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Here’s Why Unilever Share Price Hit a 1-Month Low Today

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Shares of Unilever PLC (LON: ULVR) trade over 1% in the red today to extend weekly losses to about 4% after the consumer goods giant warned about a gloomy outlook.

Unilever reported higher-than-expected sales growth yesterday for the third quarter. Sales rose 4% on a y-o-y basis, easily beating market consensus of 1.3%.

Higher sales were driven by strong performance in the emerging markets, where sales jumped by 5.3%, compared to 3.1% in the developed markets. Sales in the United States, the company’s biggest market by revenue, jumped by 9.1%.

“The shift of consumption towards in-home seems to be providing a strong tailwind to the sector and is outweighing any exposure to the out-of-home market,” analysts at Bernstein said in a note.

However, the company’s CEO issued a warning about the future outlook and questioned hopes of a quick recovery.

“We’ve moved from response mode to now living with COVID-19, but the environment that we’re operating in remains highly unpredictable and we believe, an economic downturn is inevitable,” CEO Alan Jope.

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Unilever share price currently trades at 4685p, or -0.76% on the day. Today’s low of 4660p represents the lowest the ULVR stock traded since September 22. Shares are down around 4% since Monday, just a week after printing the 1-year high at 4944p.

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Nigels tiefes Verständnis der Finanzmärkte basiert auf über 10 Jahren Erfahrung. Nigel wurde bisher zweimal von der FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) autorisiert und hat in der letzten Zeit eine Finanz-Brokerage Firma besessen und verkauft. Er liefert hochaktuelle Analysen und Einsichten in die Finanzmärkte und in die allgemeine Wirtschafts- und Währungspolitik des Vereinigten Königreichs, der USA, Europas und Asiens.