On Tuesday, Clorox Co (NYSE: CLX) opened lower -0.66% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $164.41. Price fluctuations for CLX have ranged from $127.60 to $171.37 over the past 52 weeks.
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Consumer Defensive Sector giant saw their annual sales surged by 2.83% over the last five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 11.04% at the time writing. With a float of $123.40 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $123.67 million.
The firm has a total of 8000 workers. Let’s measure their productivity. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 44.42%, operating margin of 18.21%, and the pretax margin is 7.31%.
Clorox Co (CLX) Insider Activity
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 0.31%, while institutional ownership is 81.18%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Dec 16 ’24, was worth 206,622. In this transaction EVP – Chief Legal Officer of this company sold 1,248 shares at a rate of $165.56, taking the stock ownership to the 19,833 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Dec 16 ’24, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 1,248 for $164.92, making the entire transaction worth $205,820.
Clorox Co (CLX) Earnings and Forecasts
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 11.04% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 8.37% 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 0.62. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 2.71. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 30.22.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 2.86, a number that is poised to hit 1.39 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 7.26 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Clorox Co (CLX)
Analysing the last 5-days average volume posted by the [Clorox Co, CLX], we can find that recorded value of 1.09 million was lower than the volume posted last year of 1.23 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 8.10%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 2.70.
During the past 100 days, Clorox Co’s (CLX) raw stochastic average was set at 80.92%, which indicates a significant increase from 3.59% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 12.13% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 18.55% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $163.76, while its 200-day Moving Average is $149.86. Now, the first resistance to watch is $164.62. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $165.92. The third major resistance level sits at $166.72. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $162.52, it is likely to go to the next support level at $161.72. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $160.42.
Clorox Co (NYSE: CLX) Key Stats
There are currently 123,781K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 20.22 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 1,762 M and its income totaled 99,000 K.
