Colgate-Palmolive
About: Since its founding in 1806, Colgate-Palmolive has grown to become a leading player in the household and personal care arena. In addition to its namesake oral care line (which accounts for more than 40% of its total sales), the firm manufactures shampoos, shower gels, deodorants, and homecare products that are sold in over 200 countries. International sales account for about 70% of its total business, including approximately 45% from emerging regions. It also owns specialty pet food maker Hill's (around one fifth of sales), which primarily sells its products through veterinarians and specialty pet retailers.
Employees: 34,000
0
Funds holding %
of 7,372 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 10 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
20% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 197 | Existing positions closed: 164
14% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $415M | Put options by funds: $365M
2.16% more ownership
Funds ownership: 80.97% [Q3] → 83.14% (+2.16%) [Q4]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 [Q3] → 10 (+0) [Q4]
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,882 [Q3] → 1,876 (-6) [Q4]
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $68.8B [Q3] → $62.4B (-$6.39B) [Q4]
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 626 | Existing positions reduced: 698
Research analyst outlook
10 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$83
9%
downside
Avg. target
$98
7%
upside
High target
$112
23%
upside
10 analyst ratings
6 positive
60%
3 neutral
30%
1 negative
10%
JP Morgan Andrea Teixeira 29% 1-year accuracy 17 / 58 met price target | 7%upside $97 | Overweight Maintained | 3 Feb 2025 |
UBS Peter Grom 39% 1-year accuracy 9 / 23 met price target | 10%upside $100 | Buy Maintained | 3 Feb 2025 |
Stifel Mark Astrachan 41% 1-year accuracy 12 / 29 met price target | 2%upside $93 | Hold Maintained | 3 Feb 2025 |
RBC Capital Nik Modi 51% 1-year accuracy 20 / 39 met price target | 8%upside $98 | Sector Perform Maintained | 3 Feb 2025 |
Raymond James Olivia Tong 23% 1-year accuracy 3 / 13 met price target | 16%upside $105 | Outperform Reiterated | 3 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 16 articles about CL published over the past 30 days
Neutral
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Positive
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