CL vs. KMB, CHD, CLX, WDFC, CENTA, SPB, ODC, PG, UL, and KVUE
Should you be buying Colgate-Palmolive stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Colgate-Palmolive include Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Church & Dwight (CHD), Clorox (CLX), WD-40 (WDFC), Central Garden & Pet (CENTA), Spectrum Brands (SPB), Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (ODC), Procter & Gamble (PG), Unilever (UL), and Kenvue (KVUE).
Colgate-Palmolive vs. Its Competitors
Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) and Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.
In the previous week, Colgate-Palmolive had 9 more articles in the media than Kimberly-Clark. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Colgate-Palmolive and 29 mentions for Kimberly-Clark. Colgate-Palmolive's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Kimberly-Clark's score of 1.36 indicating that Colgate-Palmolive is being referred to more favorably in the media.
80.4% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Kimberly-Clark shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Kimberly-Clark shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Colgate-Palmolive presently has a consensus price target of $101.69, indicating a potential upside of 10.41%. Kimberly-Clark has a consensus price target of $143.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.03%. Given Colgate-Palmolive's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Colgate-Palmolive is more favorable than Kimberly-Clark.
Colgate-Palmolive has a net margin of 14.52% compared to Kimberly-Clark's net margin of 12.69%. Colgate-Palmolive's return on equity of 461.04% beat Kimberly-Clark's return on equity.
Colgate-Palmolive pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Kimberly-Clark pays an annual dividend of $5.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Colgate-Palmolive pays out 58.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kimberly-Clark pays out 68.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Colgate-Palmolive has increased its dividend for 63 consecutive years and Kimberly-Clark has increased its dividend for 54 consecutive years.
Colgate-Palmolive has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kimberly-Clark has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Summary
Colgate-Palmolive beats Kimberly-Clark on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:CL) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
