Bolt Projects (NASDAQ:BSLK) vs. Unilever (NYSE:UL) Head-To-Head Analysis

Unilever (NYSE:UL) and Bolt Projects (NASDAQ:BSLK) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

Unilever has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bolt Projects has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Unilever and Bolt Projects”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Unilever	$57.13 billion	2.32	$10.71 billion	N/A	N/A
Bolt Projects	$3.14 million	0.19	-$65.39 million	($11.70)	-0.01

Unilever has higher revenue and earnings than Bolt Projects.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

9.7% of Unilever shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Bolt Projects shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Unilever shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Bolt Projects shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Unilever and Bolt Projects, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unilever	2	6	2	1	2.18
Bolt Projects	1	0	0	0	1.00

Unilever presently has a consensus price target of $65.55, suggesting a potential upside of 8.09%. Given Unilever’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Unilever is more favorable than Bolt Projects.

Profitability

This table compares Unilever and Bolt Projects’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unilever	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bolt Projects	-774.20%	N/A	-249.44%

Summary

Unilever beats Bolt Projects on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. The Personal Care segment offers skin cleansing products comprising soap and shower; deodorants; and oral care products, such as toothpaste, toothbrush, and mouthwash products. The Home Care segment is involved in the sale of fabric care products, including washing powders and liquids, and rinse conditioners; and fabric enhancers, and home and hygiene products. The Nutrition segment provides dressings products, such as mayonnaise and ketchup; sells scratch cooking aids consist of soups, bouillons, and seasonings; plant-based meat; beverages; and functional nutrition products, including Horlicks and Boost, as well as tea products. The Ice Cream segment offers ice cream products including in-home and out-of-home ice creams. The company provides its products under the AXE, Ben & Jerry's, Cif, Clear, Closeup, Comfort, Cornetto, Dermalogica, Domestos, Dove, Dove Men+Care, Hellmann's, Horlicks, Knorr, LUX, Lifebuoy, Liquid I.V., Magnum, Nutrafol, OMO, Paula's Choice, Pepsodent, Pond's, Rexona, Rexona, Sunlight, Sunsilk, Surf, TRESemmé, Vaseline, Wall's, Breyers, and Yasso brand names. Unilever PLC was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

About Bolt Projects

Bolt Projects Holdings, Inc. operates as a material solutions company. The company offers B-SILK PROTEIN, a biodegradable ingredient for the beauty and personal care industry. Its products also include MYLO, a mycelium-based leather material; and MICROSILK, a silk fiber. The company is based in San Francisco, California.