The Question Is Whether To Buy Or Not To Buy Colgate-Palmolive Co. (NYSE: CL)

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Colgate-Palmolive Co. is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Consumer Defensive sector and is a part of the Household & Personal Products industry. The current market capitalization of Colgate-Palmolive Co. is $73.06B. A total of 4.25 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.86M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Wallace Noel R. sold 69,948 shares of CL for 84.22 per share on Feb 20 ’24. After the transaction, the Chairman, President & CEO now owns 286,881 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 20 ’24, Daniels Jennifer sold 3,538 shares at 84.67 per share. CL shares that CLO and Secretary owns now total 59,698.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Parameswaran Prabha disposed of 56,836 shares on Feb 16 ’24 at a per-share price of $84.02. This resulted in the Grp Pres, Growth & Strategy holding 18,681 shares of CL after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Wallace Noel R. sold 29,772 shares at $84.06 per share on Feb 16 ’24. Company shares held by the Chairman, President & CEO now total 301,343.

Dividend

It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Colgate-Palmolive Co. pays an annual dividend of $1.92, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.16%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.97. CL’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1/19/2024 when it declared a $0.48 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/15/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 10/20/2023. The CL stock dividend was $0.48 per share in cash.

Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CL has a high of $88.62 and a low of $67.62.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s 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 $0.74, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $971.00M.

Analysts Opinion

It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to 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 4.41.

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