Preview: India's Hindustan Unilever inches up ahead of quarterly results

Godrej Consumer Products

12/02/2026 04:10

** India's Hindustan Unilever HLL.NS rises 0.4% to 2,471.10 rupees

** Consumer staples major report set to report third-quarter results on the day

** In Q2, co's sales volumes were hit by temporary disruption after goods and services tax cuts, as distributors ran down inventories ahead of implementation

** Investors to watch if demand normalised in the December quarter after company said disruption would ease from November onwards

** FMCG rivals including Dabur DABU.NS, Godrej Consumer GOCP.NS and Marico MRCO.NS flagged improving demand trends in third quarter results

** HLL rated "buy" on average by 37 analysts, median PT at 2780 rupees - data compiled by LSEG

** HLL gained 1.2% in 2025, stock up 6.35% so far in 2026

 (Reporting by Surbhi Misra in Bengaluru)

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