Avior Wealth Management LLC Has $620,000 Stock Position in Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL)

Avior Wealth Management LLC reduced its position in Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL) by 4.1% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 10,930 shares of the company’s stock after selling 471 shares during the quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Unilever were worth $620,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in UL. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its holdings in Unilever by 981.6% in the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,076,169 shares of the company’s stock worth $134,868,000 after purchasing an additional 1,884,216 shares in the last quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of Unilever by 598.7% in the second quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 1,301,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,555,000 after buying an additional 1,114,992 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Unilever by 7.1% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 16,726,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,086,547,000 after acquiring an additional 1,114,177 shares in the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Unilever by 493.4% during the 3rd 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 last quarter. Finally, Icon Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Unilever by 7,466.0% in the 3rd quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 629,569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,897,000 after acquiring an additional 621,248 shares in the last quarter. 9.67% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Unilever Price Performance

Shares of Unilever stock opened at $56.49 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $57.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $60.32. Unilever PLC has a fifty-two week low of $46.46 and a fifty-two week high of $65.87.

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.