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After finishing at $122.71 in the prior trading day, Clorox Co (NYSE: CLX) closed at $124.39, up 1.37%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.37 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.85 million shares were traded. CLX stock price reached its highest trading level at $124.755 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $122.65.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CLX by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 91.10 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.99. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.57 and its Current Ratio is at 0.84. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 9.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 8.75.
On November 06, 2024, TD Cowen Upgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Sell and also upped its target price recommendation from $155 to $170.
Jefferies Upgraded its Hold to Buy on October 01, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $174 to $187.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 04 ’25 when Reynolds Eric H sold 15,041 shares for $123.78 per share. The transaction valued at 1,861,847 led to the insider holds 54,221 shares of the business.
Eric Reynolds bought 15,041 shares of CLX for $1,861,848 on Sep 04 ’25. On May 07 ’25, another insider, Breber Pierre R, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 4,000 shares for $136.57 each. As a result, the insider paid 546,285 and bolstered with 4,000 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CLX now has a Market Capitalization of 15214067712 and an Enterprise Value of 18124068864. As of this moment, Clorox’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.07, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.99. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 47.54. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.551 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.974.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CLX is 0.51, which has changed by -0.2364496 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1529237 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CLX has reached a high of $171.37, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $116.53. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.37%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.94M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2063230 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 122.69M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 121.83M. Insiders hold about 0.39% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.29% stake in the company. Shares short for CLX as of 1757894400 were 7398292 with a Short Ratio of 3.82, compared to 1755216000 on 6785896. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7398292 and a Short% of Float of 6.909999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, CLX’s forward annual dividend rate was 4.9, compared to 4.90 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.039931547. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.05. . The current Payout Ratio is 75.19% for CLX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-13 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-22. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-08-24 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
