Will Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) Stay at the Top of the Consumer Defensive Sector?

A rating of 84 puts Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) near the top of the Consumer Defensive sector according to InvestorsObserver. Colgate-Palmolive Company's score of 84 means that it ranks higher than 84% of stocks in the sector. In addition, its overall score of 68 ranks it higher than 68% of all stocks.

CL has an Overall Score of 68. Find out what this means to you and get the rest of the rankings on CL!

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What do These Ratings Mean?

Finding the best stocks can be tricky. It isn’t easy to compare companies across industries. Even companies in the consumer defensive sector can be tricky to compare sometimes. InvestorsObserver’s tools allow a top-down approach that lets you pick a metric, find the top sector and industry and then find the best stocks in that sector. Not only are these scores easy to understand, but it is easy to compare stocks to each other. You can find the best stock in consumer defensive or look for the sector that has the highest average score. The overall score is a combination of technical and fundamental factors that serves as a good starting point when analyzing a stock. Traders and investors with different goals may have different goals and will want to consider other factors than just the headline number before making any investment decisions.

What's Happening With Colgate-Palmolive Company Stock Today?

Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) stock is up 1.13% while the S&P 500 has fallen -2.08% as of 10:41 AM on Monday, Jan 24. CL has gained $0.95 from the previous closing price of $83.73 on volume of 2,291,152 shares. Over the past year the S&P 500 has risen 11.71% while CL has gained 7.72%. CL earned $3.13 a per share in the over the last 12 months, giving it a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.04. Click Here to get the full Stock Report for Colgate-Palmolive Company stock.