Unilever Share Price (ULVR)

ULVR - Unilever Investor Summary

Unilever PLC is undoubtedly one of the largest names in the retail market. They provide a huge range of food products, hygiene products and personal care products globally and continue to research and develop new additions each year. The company was established in the late 1800s and soon grew to be a major player by acquiring brand name products from the original manufacturers. As a group they have acquired some of the largest brand names in the market including Ben & Jerry Ice Cream and Slim Fast Foods, however, the majority of their products are their own.

Unilever PLC operate in over 100 countries worldwide and continually strive to provide nutritional and hygienic products that people want to buy. Their shares are available on the London Stock Exchange and that of New York and the share price has remained steady over the last year even with the current credit crunch. 2007 saw a turnover of 40billion Euros for the group as a whole with 38% of that figure coming from the European market. By 2010 the company wants to achieve an underlying sales growth of between three and five percent per annum which can only mean good news for shareholders. This figure looks promising as well, as the 2007 growth was 5.5%. Unilever PLC is a separate entity from the group's other parent company, Unilever NV, however the figures above are for the two companies as a whole. Each also has a separate listing on the various stock exchanges.