UNIL - Unilever Ghana Limited

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UNIL share price on Ghana Stock Exchange

Unilever Ghana Limited is the largest producer and retailer of consumer goods in Ghana. It formed on July 14, 1992 with a merger of UAC Ghana Limited and Lever Brothers Ghana Limited. Unilever Ghana is currently the largest quoted manufacturing and marketing company, supplying fast moving consumer goods across foods, and home and personal care product categories in Ghana. Seven out of every ten households around the world contain at least one Unilever product, including brands such as Lipton, Knorr, Dove, Axe, Hellmann's, and Omo. Trusted local brands designed to meet the specific needs of consumers in their home market include Blue Band, Pureit, Suave, Key Soap, Lux, Geisha, Frytol, Royco, Pepsodent, Close-Up, Sunsilk, and Annapurna.

Unilever Ghana Limited is listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). Unilever is traded on the GSE under the ticker symbol “UNIL”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of GSE:UNIL is GH0000000219. Unilever Ghana Limited is currently the 19th most valuable stock on the GSE with a market capitalization of GHS 390 million, which makes about 0.592% of the Ghana Stock Exchange equity market.

UNIL Stock Market Performance

The current share price of Unilever Ghana Limited (UNIL) is GHS 6.24. UNIL closed its last trading day (Friday, June 2, 2023) at 6.24 GHS per share on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), recording a 2.6% gain over its previous closing price of 6.08 GHS. Unilever began the year with a share price of 3.88 GHS and has since gained 60.8% on that price valuation, ranking it third on the GSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about UNIL knowing the stock has accrued 30% over the past four-week period alone—best on GSE.

Unilever Ghana is the 12th most traded stock on the Ghana Stock Exchange over the past three months (Mar 1 - Jun 2, 2023). UNIL has traded a total volume of 141,940 shares valued at GHS 673,565 over the period, with an average of 2,253 traded shares per session. A volume high of 38,550 was achieved on May 26th for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Unilever Ghana on the Ghana Stock Exchange.

Profile of Unilever Ghana Limited

Unilever Ghana Limited operates in the Consumer Goods sector. The company is led by Ziobeieton Yeo as its Managing Director. The company's board of directors, chaired by Edward Effah, is composed of 10 members whose names are listed below.

1. Effah, Edward
   Chairman
2. Yeo, Ziobeieton
   Managing Director
3. Azuma, Joseph Z.
   Executive Director
4. Peasah, Angela
   Non-Executive Director
5. Sowah, Philip
   Non-Executive Director
6. Dankwah, Edith
   Non-Executive Director
7. Sotande-Peters, Adesola
   Non-Executive Director
8. Nsarkoh, Yaw
   Non-Executive Director
9. Amoah, Gladys
   Board Member
10. Nartey, Clarence Derrick Lomotey
    Board Member

UNIL Industrial Market Competitors

Unilever Ghana Limited, issuers of the UNIL stock on the Ghana Stock Exchange, have seven market competitors who are also engaged in the Consumer Goods sector. The table below presents an overview of their market standing.

Index of African Stock Exchanges:

1. Botswana Stock Exchange
2. BRVM Stock Exchange
3. Ghana Stock Exchange
4. Johannesburg Stock Exchange
5. Lusaka Securities Exchange
6. Malawi Stock Exchange
7. Nairobi Securities Exchange
8. Nigerian Stock Exchange
9. Uganda Securities Exchange
10. Zimbabwe Stock Exchange