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In the latest session, Colgate-Palmolive Co (NYSE: CL) closed at $90.62 down -1.05% from its previous closing price of $91.58. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.53 million shares were traded. CL stock price reached its highest trading level at $91.66 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $90.61.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Colgate-Palmolive Co’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 56.02 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.18. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.54 and its Current Ratio is at 0.85. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 22.78 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 18.10.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Stifel on October 28, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $101 from $105 previously.
On September 24, 2024, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $121.
Wells Fargo Downgraded its Equal Weight to Underweight on September 16, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $100.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 15 ’25 when Massey Sally sold 2,250 shares for $88.97 per share. The transaction valued at 200,183 led to the insider holds 12,583 shares of the business.
Massey Sally sold 8,000 shares of CL for $736,152 on Feb 25 ’25. The Chief Human Resources Officer now owns 14,805 shares after completing the transaction at $92.02 per share. On Nov 26 ’24, another insider, Malcolm Gregory, who serves as the EVP and Controller of the company, sold 1,054 shares for $95.94 each. As a result, the insider received 101,121 and left with 9,620 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, CL now has a Market Capitalization of 73440256000 and an Enterprise Value of 80995188736. As of this moment, Colgate-Palmolive’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.66, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.02. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.62. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.68 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 202.31. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.061 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.662.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CL is 0.36, which has changed by -0.07596612 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11844492 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CL has reached a high of $109.30, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $85.32. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.11%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.08%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CL has traded an average of 5.41M shares per day and 5766840 over the past ten days. A total of 810.42M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 809.04M. Insiders hold about 0.17% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.56% stake in the company. Shares short for CL as of 1749772800 were 11817587 with a Short Ratio of 2.18, compared to 1747267200 on 12132698. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11817587 and a Short% of Float of 1.6199999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CL is 2.02, from 2.0 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.021838829The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.28. The current Payout Ratio is 56.42% for CL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-04-17 with an ex-dividend date of 1752796800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-05-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
