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Stocks Info
As a NYSE listed company, CL falls under the Consumer Defensive sector while operating within the Household & Personal Products industry segment. The current market capitalization of Colgate-Palmolive Co is $74.29B. A total of 4.57 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 5.59M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Massey Sally sold 2,250 shares of CL for 88.97 per share on May 15 ’25. After the transaction, the Chief Human Resources Officer now owns 12,583 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 25 ’25, Massey Sally sold 8,000 shares at 92.02 per share. CL shares that Chief Human Resources Officer owns now total 14,805.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Malcolm Gregory disposed of 1,054 shares on Nov 26 ’24 at a per-share price of $95.94. This resulted in the EVP and Controller holding 9,620 shares of CL after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Wallace Noel R. sold 33,333 shares at $95.00 per share on Nov 22 ’24. Company shares held by the Chairman, President & CEO now total 270,689.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Colgate-Palmolive Co pays an annual dividend of $2.02, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.20%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.96. CL’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.3% when it declared a $0.52 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 4/17/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 1/21/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 2.16%. The CL stock dividend was $0.50 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CL has a high of $109.30 and a low of $85.32.
As of this writing, CL has an earnings estimate of $0.9 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 16.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.92 per share and a lower estimate of $0.84.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. CL’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $832.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $7.83B in debt and $4.05B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $0.45, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $971.00M.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock.
