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As of close of business last night, Colgate-Palmolive Co’s stock clocked out at $88.85, down -0.81% from its previous closing price of $89.58. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.65 million shares were traded. CL stock price reached its highest trading level at $89.53 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $87.7356.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of CL’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 54.92 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.77. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 72005812224 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 25.16, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.56. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.52. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 198.36. 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 -0.08778232 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10611236 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 -1.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.85%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that CL traded 5.36M shares on average per day over the past three months and 5292970 shares per day 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 85.55% stake in the company. Shares short for CL as of 1749772800 were 11817587 with a Short Ratio of 2.25, 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
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.0, CL has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.02. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.022326412The 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.
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL) reflects the combined expertise of 16.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.91, with high estimates of $0.93 and low estimates of $0.88.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.85 and $3.55 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.67. EPS for the following year is $3.94, with 19.0 analysts recommending between $4.09 and $3.82.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 11 analysts expect revenue to total $5.03B. It ranges from a high estimate of $5.08B to a low estimate of $4.97B. As of the current estimate, Colgate-Palmolive Co’s year-ago sales were $5.06BFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.16B. There is a high estimate of $5.2B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.14B.
A total of 17 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $20.4B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $20.15B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $20.27B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $20.1BBased on 17 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $21.07B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $21.31B and the low estimate is $20.77B.
