Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) recently sold shares of Colgate-Palmolive Company NYSE: CL. In a filing disclosed on August 04th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Colgate-Palmolive stock on July 31st.
Senator Shelley Moore Capito also recently made the following trade(s):
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- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 7/29/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. NYSE: JPM on 7/18/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 7/18/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Apple NASDAQ: AAPL on 7/18/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Aflac NYSE: AFL on 7/18/2025.
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Colgate-Palmolive Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE CL opened at $83.33 on Tuesday. Colgate-Palmolive Company has a 12-month low of $82.40 and a 12-month high of $109.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $67.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.31 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a current ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.96. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $89.40 and a 200 day moving average of $90.27.
Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.03. Colgate-Palmolive had a return on equity of 377.63% and a net margin of 14.55%. The firm had revenue of $5.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.03 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.91 EPS. Colgate-Palmolive's revenue was up 1.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Colgate-Palmolive Company will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current year.
Colgate-Palmolive Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Investors of record on Friday, July 18th will be issued a $0.52 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 18th. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.5%. Colgate-Palmolive's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 58.43%.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Colgate-Palmolive
Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Westend Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Colgate-Palmolive by 111.1% during the 1st quarter. Westend Capital Management LLC now owns 266 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its position in Colgate-Palmolive by 1,913.3% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 302 shares of the company's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares during the last quarter. Saudi Central Bank purchased a new stake in Colgate-Palmolive during the first quarter valued at $29,000. Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in Colgate-Palmolive during the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Bernard Wealth Management Corp. bought a new position in Colgate-Palmolive during the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. 80.41% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of brokerages have commented on CL. UBS Group reduced their price target on Colgate-Palmolive from $109.00 to $106.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Colgate-Palmolive from $86.00 to $87.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Colgate-Palmolive from $88.00 to $83.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Colgate-Palmolive from $99.00 to $95.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Finally, Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Colgate-Palmolive from $108.00 to $105.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $98.92.
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About Senator Capito
Shelley Moore Capito (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from West Virginia. She assumed office on January 3, 2015. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Capito (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020. Capito was first elected to the Senate in 2014, becoming the first female U.S. Senator in the state's history. Prior to serving in the Senate, Capito was a member of the West Virginia House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2015. At the start of the 116th Congress, Capito was a member of the U.S. Senate committees on Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works, and Rules and Administration. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Capito is a more moderate right of center Republican Party vote. As a result, she may break with the Republican Party line more than her fellow members. Capito earned her bachelor's degree from Duke University. After earning her M.Ed. from the University of Virginia, Capito was a college counselor and then director of an educational information center. She was the only Republican in the West Virginia congressional delegation until the 2010 elections and is the first Republican woman elected to Congress from West Virginia. Capito is a former chairwoman of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, as well as a member of the Congressional Arts Caucus. After an explosion responsible for the death of 29 coal workers, Capito founded the Congressional Coal Caucus. Prior to her election to the U.S. House, Capito served in the West Virginia House of Delegates.
Colgate-Palmolive Company Profile
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Colgate-Palmolive Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells consumer products in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments: Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. The Oral, Personal and Home Care segment offers toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwash, bar and liquid hand soaps, shower gels, shampoos, conditioners, deodorants and antiperspirants, skin health products, dishwashing detergents, fabric conditioners, household cleaners, and other related items.
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