Colgate-Palmolive Co (NYSE: CL)’s stock price has soared by 0.66 in relation to previous closing price of 90.30. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 0.21% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-03-24 that Investors with an interest in Consumer Products – Staples stocks have likely encountered both National Vision (EYE) and Colgate-Palmolive (CL). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?
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 25.88x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.42.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for CL is 810.24M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.32% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of CL on March 25, 2025 was 5.01M shares.
CL’s Market Performance
CL’s stock has seen a 0.21% increase for the week, with a 1.60% rise in the past month and a -1.99% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.58%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.38% for Colgate-Palmolive Co The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.89% for CL’s stock, with a -5.17% simple moving average for the past 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 1.72% 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 -16.83% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.38%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.58%, as shares surge +0.88% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +3.93% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CL rose by +0.21%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -3.10% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $91.72. In addition, Colgate-Palmolive Co saw -0.01% 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 Massey Sally, who sale 8,000 shares at the price of $92.02 back on Feb 25 ’25. After this action, Massey Sally now owns 14,805 shares of Colgate-Palmolive Co, valued at $736,152 using the latest closing price.
Malcolm Gregory, the EVP and Controller of Colgate-Palmolive Co, sale 1,054 shares at $95.94 during a trade that took place back on Nov 26 ’24, which means that Malcolm Gregory is holding 9,620 shares at $101,121 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 4.04. 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 a nutshell, Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
