How Smart Investors Look at Clorox Company (CLX).

By Scott Lee • Wednesday, November 22 15:41 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Discretionary company Clorox Company has moved 1.0% so far today on a volume of 774,444, compared to its average of 1,761,404. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Clorox Company trades 4.38% away from its average analyst target price of $134.78 per share. The 18 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $115.0 to $165.0, and on average have given Clorox Company a rating of hold.

Anyone interested in buying CLX should be aware of the facts below:

Clorox Company's current price is 1927.1% above its Graham number of $6.94, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Clorox Company has moved -5.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 14.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 0.7, Clorox Company has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 201.0 while the S&P 500 average is None
CLX has a forward P/E ratio of 23.7 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $5.94 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 4.28 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Clorox Company is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
The Clorox Company manufactures and markets consumer and professional products worldwide.
Based in Oakland, the company has 8,700 full time employees and a market cap of $17.45 Billion. Clorox Company currently returns an annual dividend yield of 3.4%.

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