On Tuesday, Clorox Co (NYSE: CLX) opened lower -2.54% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $127.4. Price fluctuations for CLX have ranged from $117.35 to $171.37 over the past 52 weeks.
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Annual sales at Consumer Defensive sector company slipped by -18.70% over the past five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 14.38% at the time writing. With a float of $122.85 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $123.25 million.
Let’s look at the performance matrix of the company that is accounted for 8000 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 45.13%, operating margin of 18.45%, and the pretax margin is 13.43%.
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 0.32%, while institutional ownership is 83.10%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on May 07 ’25, was worth 546,285. In this transaction Director of this company bought 4,000 shares at a rate of $136.57, taking the stock ownership to the 4,000 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 10 ’25, when Company’s EVP – Chief People Officer sold 7,494 for $151.62, making the entire transaction worth $1,136,251. This insider now owns 27,038 shares in total.
Clorox Co (CLX) Latest Financial update
Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.51 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 14.38% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 4.53% 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 0.44. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 2.18. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 19.11.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 5.57, a number that is poised to hit 2.22 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 6.54 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Clorox Co (CLX)
Clorox Co (NYSE: CLX) saw its 5-day average volume 1.59 million, a negative change from its year-to-date volume of 1.6 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 61.99%.
During the past 100 days, Clorox Co’s (CLX) raw stochastic average was set at 16.36%, which indicates a significant decrease from 59.62% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 2.31 in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 2.93 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $128.57, while its 200-day Moving Average is $149.05. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $126.52 in the near term. At $128.87, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $130.23. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $122.81, it is likely to go to the next support level at $121.46. The third support level lies at $119.11 if the price breaches the second support level.
Clorox Co (NYSE: CLX) Key Stats
There are currently 123,253K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 15.30 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 1,668 M and its income totaled 186,000 K.
