The stock of Colgate-Palmolive Co (NYSE: CL) has increased by 0.72 when compared to last closing price of 89.47. Despite this, the company has experienced a 4.73% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-21 that Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL ) Consumer Analyst Group of New York Conference (CAGNY) 2025 February 21, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Noel Wallace – Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Prabha Narasimhan – Executive VP & GM of India Conference Call Participants Bryan Spillane – Bank of America Dara Mohsenian – Morgan Stanley Bryan Spillane Good morning. It’s Friday, day four, day four and a half I guess here at CAGNY.
Is It Worth Investing in Colgate-Palmolive Co (NYSE: CL) Right Now?
Colgate-Palmolive Co (NYSE: CL) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 25.66x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for CL is at 0.40. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for CL is 810.22M, and currently, shorts hold a 1.18% of that float. The average trading volume for CL on February 25, 2025 was 4.61M shares.
CL’s Market Performance
CL’s stock has seen a 4.73% increase for the week, with a 2.50% rise in the past month and a -3.74% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.15%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.80% for Colgate-Palmolive Co The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.64% for CL stock, with a simple moving average of -6.19% for the last 200 days.
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 previous 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 previous year.
CL Trading at 0.91% 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 -17.56% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.80%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.15%, as shares surge +2.54% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.04% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CL rose by +4.73%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -3.29% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $87.80. In addition, Colgate-Palmolive Co saw -0.88% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CL starting from Malcolm Gregory, who sale 1,054 shares at the price of $95.94 back on Nov 26 ’24. After this action, Malcolm Gregory now owns 9,620 shares of Colgate-Palmolive Co, valued at $101,121 using the latest closing price.
Wallace Noel R., the Chairman, President & CEO of Colgate-Palmolive Co, sale 33,333 shares at $95.00 during a trade that took place back on Nov 22 ’24, which means that Wallace Noel R. is holding 270,689 shares at $3,166,635 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 0.43. Equity return is now at value 704.02, with 17.82 for asset returns.
Based on Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.98 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.48. The debt to equity ratio resting at 40.15. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 25.53.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.27 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.49. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.01. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.22for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.25. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.92.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
