DA Davidson Weighs in on Clorox’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:CLX)

The Clorox Company (NYSE:CLX) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Clorox in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 5th. DA Davidson analyst L. Weiser forecasts that the company will post earnings of $6.65 per share for the year. DA Davidson currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $169.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Clorox’s current full-year earnings is $6.86 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Clorox’s FY2026 earnings at $6.32 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on CLX. TD Cowen raised Clorox from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $155.00 to $170.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $150.00 price target on shares of Clorox in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Clorox from $157.00 to $161.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Barclays upped their target price on Clorox from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Clorox from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 5th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $158.21.

Clorox Stock Up 1.1 %

CLX stock opened at $147.55 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.08. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $161.83 and a 200-day moving average price of $158.67. Clorox has a 12 month low of $127.60 and a 12 month high of $171.37.

Clorox (NYSE:CLX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.39 by $0.16. Clorox had a return on equity of 316.08% and a net margin of 4.78%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.16 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CLX. Czech National Bank boosted its stake in Clorox by 6.6% during the third quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 25,232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,111,000 after buying an additional 1,567 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Clorox by 63.0% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,795 shares of the company’s stock worth $292,000 after purchasing an additional 694 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Clorox during the third quarter worth about $231,000. Atlas Private Wealth Advisors increased its stake in shares of Clorox by 2.7% during the third quarter. Atlas Private Wealth Advisors now owns 15,801 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,574,000 after buying an additional 419 shares during the period. Finally, Cadinha & Co. LLC raised its holdings in Clorox by 35.0% in the 3rd quarter. Cadinha & Co. LLC now owns 2,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $440,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares in the last quarter. 78.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Clorox Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 29th will be paid a dividend of $1.22 per share. This represents a $4.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.31%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 29th. Clorox’s payout ratio is currently 170.04%.

About Clorox

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.