Unilever stock: Jefferies raises target to GBp 4,000.00 for Unilever stock

Published on 10/16/2026 at 16:49 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Unilever's next report is due October 28, 2026. Unilever stock costs GBp 4,915.00 on October 16, 2026, 0.01 percent below its prior close.

Analyst target and reporting date

Jefferies raised its Unilever target to GBp 4,000.00 on October 12, 2026.
Unilever's third-quarter report is expected on October 28, 2026.
Unilever stock costs GBp 4,915.00 on October 16, 2026 at 3:46 p.m. BST, 0.01 percent below the prior close of GBp 4,915.50.
Unilever has a market capitalization of GBP 105.9 billion and a P/E ratio of 22.88.

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Jefferies raised its Unilever price target from GBp 3,900.00 to GBp 4,000.00 on October 12, 2026, while keeping an Underperform rating, Markets Insider reports. The LSE price of GBp 4,915.00 at 3:46 p.m. BST was 22.88 percent above that target and 0.01 percent below the prior close of GBp 4,915.50.

Reporting date draws closer

Unilever's next scheduled report is expected on October 28, 2026. The date was cited by BÖRSE ONLINE in its October 7, 2026 report on UBS research. That report also placed the November 4, 2026 capital markets day on the calendar.

Price stays below yearly high

Unilever's GBp 4,915.00 quote stood between its 52-week low of GBp 3,644.00 and high of GBp 5,542.11 on October 16, 2026. The price was 11.31 percent below the high and 34.86 percent above the low.

Trading volume was 1,787,097 shares, compared with an average volume of 3,360,383 shares. The current level therefore came with 52.99 percent of the average volume in the finance data period dated October 16, 2026.

Valuation and reporting dates

Unilever's market capitalization was GBP 105.9 billion on October 16, 2026. Its P/E ratio was 22.88 and its dividend yield was 3.00 percent. The analyst target remains a separate valuation marker because it is denominated in GBp and reflects Jefferies' October 12, 2026 view.

UBS had cut its target to GBp 4,390.00 from GBp 4,440.00 in a report dated October 7, 2026, while retaining a Sell rating, BÖRSE ONLINE reported. The UBS target was 10.68 percent below the LSE price on October 16, 2026.

Comparison with peers

Unilever (LSE, GBp): minus 0.01 percent, P/E 22.88, market capitalization GBP 105.9 billion

Procter & Gamble (NYSE, USD): plus 1.16 percent, P/E 24.01, market capitalization USD 369.1 billion

Nestlé (SIX, CHF): plus 1.34 percent, P/E 28.43, market capitalization CHF 211.3 billion

Stock position in context

For investors, the contrast is between a share price 11.31 percent below its yearly high and analyst targets ranging from GBp 4,000.00 to GBp 4,390.00. The October 28, 2026 reporting date is the next scheduled test for those valuation markers.

Unilever stock was last quoted at GBp 4,915.00 on the LSE on October 16, 2026 at 3:46 p.m. BST, down 0.01 percent from the prior close of GBp 4,915.50.