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In the latest session, Clorox Co (NYSE: CLX) closed at $118.01 down -1.23% from its previous closing price of $119.48. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.83 million shares were traded. CLX stock price reached its highest trading level at $119.75 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $117.35.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Clorox 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 64.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.16. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.44 and its Current Ratio is at 0.74. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 109.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 103.89.
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:
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 07 ’25 when Breber Pierre R bought 4,000 shares for $136.57 per share. The transaction valued at 546,285 led to the insider holds 4,000 shares of the business.
Marriner Kirsten sold 7,494 shares of CLX for $1,136,251 on Mar 10 ’25. The EVP – Chief People Officer now owns 27,038 shares after completing the transaction at $151.62 per share. On Mar 11 ’25, another insider, Marriner Kirsten, who serves as the EVP – Chief People Officer of the company, sold 733 shares for $150.00 each. As a result, the insider received 109,950 and left with 26,305 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 14726232064 and an Enterprise Value of 17426063360. As of this moment, Clorox’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.19, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.50. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.96. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.07 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 538.71. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.483 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.819.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CLX is 0.52, which has changed by -0.13526785 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12463009 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 $119.41. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.08%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CLX has traded an average of 1.63M shares per day and 1932700 over the past ten days. A total of 123.25M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 122.85M. Insiders hold about 0.32% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.16% stake in the company. Shares short for CLX as of 1749772800 were 4842953 with a Short Ratio of 2.97, compared to 1747267200 on 5035306. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4842953 and a Short% of Float of 4.4899996.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CLX is 4.88, from 4.88 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.040843654The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.94. The current Payout Ratio is 214.84% for CLX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-04-23 with an ex-dividend date of 1745366400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-08-24 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
