Colgate Palmolive Stock Short Ratio

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USD 86.71 0.04 0.05%

Colgate Palmolive fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Colgate Palmolive's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Colgate Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Colgate Palmolive's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Colgate Palmolive stock.

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Colgate Palmolive Company Short Ratio Analysis

Colgate Palmolive's Short Ratio is typically used by traders and speculators to identify trends in current market sentiment for a particular equity instrument. In its simple terms this ratio shows how many days it will take all current short sellers to cover their positions if the price of a stock begins to rise.

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Current Colgate Palmolive Short Ratio

3.08 X

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Colgate Short Ratio Driver Correlations

Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for Colgate Palmolive is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of Colgate Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Short Ratio. Since Colgate Palmolive's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of Colgate Palmolive's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of Colgate Palmolive's interrelated accounts and indicators.

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Net Receivables	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Accounts Payable	Intangible Assets	Common Stock	Short Term Investments	Current Deferred Revenue	Long Term Debt	Good Will	Treasury Stock	Property Plant Equipment	Net Tangible Assets	Long Term Debt Total	Capital Surpluse	Deferred Long Term Liab	Long Term Investments	Short Long Term Debt	Cash And Equivalents	Net Invested Capital	Net Working Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		-0.02	0.71	0.8	0.76	0.97	0.91	0.15	0.95	0.56	0.74	0.21	-0.24	0.8	0.81	-0.79	0.8	-0.3	0.74	0.46	0.64	0.56	-0.29	-0.38	0.44	-0.36	0.08
Total Stockholder Equity	-0.02		-0.29	-0.27	0.27	-0.28	0.06	0.14	0.04	-0.31	-0.34	0.47	-0.47	-0.53	-0.03	0.47	-0.07	0.38	-0.48	-0.36	0.03	-0.39	0.78	0.24	-0.14	0.26	-0.05
Net Debt	0.71	-0.29		0.95	0.46	0.74	0.57	0.02	0.73	0.5	0.86	0.35	0.17	0.83	0.73	-0.89	0.7	-0.66	0.87	0.66	0.6	0.77	-0.6	-0.72	0.79	-0.57	-0.52
Retained Earnings	0.8	-0.27	0.95		0.58	0.82	0.67	-0.01	0.8	0.62	0.93	0.24	0.08	0.82	0.72	-0.95	0.73	-0.56	0.83	0.55	0.57	0.67	-0.64	-0.61	0.62	-0.55	-0.39
Net Receivables	0.76	0.27	0.46	0.58		0.66	0.88	0.17	0.74	0.29	0.61	0.38	-0.21	0.39	0.34	-0.44	0.78	0.23	0.37	-0.06	0.32	0.03	0.01	0.02	0.03	0.12	-0.01
Total Liab	0.97	-0.28	0.74	0.82	0.66		0.86	0.11	0.9	0.61	0.79	0.07	-0.11	0.91	0.78	-0.87	0.79	-0.38	0.83	0.53	0.6	0.63	-0.47	-0.42	0.45	-0.4	0.11
Total Current Assets	0.91	0.06	0.57	0.67	0.88	0.86		0.0	0.89	0.42	0.7	0.38	-0.21	0.67	0.52	-0.62	0.89	-0.08	0.64	0.25	0.4	0.29	-0.18	-0.09	0.25	0.04	0.1
Short Term Debt	0.15	0.14	0.02	-0.01	0.17	0.11	0.0		0.0	0.11	-0.06	-0.19	-0.22	-0.01	0.3	0.03	-0.11	0.3	-0.06	-0.09	0.34	0.1	0.3	-0.05	0.05	-0.25	0.12
