Colgate-Palmolive Company -- The Essentials

By Blake Campbell • Thursday, December 14 17:51 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Discretionary company Colgate-Palmolive Company has moved -3.9% so far today on a volume of 6,982,573, compared to its average of 4,471,482. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Colgate-Palmolive Company trades -6.49% away from its average analyst target price of $81.56 per share. The 18 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $66.0 to $90.0, and on average have given Colgate-Palmolive Company a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in CL, you'll want to know the following:

Colgate-Palmolive Company has moved 1.9% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 20.8%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 1.91, Colgate-Palmolive Company has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 39.9 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
CL has a forward P/E ratio of 22.2 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $3.43 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 3.3 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Colgate-Palmolive Company is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Colgate-Palmolive Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells consumer products worldwide.
Based in New York, the company has 33,800 full time employees and a market cap of $62.8 Billion. Colgate-Palmolive Company currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.4%.

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