A share price of Clorox Co [CLX] is currently trading at $127.84, up 1.46%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CLX shares have gain 2.55% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.27%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Clorox Co [NYSE: CLX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 07, 2025, when Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Equal Weight but kept the price target unchanged to $157 for it. Previously, TD Cowen upgraded its rating to Hold on November 06, 2024, and elevated its price target to $170. On October 01, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $187 on the stock. TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Sell rating and suggested a price target of $122 on July 23, 2024. Exane BNP Paribas initiated its recommendation with a Underperform and recommended $130 as its price target on June 24, 2024. Citigroup downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on April 02, 2024, and downed its price target to $165. In a note dated March 26, 2024, Jefferies upgraded an Hold rating on this stock but restated the target price of $145.
Clorox Co experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $117.35 and $171.37. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $140.25 within the next 12 months. Clorox Co [NYSE: CLX] shares were valued at $127.84 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.71% based on the average CLX price forecast.
Analyzing the CLX fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Clorox Co [NYSE:CLX] were 7.02B which represents -8.05% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.45% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.13%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.13, Equity is 7.42 and Total Capital is 0.39. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 109.04.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 125.69 points at the first support level, and at 123.54 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 129.39, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 130.94.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Clorox Co [NYSE:CLX] is 0.74. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.44, while the Cash Ratio is 0.1. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.24, the price to book ratio is 583.58 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 22.96.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Breber Pierre R, Director, that happened on May 07 ’25 when 4000.0 shares were purchased. EVP – Chief People Officer, Marriner Kirsten completed a deal on Mar 10 ’25 to sell 7494.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP – Chief People Officer Marriner Kirsten sold 733.0 shares on Mar 11 ’25.
