164.44 USD
+0.31
0.19%
At close Dec 20, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
164.44
+0.00
0.00%
1 day
0.19%
5 days
-0.29%
1 month
-2.15%
3 months
0.68%
6 months
21.14%
Year to date
13.65%
1 year
16.96%
5 years
7.72%
10 years
57.69%
 

About: Since its inception more than 100 years ago, Clorox has grown to play in a variety of categories across the consumer products space, including cleaning supplies, laundry care, trash bags, cat litter, charcoal, food dressings, water-filtration products, and natural personal-care products. Beyond its namesake brand, the firm's portfolio includes Liquid-Plumr, Pine-Sol, S.O.S, Tilex, Kingsford, Fresh Step, Glad, Hidden Valley, KC Masterpiece, Brita, and Burt's Bees. Just less than 85% of Clorox's sales stem from its home turf.

Employees: 7,400

0
Funds holding %
of 6,809 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 6 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 142 | Existing positions closed: 87

46% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $397M | Put options by funds: $272M

40% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q2] → 7 (+2) [Q3]

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $14.1B [Q2] → $15.8B (+$1.63B) [Q3]

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,074 [Q2] → 1,129 (+55) [Q3]

1.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.57% [Q2] → 82.34% (-1.23%) [Q3]

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 332 | Existing positions reduced: 431

Research analyst outlook

6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$139
15%
downside
Avg. target
$163
1%
downside
High target
$187
14%
upside

6 analyst ratings

positive
17%
neutral
50%
negative
33%
TD Cowen
Robert Moskow
46% 1-year accuracy
21 / 46 met price target
3%upside
$170
Hold
Upgraded
6 Nov 2024
DA Davidson
Linda Bolton Weiser
41% 1-year accuracy
42 / 102 met price target
4%upside
$171
Neutral
Maintained
4 Nov 2024
Barclays
Lauren Lieberman
46% 1-year accuracy
41 / 90 met price target
15%downside
$139
Underweight
Maintained
1 Nov 2024
Evercore ISI Group
Javier Escalante
33% 1-year accuracy
1 / 3 met price target
15%downside
$139
Underperform
Maintained
14 Oct 2024
JP Morgan
Andrea Teixeira
45% 1-year accuracy
24 / 53 met price target
6%upside
$174
Neutral
Maintained
11 Oct 2024

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 14 articles about CLX published over the past 30 days

Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 days ago
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Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
Clorox Gains 20.5% in Past Six Months: Time to Buy or Hold the Stock?
CLX benefits from robust pricing and cost-saving initiatives. The company's IGNITE strategy also bodes well.
Clorox Gains 20.5% in Past Six Months: Time to Buy or Hold the Stock?
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
5 days ago
Are Consumer Staples Stocks Lagging Clorox (CLX) This Year?
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Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Clorox (CLX) Upgraded to Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock?
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Clorox (CLX) Upgraded to Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock?
Positive
Seeking Alpha
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Positive
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Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Clorox's Pricing & Cost-Saving Efforts Bode Well: Apt to Hold the Stock
CLX benefits from robust pricing and cost-saving initiatives. The company's IGNITE strategy also bodes well.
Clorox's Pricing & Cost-Saving Efforts Bode Well: Apt to Hold the Stock
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Why Is Clorox (CLX) Up 5.4% Since Last Earnings Report?
Clorox (CLX) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
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Positive
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