Daily Stock Market Report (Thur 12th February 2026) - SYNT, MGNS, SDR, ASHM, ULVR, BATS, TRI

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Companies Reporting
Name (Mkt Cap)RNSSummaryOur View (Author)Unilever (LON:ULVR) (£116bn | SR46)2025 Full Year ResultsUnderlying sales growth +3.5%, with 1.5% volume growth. Adj op profit -1.1% to €10.1bn, adj EPS +0.7% to €3.08. €1.5bn buyback, dividend +3%. Outlook: expect sales growth within guidance of 4% to 6% with modest improvement in underlying op margin.AMBER/GREEN = (Roland - I hold) [no section below]Unilever shares have not been the most exciting investment in recent years. However, the group still owns a large portfolio of valuable consumer brands. These collectively generated €50bn of sales and an 18% operating margin last year – not a terrible result. The divisional breakdown shows recent trends continuing, with Personal Care, Beauty amp; Wellbeing outperforming Food and Home Care. Guidance for the year ahead is for sales growth at the lower end of the target range, but margins are expected to hold firm and management do expect at least 2% volume growth. I also would not rule out further disposal activity under newish CEO Fernando Fernandez. He is tilting the business further towards Beauty, Wellbeing and Personal Care ranges,...