Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL): Today's Featured Consumer Non-Durables Laggard

Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) pushed the Consumer Non-Durables industry lower today making it today's featured Consumer Non-Durables laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.7%. By the end of trading, Colgate-Palmolive Company fell $1.23 (-1.1%) to $105.37 on average volume. Throughout the day, 2.1 million shares of Colgate-Palmolive Company exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.9 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $104.78-$106.38 after having opened the day at $105.96 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $106.60. Other company's within the Consumer Non-Durables industry that declined today were: Sealed Air Corporation (SEE), down 16.8%, Frederick's of Hollywood Group (FOH), down 10.5%, CCA Industries (CAW), down 6.5%, and Schweitzer-Mauduit International (SWM), down 6.2%.

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Colgate-Palmolive Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets consumer products worldwide. Colgate-Palmolive Company has a market cap of $50.91 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 21.3, equal to the average consumer non-durables industry P/E ratio and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 15.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are seven analysts that rate Colgate-Palmolive Company a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and 14 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Colgate-Palmolive Company as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, notable return on equity, expanding profit margins, good cash flow from operations and growth in earnings per share. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results.

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On the positive front, Cereplast (CERP), up 11.3%, Delta Apparel (DLA), up 6.6%, Swisher Hygiene (SWSH), up 5.2%, and Heelys (HLYS), up 4.4%, were all gainers within the consumer non-durables industry with Under Armour (UA) being today's featured consumer non-durables industry leader.

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