Colgate-Palmolive Co (NYSE: CL) is 0.16% higher on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $85.32 and a high of $109.30 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will continue to grow shareholders’ wealth in the market. Here’s what analysts think will happen to its price in the coming time. The CL stock was last observed hovering at around $92.81 in the last trading session, with the day’s loss setting it -1.75%.
Currently trading at $91.06, the stock is 2.99% and 2.26% above its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 5.56 million and changing -1.89% at the moment leaves the stock -5.11% off its SMA200. CL registered 5.25% gain for a year compared to 6-month loss of -13.94%.
The stock witnessed a 5.03% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -5.89%, and is -1.33% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 2.53% over the week and 1.96% over the month.
Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL) has around 34000 employees, a market worth around $73.90B and $20.10B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 25.93 and Fwd P/E is 22.71. Profit margin for the company is 14.38%. Distance from 52-week low is 6.73% and -16.69% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (36.32%).
with sales reaching $4.94B over the same period.The EPS is expected to grow by 2.95% this year, but quarterly earnings will post 0.02% year-over-year. Quarterly sales are estimated to shrink -2.43% in year-over-year returns.
Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL) Top Institutional Holders
The shares outstanding are 812.57M, and float is at 810.25M with Short Float at 1.12%.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 80.32 million shares valued at $7.79 billion. The investor’s holdings represent 9.7614% of the CL Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is BLACKROCK INC. with 61.62 million shares valued at $$5.98 billion to account for 7.4887 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are STATE STREET CORP which holds 46.65 million shares representing 5.6913% and valued at over $4.53 billion, while PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ holds 4.6667 of the shares totaling 38.25 million with a market value of $3.71 billion.
Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL) Insider Activity
A total of 0 insider transactions have happened at Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL) in the last six months, with sales accounting for 0 and purchases happening 0 times. The most recent transaction is an insider sale by Massey Sally,the company’sChief Human Resources Officer. SEC filings show that Massey Sally sold 8,000 shares of the company’s common stock on Feb 25 ’25 at a price of $92.02 per share for a total of $0.74 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 14805.0 shares.
Colgate-Palmolive Co disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Nov 26 ’24 that Malcolm Gregory (EVP and Controller) sold a total of 1,054 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Nov 26 ’24 and was made at $95.94 per share for $0.1 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 9620.0 shares of the CL stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Nov 22 ’24, Wallace Noel R. (Chairman, President & CEO) disposed off 33,333 shares at an average price of $95.00 for $3.17 million. The insider now directly holds 270,689 shares of Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL).
Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL): Who are the competitors?
The company’s main competitors (and peers) include Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) that is trading 8.53% up over the past 12 months. Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. (OR) that is 14.97% higher over the same period.
