Unilever nearing £230m deal to buy refillable cosmetics maker Wild - report
10th Feb 2025 14:16
(Sharecast News) - Consumer goods giant Unilever is reportedly closing in on a £230m deal to snap up Wild, a premium producer of refillable personal care products backed by the founders of Innocent Drinks.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks finish Monday with small gains
6th Jan 2025 15:06
(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets closed in positive territory on Monday, though gains were modest as investors navigated a backdrop of lackluster UK economic data.
Read moreRBC Capital downgrades Unilever to 'underperform', slashes price target
6th Jan 2025 07:58
(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets downgraded Unilever on Monday to 'underperform' from 'sector perform' and slashed the price target to 4,000p from 4,800p.
Read moreUnilever makes appointments under new divisional strategy
9th Dec 2024 13:31
(Sharecast News) - Consumer conglomerate Unilever said it had appointed Reginaldo Ecclissato as president of its new "One Unilever Markets", reporting to chief executive officer Hein Schumacher.
Read moreUnilever to separate ice cream business by end 2025
22nd Nov 2024 14:20
(Sharecast News) - Consumer goods giant and Ben & Jerry's parent Unilever said on Friday that it remains on track to deliver its €800m productivity programme and to separate its ice cream business by the end of next year.
Read moreFriday preview: Global PMIs, Univeler in focus
21st Nov 2024 17:19
(Sharecast News) - Markets' attention at the end of the week will be on the release of a raft of purchasing managers' surveys for manufacturing and services in the euro area, UK and US.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed after barrage of corporate updates
24th Oct 2024 09:37
(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets ended Thursday with mixed results, with the top-flight index held aloft by strong earnings reports from major companies like Unilever and Barclays, as investors digested a slew of US data.
Read moreUnilever Q3 underlying sales growth beats expectations
24th Oct 2024 07:47
(Sharecast News) - Consumer goods giant Unilever reported a jump in third-quarter underlying sales on Thursday, underpinned by its power brands.
Read moreUnilever quits Russia after striking deal with Arnest
10th Oct 2024 11:16
(Sharecast News) - Consumer goods giant Unilever has sold its Russian business, it was confirmed on Thursday, bringing to an end its presence in the country.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed on manufacturing data, Middle East tensions
1st Oct 2024 16:58
(Sharecast News) - London markets ended Tuesday with mixed results, as investors reacted to manufacturing data from both sides of the Atlantic, as well as Middle East developments.
Read moreWPP secures 'favourable outcome' from Unilever media review, shares jump
1st Oct 2024 10:22
(Sharecast News) - WPP jumped on Tuesday after consumer goods giant Unilever concluded its global media review and reappointed the ad agency's media services business, Mindshare, in key markets.
Read moreBerenberg hikes target price on Unilever
26th Jul 2024 09:48
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg hiked their target price on consumer goods giant Unilever from £49.60 to £55.70 on Friday, stating that the group's recent H1 results highlighted a return to "high-quality earnings growth".
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed on tsunami of updates, US GDP data
25th Jul 2024 15:27
(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed with mixed results on Thursday as investors processed faster-than-anticipated economic growth in the United States, following a heavy flow of corporate announcements earlier in the day.
Read moreUnilever H1 underlying earnings grow
25th Jul 2024 08:44
(Sharecast News) - Consumer goods company Unilever said on Thursday that underlying earnings had grown in the six months ended 30 June as the group remained focussed on driving high-quality sales growth and gross margin expansion.
Read moreUnilever to cut third of office roles in Europe - report
12th Jul 2024 13:40
(Sharecast News) - Unilever is reportedly planning to cut a third of all office roles in Europe by the end of next year, as the company's new chief executive forges ahead with his plan to boost growth at the struggling consumer goods giant.
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