The stock of Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL) has seen a 0.76% increase in the past week, with a -0.28% drop in the past month, and a -9.99% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.37%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.72% for CL. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.29% for CL’s stock, with a -0.00% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Colgate-Palmolive Co (NYSE: CL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Colgate-Palmolive Co (NYSE: CL) is above average at 27.39x. The 36-month beta value for CL is also noteworthy at 0.42. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 17 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for CL is 816.03M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.28% of that float. The average trading volume of CL on November 26, 2024 was 4.42M shares.
CL) stock’s latest price update
Colgate-Palmolive Co (NYSE: CL)’s stock price has soared by 0.44 in relation to previous closing price of 94.92. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 0.76% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-11-20 that Investment activity in October focused on Business Development Companies, with $1,300 added to the market. Adjusted dividend income in October of $789, up 25% Y/Y and up 11% sequentially. Main picks included Blackstone Secured Lending, Goldman Sachs BDC, and Midcap Financial Investment Corporation.
Analysts’ Opinion of CL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CL stocks, with Stifel repeating the rating for CL by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for CL in the upcoming period, according to Stifel is $101 based on the research report published on October 28, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CL reach a price target of $121. The rating they have provided for CL stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on September 24th, 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Underweight” to CL, setting the target price at $100 in the report published on September 16th of the current year.
CL Trading at -2.61% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.77% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.72%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.37%, as shares sank -0.42% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -9.57% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CL rose by +0.76%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +14.23% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $93.20. In addition, Colgate-Palmolive Co saw 19.61% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CL starting from Wallace Noel R., who proposed sale 33,333 shares at the price of $95.00 back on Nov 22 ’24. After this action, Wallace Noel R. now owns shares of Colgate-Palmolive Co, valued at $3,166,635 using the latest closing price.
SUTULA STANLEY J III, the Chief Financial Officer of Colgate-Palmolive Co, sale 45,410 shares at $94.11 during a trade that took place back on Nov 05 ’24, which means that SUTULA STANLEY J III is holding 36,726 shares at $4,273,426 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.22 for the present operating margin
- 0.6 for the gross margin
The net margin for Colgate-Palmolive Co stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.4. Equity return is now at value 1346.95, with 17.48 for asset returns.
Based on Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.95 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.47. The debt to equity ratio resting at 19.39. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 19.15.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.51 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.37. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.23. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.74for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.2. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.04.
Conclusion
In summary, Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
