A share price of Colgate-Palmolive Co [CL] is currently trading at $80.93, up 2.62%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CL shares have gain 3.69% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.17%, and 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 a 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.
Colgate-Palmolive Co experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $74.54 and $100.18. 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 $80.93 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 8.12% based on the average CL price forecast.
Analyzing the CL fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Colgate-Palmolive Co [NYSE:CL] were 20.10B which represents 1.95% growth. 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of9.84.
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 79.57 points at the first support level, and at 78.21 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 81.82, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 82.71.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Colgate-Palmolive Co [NYSE:CL] is 0.93. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.60, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.2. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.25, the price to book ratio is 76.21 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 22.68.
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.
