On Monday, Clorox Co. (NYSE: CLX) opened higher 2.60% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $145.40. Price fluctuations for CLX have ranged from $114.68 to $158.89 over the past 52 weeks.
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A company in the Consumer Defensive sector has jumped its sales by 2.83% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 7.21% at the time writing. With a float of $123.49 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $124.20 million.
In an organization with 8000 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 42.9%, operating margin of 18.23%, and the pretax margin is 5.61%.
Clorox Co. (CLX) Insider and Institutional Ownership
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Household & Personal Products industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Clorox Co. is 0.30%, while institutional ownership is 84.29%.
Clorox Co. (CLX) Latest Financial update
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 7.21% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 7.67% during the next five years compared to -18.70% drop over the previous five years of trading.
Clorox Co. (NYSE: CLX) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Clorox Co. (CLX). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.63. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 2.61. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 38.26.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 2.24, a number that is poised to hit 1.40 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 7.07 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Clorox Co. (CLX)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 1.1 million. That was inferior than the volume of 1.26 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 85.71%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 3.05.
During the past 100 days, Clorox Co.’s (CLX) raw stochastic average was set at 82.16%, which indicates a significant decrease from 98.42% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 31.14% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 22.48% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $136.69, while its 200-day Moving Average is $141.76. However, in the short run, Clorox Co.’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $150.56. Second resistance stands at $151.93. The third major resistance level sits at $154.39. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $146.73, it is likely to go to the next support level at $144.27. The third support level lies at $142.90 if the price breaches the second support level.
Clorox Co. (NYSE: CLX) Key Stats
There are currently 124,188K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 18.48 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 7,093 M according to its annual income of 280,000 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 1,903 M and its income totaled 216,000 K.
