Mather Group LLC. Sells 123 Shares of The Clorox Company (NYSE:CLX)

Mather Group LLC. lowered its stake in The Clorox Company (NYSE:CLX) by 8.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,301 shares of the company’s stock after selling 123 shares during the quarter. Mather Group LLC.’s holdings in Clorox were worth $211,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in CLX. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its holdings in Clorox by 163.8% in the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 153 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Clorox in the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Continuum Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of Clorox by 300.0% in the third quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 184 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Clorox during the 3rd quarter valued at $48,000. Finally, Friedenthal Financial purchased a new position in shares of Clorox during the 3rd quarter valued at $49,000. 78.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have commented on CLX shares. Royal Bank of Canada reissued 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 lifted their target price on Clorox from $157.00 to $161.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. StockNews.com lowered shares of Clorox from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, January 5th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Clorox from $145.00 to $155.00 in a report on Tuesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Clorox from $171.00 to $173.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Four equities 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $158.21.

Clorox Price Performance

NYSE:CLX opened at $147.55 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.41, a PEG ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.08, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $161.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $158.67. The Clorox Company has a 1 year low of $127.60 and a 1 year high of $171.37.

Clorox (NYSE:CLX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.39 by $0.16. Clorox had a net margin of 4.78% and a return on equity of 316.08%. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.16 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that The Clorox Company will post 6.86 EPS for the current year.

Clorox Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 29th will be given a $1.22 dividend. This represents a $4.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.31%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 29th. Clorox’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 133.33%.

Clorox 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.