perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Erste Group Bank reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Unilever in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Unilever from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded Unilever from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 9th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $61.75.

Unilever Stock Up 1.8 %

Shares of NYSE:UL opened at $58.29 on Friday. Unilever PLC has a 12 month low of $46.46 and a 12 month high of $65.87. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $57.49 and a 200-day moving average price of $60.37.

About Unilever

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.