Accounts Payable	0.95	0.04	0.73	0.8	0.74	0.9	0.89	0.0		0.47	0.71	0.34	-0.14	0.79	0.78	-0.76	0.87	-0.39	0.78	0.57	0.63	0.61	-0.32	-0.47	0.53	-0.31	-0.06
Intangible Assets	0.56	-0.31	0.5	0.62	0.29	0.61	0.42	0.11	0.47		0.56	-0.24	-0.26	0.59	0.53	-0.68	0.38	-0.36	0.51	0.38	0.41	0.47	-0.53	-0.16	0.32	-0.45	-0.03
Common Stock	0.74	-0.34	0.86	0.93	0.61	0.79	0.7	-0.06	0.71	0.56		0.25	0.05	0.74	0.52	-0.88	0.76	-0.38	0.75	0.34	0.44	0.49	-0.59	-0.42	0.41	-0.39	-0.32
Short Term Investments	0.21	0.47	0.35	0.24	0.38	0.07	0.38	-0.19	0.34	-0.24	0.25		-0.07	0.04	0.1	-0.03	0.49	-0.09	0.22	0.08	0.02	0.05	0.32	-0.15	0.38	0.2	-0.5
Current Deferred Revenue	-0.24	-0.47	0.17	0.08	-0.21	-0.11	-0.21	-0.22	-0.14	-0.26	0.05	-0.07		0.17	-0.17	-0.09	0.05	-0.22	0.24	0.25	-0.12	0.15	-0.5	-0.28	0.18	0.02	-0.32
Long Term Debt	0.8	-0.53	0.83	0.82	0.39	0.91	0.67	-0.01	0.79	0.59	0.74	0.04	0.17		0.75	-0.92	0.71	-0.63	0.95	0.76	0.56	0.8	-0.71	-0.59	0.65	-0.46	-0.04
Good Will	0.81	-0.03	0.73	0.72	0.34	0.78	0.52	0.3	0.78	0.53	0.52	0.1	-0.17	0.75		-0.74	0.5	-0.62	0.73	0.74	0.79	0.83	-0.31	-0.71	0.76	-0.74	-0.1
Treasury Stock	-0.79	0.47	-0.89	-0.95	-0.44	-0.87	-0.62	0.03	-0.76	-0.68	-0.88	-0.03	-0.09	-0.92	-0.74		-0.65	0.62	-0.86	-0.63	-0.57	-0.73	0.76	0.62	-0.59	0.59	0.18
Property Plant Equipment	0.8	-0.07	0.7	0.73	0.78	0.79	0.89	-0.11	0.87	0.38	0.76	0.49	0.05	0.71	0.5	-0.65		-0.22	0.78	0.43	0.4	0.47	-0.3	-0.31	0.42	-0.08	-0.21
Net Tangible Assets	-0.3	0.38	-0.66	-0.56	0.23	-0.38	-0.08	0.3	-0.39	-0.36	-0.38	-0.09	-0.22	-0.63	-0.62	0.62	-0.22		-0.68	-0.85	-0.39	-0.82	0.63	0.73	-0.84	0.63	0.4
Long Term Debt Total	0.74	-0.48	0.87	0.83	0.37	0.83	0.64	-0.06	0.78	0.51	0.75	0.22	0.24	0.95	0.73	-0.86	0.78	-0.68		0.82	0.52	0.86	-0.64	-0.66	0.75	-0.48	-0.27
Capital Surpluse	0.46	-0.36	0.66	0.55	-0.06	0.53	0.25	-0.09	0.57	0.38	0.34	0.08	0.25	0.76	0.74	-0.63	0.43	-0.85	0.82		0.53	0.95	-0.56	-0.8	0.86	-0.61	-0.27
Deferred Long Term Liab	0.64	0.03	0.6	0.57	0.32	0.6	0.4	0.34	0.63	0.41	0.44	0.02	-0.12	0.56	0.79	-0.57	0.4	-0.39	0.52	0.53		0.68	-0.26	-0.55	0.61	-0.58	-0.12
Long Term Investments	0.56	-0.39	0.77	0.67	0.03	0.63	0.29	0.1	0.61	0.47	0.49	0.05	0.15	0.8	0.83	-0.73	0.47	-0.82	0.86	0.95	0.68		-0.56	-0.85	0.87	-0.76	-0.32
Short Long Term Debt	-0.29	0.78	-0.6	-0.64	0.01	-0.47	-0.18	0.3	-0.32	-0.53	-0.59	0.32	-0.5	-0.71	-0.31	0.76	-0.3	0.63	-0.64	-0.56	-0.26	-0.56		0.47	-0.39	0.39	0.18
Cash And Equivalents	-0.38	0.24	-0.72	-0.61	0.02	-0.42	-0.09	-0.05	-0.47	-0.16	-0.42	-0.15	-0.28	-0.59	-0.71	0.62	-0.31	0.73	-0.66	-0.8	-0.55	-0.85	0.47		-0.77	0.78	0.43
Net Invested Capital	0.44	-0.14	0.79	0.62	0.03	0.45	0.25	0.05	0.53	0.32	0.41	0.38	0.18	0.65	0.76	-0.59	0.42	-0.84	0.75	0.86	0.61	0.87	-0.39	-0.77		-0.58	-0.54
Net Working Capital	-0.36	0.26	-0.57	-0.55	0.12	-0.4	0.04	-0.25	-0.31	-0.45	-0.39	0.2	0.02	-0.46	-0.74	0.59	-0.08	0.63	-0.48	-0.61	-0.58	-0.76	0.39	0.78	-0.58		0.31
Capital Stock	0.08	-0.05	-0.52	-0.39	-0.01	0.11	0.1	0.12	-0.06	-0.03	-0.32	-0.5	-0.32	-0.04	-0.1	0.18	-0.21	0.4	-0.27	-0.27	-0.12	-0.32	0.18	0.43	-0.54	0.31

