Clorox (NYSE:CLX) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Clorox (NYSE:CLX) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 6.950-7.350 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share 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 Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on CLX. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $150.00 price objective on shares of Clorox in a research report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Clorox from $167.00 to $171.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Evercore ISI dropped their price objective on shares of Clorox from $140.00 to $139.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 14th. TD Cowen raised Clorox from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $155.00 to $170.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Clorox from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 5th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $156.07.

Clorox Trading Up 0.7 %

CLX traded up $1.12 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $159.80. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,570,851 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,132,488. The stock 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 current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.62. Clorox has a fifty-two week low of $127.60 and a fifty-two week high of $171.37. The business’s 50-day moving average is $162.76 and its 200-day moving average 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 $1.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 29th. This represents a $4.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.05%. Clorox’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.