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Stocks Info
Colgate-Palmolive Co is listed on the NYSE in the Consumer Defensive sector while operating in the Household & Personal Products industry. The current market capitalization of Colgate-Palmolive Co is $68.00B. A total of 6.02 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 5.01M 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
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Colgate-Palmolive Co pays an annual dividend of $2.04, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.42%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.65.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CL has a high of $109.30 and a low of $82.40.
As of this writing, CL has an earnings estimate of $0.91 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 15.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.92 per share and a lower estimate of $0.87. The company reported an EPS of $0.91 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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 $0.87, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $971.00M.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for CL is Buy with a score of 3.86.
