Colgate-Palmolive Co [CL] stock prices are up 0.47% to $76.91 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The CL shares have gain 1.56% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.78%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Stifel downgraded its rating to Hold on October 28, 2024, and dropped its price target to $101. On September 24, 2024, Piper Sandler initiated with an Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $121 on the stock. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to an Underweight but stick to its price target of $100 on September 16, 2024. Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating to a Hold and raised its price target to $109 on September 09, 2024. HSBC Securities downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on July 26, 2024. In a note dated July 24, 2024, Jefferies downgraded a Hold rating on this stock and revised its target price from $103 to $95.
The stock price of Colgate-Palmolive Co [CL] has been fluctuating between $74.54 and $100.18 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $87.5 within the next 12 months. Colgate-Palmolive Co [NYSE: CL] shares were valued at $76.91 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 13.77% based on the average CL price forecast.
Analyzing the CL fundamentals
The Colgate-Palmolive Co [NYSE:CL] reported sales of 20.10B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 1.95%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.6% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.22%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.2%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.17, Equity is 5.45 and Total Capital is 0.4. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 9.84.
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 76.24 points at the first support level, and at 75.56 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 77.36, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 77.81.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Colgate-Palmolive Co [NYSE:CL]’s Current Ratio is 0.93. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.60 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.2. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.08, the price to book ratio is 72.42 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.55.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Massey Sally, Chief Human Resources Officer, that happened on May 15 ’25 when 2250.0 shares were sold. Chief Human Resources Officer, Massey Sally completed a deal on Feb 25 ’25 to sell 8000.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP and Controller Malcolm Gregory sold 1054.0 shares on Nov 26 ’24.
