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 (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.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have weighed in on CLX shares. Evercore ISI cut their target price on Clorox from $140.00 to $139.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target 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. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on shares of Clorox from $153.00 to $171.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Clorox from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $155.00 to $157.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $150.00 price target on shares of Clorox in a research report on Thursday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Clorox currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $156.07.

Clorox Stock Up 0.7 %

Clorox stock traded up $1.12 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $159.80. The stock had a trading volume of 2,595,010 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,139,800. Clorox has a 1-year low of $127.60 and a 1-year high of $171.37. 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 simple moving average is $162.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $158.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 0.42.

Clorox (NYSE:CLX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 period last year, the firm earned $2.16 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Clorox will post 6.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Clorox Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders 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 3.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 29th. Clorox’s dividend 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.