Will $3.8 bn-worth HUL-GSK deal profit India unit? What analysts are saying

A plan by Hindustan Unilever Ltd.’s parent to buy GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s Indian consumer business for 3.3 billion euros ($3.8 billion) in cash and shares is positive for the local unit’s earnings, according to analysts, even as the price tag is said to be about $1 billion more than rival Nestle SA’s offer.

Shares in Hindustan Unilever rose 4.1 percent on Monday to a record, while GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd. added 2.8 percent to its highest level since Sept. 21. In London, GlaxoSmithKline slumped 7.6 percent, the most in a decade, while Unilever NV was little changed in Amsterdam.

The buyout “is accretive