Colgate-Palmolive (CL) Competitors

Colgate-Palmolive has higher revenue and earnings than Kimberly-Clark. Kimberly-Clark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Colgate-Palmolive, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Kimberly-Clark had 7 more articles in the media than Colgate-Palmolive. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Kimberly-Clark and 22 mentions for Colgate-Palmolive. Colgate-Palmolive's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Kimberly-Clark's score of 1.19 indicating that Colgate-Palmolive is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Colgate-Palmolive presently has a consensus target price of $95.88, suggesting a potential upside of 9.18%. Kimberly-Clark has a consensus target price of $114.93, suggesting a potential upside of 18.43%. Given Kimberly-Clark's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kimberly-Clark is more favorable than Colgate-Palmolive.

Colgate-Palmolive pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Kimberly-Clark pays an annual dividend of $5.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Colgate-Palmolive pays out 82.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kimberly-Clark pays out 80.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Colgate-Palmolive has raised its dividend for 63 consecutive years and Kimberly-Clark has raised its dividend for 54 consecutive years. Kimberly-Clark is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Kimberly-Clark has a net margin of 12.80% compared to Colgate-Palmolive's net margin of 10.04%. Colgate-Palmolive's return on equity of 386.76% beat Kimberly-Clark's return on equity.

80.4% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Kimberly-Clark shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Kimberly-Clark shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Colgate-Palmolive has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kimberly-Clark has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the broader market.

Mondelez International currently has a consensus target price of $67.05, suggesting a potential upside of 8.99%. Colgate-Palmolive has a consensus target price of $95.88, suggesting a potential upside of 9.18%. Given Colgate-Palmolive's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Colgate-Palmolive is more favorable than Mondelez International.

In the previous week, Colgate-Palmolive had 10 more articles in the media than Mondelez International. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Colgate-Palmolive and 12 mentions for Mondelez International. Mondelez International's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Colgate-Palmolive's score of 1.22 indicating that Mondelez International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Colgate-Palmolive pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Mondelez International pays out 99.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Colgate-Palmolive pays out 82.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mondelez International has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Colgate-Palmolive has increased its dividend for 63 consecutive years.

78.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Mondelez International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Mondelez International has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Colgate-Palmolive has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

Colgate-Palmolive has a net margin of 10.04% compared to Mondelez International's net margin of 6.64%. Colgate-Palmolive's return on equity of 386.76% beat Mondelez International's return on equity.

Mondelez International has higher revenue and earnings than Colgate-Palmolive. Mondelez International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Colgate-Palmolive, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Colgate-Palmolive has higher revenue and earnings than Church & Dwight. Church & Dwight is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Colgate-Palmolive, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Church & Dwight has a net margin of 11.81% compared to Colgate-Palmolive's net margin of 10.04%. Colgate-Palmolive's return on equity of 386.76% beat Church & Dwight's return on equity.

Colgate-Palmolive pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Church & Dwight pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Colgate-Palmolive pays out 82.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Church & Dwight pays out 40.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Colgate-Palmolive has increased its dividend for 63 consecutive years and Church & Dwight has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years. Colgate-Palmolive is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Colgate-Palmolive had 13 more articles in the media than Church & Dwight. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Colgate-Palmolive and 9 mentions for Church & Dwight. Colgate-Palmolive's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Church & Dwight's score of 0.31 indicating that Colgate-Palmolive is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Colgate-Palmolive presently has a consensus target price of $95.88, suggesting a potential upside of 9.18%. Church & Dwight has a consensus target price of $102.53, suggesting a potential upside of 7.79%. Given Colgate-Palmolive's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Colgate-Palmolive is more favorable than Church & Dwight.

Colgate-Palmolive has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Church & Dwight has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the broader market.

80.4% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of Church & Dwight shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Church & Dwight shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Clorox had 6 more articles in the media than Colgate-Palmolive. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Clorox and 22 mentions for Colgate-Palmolive. Colgate-Palmolive's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Clorox's score of 0.61 indicating that Colgate-Palmolive is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Colgate-Palmolive presently has a consensus target price of $95.88, suggesting a potential upside of 9.18%. Clorox has a consensus target price of $103.73, suggesting a potential upside of 12.64%. Given Clorox's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Clorox is more favorable than Colgate-Palmolive.

80.4% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.5% of Clorox shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Clorox shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Colgate-Palmolive pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Clorox pays an annual dividend of $4.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Colgate-Palmolive pays out 82.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Clorox pays out 80.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Colgate-Palmolive has raised its dividend for 63 consecutive years and Clorox has raised its dividend for 47 consecutive years. Clorox is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Colgate-Palmolive has higher revenue and earnings than Clorox. Clorox is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Colgate-Palmolive, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Clorox has a net margin of 11.18% compared to Colgate-Palmolive's net margin of 10.04%. Clorox's return on equity of 443.64% beat Colgate-Palmolive's return on equity.

Colgate-Palmolive has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Clorox has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.