Colgate-Palmolive
About: Since its founding in 1806, Colgate-Palmolive has grown into a leading player in the household and personal care industry. In addition to its namesake oral care line (which accounts for north of 40% of its total sales), the firm manufactures shampoos, shower gels, deodorants, and home care products that are sold in over 200 countries. International sales account for about 70% of its total business, including approximately 45% from emerging regions. It also owns specialty pet food maker Hill's (around one-fifth of sales), which sells a majority of its products through veterinarians and specialty pet retailers.
Employees: 34,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
15% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $309M | Put options by funds: $269M
3% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 124 | Existing positions closed: 120
0.68% more ownership
Funds ownership: 82.61% [Q1] → 83.29% (+0.68%) [Q2]
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $62.8B [Q1] → $61.2B (-$1.57B) [Q2]
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,913 [Q1] → 1,880 (-33) [Q2]
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 626 | Existing positions reduced: 751
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 [Q1] → 10 (-2) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
6 analyst ratings
Citigroup
Filippo Falorni
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$105
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Buy
Maintained
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4 Aug 2025 |
JP Morgan
Andrea Teixeira
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$95
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Overweight
Maintained
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4 Aug 2025 |
Morgan Stanley
Dara Mohsenian
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$96
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Overweight
Maintained
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4 Aug 2025 |
Wells Fargo
Chris Carey
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$83
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Underweight
Maintained
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4 Aug 2025 |
UBS
Peter Grom
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$106
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Buy
Maintained
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17 Jul 2025 |
Barclays
Lauren Lieberman
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$87
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Equal-Weight
Maintained
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15 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 11 articles about CL published over the past 30 days