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The higher the Short Ratio, the longer it would take to buy back the borrowed shares. In theory, the more short positions are currently outstanding, the faster it will be to cover shorted positions.

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Colgate Price To Sales Ratio

Price To Sales Ratio

2.05

At this time, Colgate Palmolive's Price To Sales Ratio is quite stable compared to the past year.

Based on the latest financial disclosure, Colgate Palmolive has a Short Ratio of 3.08 times. This is 41.67% lower than that of the Household Products sector and 45.39% lower than that of the Consumer Staples industry. The short ratio for all United States stocks is 23.0% higher than that of the company.

Colgate Short Ratio Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Colgate Palmolive's direct or indirect competition against its Short Ratio to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Colgate Palmolive could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Colgate Palmolive by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

Colgate Palmolive is currently under evaluation in short ratio category among related companies.

Colgate Palmolive ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Colgate Palmolive's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Colgate Palmolive's managers, analysts, and investors.

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Colgate Palmolive Institutional Holders

Institutional Holdings refers to the ownership stake in Colgate Palmolive that is held by large financial organizations, pension funds or endowments. Institutions may purchase large blocks of Colgate Palmolive's outstanding shares and can exert considerable influence upon its management. Institutional holders may also work to push the share price higher once they own the stock. Extensive social media coverage, TV shows, articles in high-profile magazines, and presentations at investor conferences help move the stock higher, increasing Colgate Palmolive's value.

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Northern Trust Corp	2023-12-31	9 M
Legal & General Group Plc	2023-12-31	7.7 M
Wells Fargo & Co	2023-12-31	7.6 M
Deutsche Bank Ag	2023-12-31	7.5 M
Amvescap Plc.	2023-12-31	7.3 M
Fidelity International Ltd	2023-12-31	7 M
State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co	2023-12-31	6.7 M
Guardcap Asset Management Limited	2023-12-31	6.7 M
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp	2023-12-31	6.4 M
Vanguard Group Inc	2023-12-31	79.9 M
Blackrock Inc	2023-12-31	56.2 M

Colgate Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	2.79
	Return On Asset	0.15
	Profit Margin	0.12 %
	Operating Margin	0.27 %
	Current Valuation	79.64 B
	Shares Outstanding	821.99 M
	Shares Owned By Institutions	83.96 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	11.75 M
	Price To Earning	24.43 X
	Price To Book	115.87 X
	Price To Sales	3.63 X
	Revenue	19.46 B
	Gross Profit	10.25 B
	EBITDA	4.7 B
	Net Income	2.3 B
	Cash And Equivalents	775 M
	Cash Per Share	1.27 X
	Total Debt	9.06 B
	Current Ratio	1.17 X
	Book Value Per Share	0.74 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	3.75 B
	Short Ratio	3.08 X
	Earnings Per Share	2.77 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	2.15 X
	Target Price	91.44
	Number Of Employees	34 K
	Beta	0.41
	Market Capitalization	71.27 B
	Total Asset	16.39 B
	Retained Earnings	25.29 B
	Working Capital	538 M
	Current Asset	2.23 B
	Current Liabilities	2.15 B
	Annual Yield	0.02 %
	Five Year Return	2.36 %
	Net Asset	16.39 B
	Last Dividend Paid	1.91

