Clorox (NYSE:CLX) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Clorox (NYSE:CLX) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 6.950-7.350 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 6.870. The company issued revenue guidance of $7.0 billion-$7.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $7.1 billion.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CLX has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays decreased their target price on Clorox from $139.00 to $130.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Clorox from $167.00 to $171.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Royal Bank of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $150.00 price target on shares of Clorox in a research report on Thursday. StockNews.com downgraded Clorox from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 5th. Finally, DA Davidson raised their price target on shares of Clorox from $153.00 to $171.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $156.07.

Clorox Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of NYSE:CLX traded up $1.12 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $159.80. 2,570,851 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,132,488. Clorox has a twelve month low of $127.60 and a twelve month high of $171.37. The company has a market cap of $19.78 billion, a PE ratio of 55.68, a P/E/G ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.08, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 1.00. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $162.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $158.50.

Clorox Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 29th will be issued a dividend of $1.22 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 29th. This represents a $4.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.05%. Clorox’s payout ratio is currently 170.04%.

Clorox Company Profile

The Clorox Company manufactures and markets consumer and professional products worldwide. It operates through four segments: Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International. The Health and Wellness segment offers cleaning products, such as laundry additives and home care products primarily under the Clorox, Clorox2, Scentiva, Pine-Sol, Liquid-Plumr, Tilex, and Formula 409 brands; professional cleaning and disinfecting products under the CloroxPro and Clorox Healthcare brands; professional food service products under the Hidden Valley brand; and vitamins, minerals and supplement products under the RenewLife, Natural Vitality, NeoCell, and Rainbow Light brands in the United States.