The price-to-earnings ratio for Colgate-Palmolive Co (NYSE: CL) is 25.74x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for CL is 0.38. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for CL is 809.14M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.50% of that float. On June 09, 2025, CL’s average trading volume was 5.61M shares.
CL) stock’s latest price update
Colgate-Palmolive Co (NYSE: CL)’s stock price has soared by 0.74 in relation to previous closing price of 90.24. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -1.11% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-04 that Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL ) dbAccess Global Consumer Conference Call June 4, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Noel R. Wallace – Chairman, CEO & President Conference Call Participants Stephen Robert R.
CL’s Market Performance
CL’s stock has fallen by -1.11% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 0.09% and a quarterly drop of -6.76%. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.69% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.08% for Colgate-Palmolive Co. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.02% for CL’s stock, with a -3.45% 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 -1.02% 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.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CL starting from Massey Sally, who sale 2,250 shares at the price of $88.97 back on May 15 ’25. After this action, Massey Sally now owns 12,583 shares of Colgate-Palmolive Co, valued at $200,183 using the latest closing price.
Massey Sally, the Chief Human Resources Officer of Colgate-Palmolive Co, sale 8,000 shares at $92.02 during a trade that took place back on Feb 25 ’25, which means that Massey Sally is holding 14,805 shares at $736,152 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
- 0.61 for the gross margin
The net margin for Colgate-Palmolive Co stands at 0.15. The total capital return value is set at 0.45. Equity return is now at value 977.07, with 17.44 for asset returns.
Based on Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.96 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.49. The debt to equity ratio resting at 22.78. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 14.54.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.27 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.48. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.06. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.56for 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 0.85.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “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.