About Colgate Palmolive Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Colgate Palmolive's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Colgate Palmolive using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Colgate Palmolive based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.

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Colgate Palmolive Investors Sentiment

The influence of Colgate Palmolive's investor sentiment on the probability of its price appreciation or decline could be a good factor in your decision-making process regarding taking a position in Colgate. The overall investor sentiment generally increases the direction of a stock movement in a one-year investment horizon. However, the impact of investor sentiment on the entire stock market does not have solid backing from leading economists and market statisticians.

Investor biases related to Colgate Palmolive's public news can be used to forecast risks associated with an investment in Colgate. The trend in average sentiment can be used to explain how an investor holding Colgate can time the market purely based on public headlines and social activities around Colgate Palmolive. Please note that most equities that are difficult to arbitrage are affected by market sentiment the most.

Colgate Palmolive's market sentiment shows the aggregated news analyzed to detect positive and negative mentions from the text and comments. The data is normalized to provide daily scores for Colgate Palmolive's and other traded tickers. The bigger the bubble, the more accurate is the estimated score. Higher bars for a given day show more participation in the average Colgate Palmolive's news discussions. The higher the estimated score, the more favorable is the investor's outlook on Colgate Palmolive.

Colgate Palmolive Implied Volatility

102.78

Colgate Palmolive's implied volatility exposes the market's sentiment of Colgate Palmolive stock's possible movements over time. However, it does not forecast the overall direction of its price. In a nutshell, if Colgate Palmolive's implied volatility is high, the market thinks the stock has potential for high price swings in either direction. On the other hand, the low implied volatility suggests that Colgate Palmolive stock will not fluctuate a lot when Colgate Palmolive's options are near their expiration.

Some investors attempt to determine whether the market's mood is bullish or bearish by monitoring changes in market sentiment. Unlike more traditional methods such as technical analysis, investor sentiment usually refers to the aggregate attitude towards Colgate Palmolive in the overall investment community. So, suppose investors can accurately measure the market's sentiment. In that case, they can use it for their benefit. For example, some tools to gauge market sentiment could be utilized using contrarian indexes, Colgate Palmolive's short interest history, or implied volatility extrapolated from Colgate Palmolive options trading.

Pair Trading with Colgate Palmolive

One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if Colgate Palmolive position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Colgate Palmolive will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.

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The ability to find closely correlated positions to Colgate Palmolive could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Colgate Palmolive when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Colgate Palmolive - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Colgate Palmolive to buy it.

The correlation of Colgate Palmolive is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Colgate Palmolive moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Colgate Palmolive moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.

Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for Colgate Palmolive can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.

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When determining whether Colgate Palmolive is a strong investment it is important to analyze Colgate Palmolive's competitive position within its industry, examining market share, product or service uniqueness, and competitive advantages. Beyond financials and market position, potential investors should also consider broader economic conditions, industry trends, and any regulatory or geopolitical factors that may impact Colgate Palmolive's future performance. For an informed investment choice regarding Colgate Stock, refer to the following important reports:

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Quarterly Earnings Growth

144.537

Dividend Share

1.91

Earnings Share

2.77

Revenue Per Share

23.516

Quarterly Revenue Growth

0.069

The market value of Colgate Palmolive is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Colgate that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Colgate Palmolive's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Colgate Palmolive's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Colgate Palmolive's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Colgate Palmolive's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.

Please note, there is a significant difference between Colgate Palmolive's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Colgate Palmolive is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Colgate Palmolive's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.

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Colgate Price To Sales Ratio

Price To Sales Ratio

2.05

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