On Tuesday, Clorox Co. (NYSE: CLX) opened higher 1.13% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $161.51. Price fluctuations for CLX have ranged from $114.68 to $169.09 over the past 52 weeks.
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Over the past five-year period, the growth rate of yearbook sales for the company of the Consumer Defensive sector was 2.83%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 7.25% at the time writing. With a float of $123.29 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $124.20 million.
Considering the fact that the conglomerate employs 8000 people, you should pay attention to its efficiency factor. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 42.9%, operating margin of 18.23%, and the pretax margin is 5.61%.
Clorox Co. (CLX) Breakdown of a Key Holders of the stock
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 83.31%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Sep 06 ’24, was worth 286,842. In this transaction EVP – Chief Legal Officer of this company sold 1,733 shares at a rate of $165.52, taking the stock ownership to the 13,471 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Sep 06 ’24, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 1,733 for $165.02, making the entire transaction worth $285,980.
Clorox Co. (CLX) Recent Fiscal highlights
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 7.25% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 6.96% 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 2.85. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 41.82.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 2.24, a number that is poised to hit 1.39 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 7.09 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Clorox Co. (CLX)
Compared to the last year’s volume of 1.24 million, its volume of 0.97 million showed lagged in the last five days. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 55.76%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 2.71.
During the past 100 days, Clorox Co.’s (CLX) raw stochastic average was set at 86.14%, which indicates a significant increase from 61.86% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 15.42% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 20.22% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $157.84, while its 200-day Moving Average is $146.28. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $164.26 in the near term. At $165.17, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $166.25. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $162.27, it is likely to go to the next support level at $161.19. Now, if the price goes above the second support level, the third support stands at $160.28.
Clorox Co. (NYSE: CLX) Key Stats
There are currently 124,188K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 20.20 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.
