---
title: "Weekly Recap | Colgate -2.09%, consensus target above spot"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/300847210.md"
description: "Colgate-Palmolive (CL) closed the week at $84.26, down 2.09% and trailing the S&P 500 by about 1.82 percentage points. The path was front-loaded: the stock rose on Monday and Tuesday, touched a weekly high of $87.215 on Wednesday, then faded into Friday’s low of $83.99 and ended near the bottom of the range. Weekly amplitude came to 3.77%, a clear fade after the early push."
datetime: "2026-10-03T06:35:54.000Z"
locales:
  - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/300847210.md)
  - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300847210.md)
  - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/300847210.md)
generator: "portal-rs"
---

# Weekly Recap | Colgate -2.09%, consensus target above spot

## The Week

Colgate-Palmolive (CL) closed the week at $84.26, down 2.09% and trailing the S&P 500 by about 1.82 percentage points. The path was front-loaded: the stock rose on Monday and Tuesday, touched a weekly high of $87.215 on Wednesday, then faded into Friday’s low of $83.99 and ended near the bottom of the range. Weekly amplitude came to 3.77%, a clear fade after the early push.

## Key Events

Colgate-Palmolive itself put out little direct news this week, with the key item centred on its dividend. On Tuesday evening, a report noted that the company’s dividend policy was reaffirmed as the fair-value debate came into focus. Earlier that day, two industry-level stories covered cross-sector M&A and strategic partnerships, underscoring that deal activity keeps spreading into niche segments. Read together, the week read more like a renewal of CL’s steady-dividend label than a fresh operating signal. There were no material company filings after routine noise was removed.

## Analyst Ratings

Coverage on CL stands at 21 institutions: 7 rate it buy, 6 rate it overweight and 8 rate it hold, with no underweight or sell calls. The consensus recommendation is buy, with a consensus target of $98.60, implying roughly 17.02% upside from spot. Targets range from $87 to $110, showing disagreement mainly about the pace of future growth. Within its household cleaning products peer group, CL ranks 3rd out of 12, putting it near the front of the pack.

## The Week Ahead

The US releases final services PMI and ISM non-manufacturing PMI for September early next week, followed by trade balance updates. For a defensive consumer name carrying a rich valuation, services sentiment and trade data could matter more than any single company headline. Company-specific, Colgate’s fiscal Q3 2026 results are set for 30 October pre-market, the next real check on fundamentals.

## In Short

This week CL underperformed the market while the ratings picture stayed heavily tilted positive, with the consensus target sitting about 17% above spot. At the same time, the latest capital-flow snapshot shows large-lot money on the sell side and smaller lots absorbing, a split tape. Valuation adds another layer of tension: roughly 33x P/E, an extreme 284x P/B, and just a 2.49% dividend yield sit awkwardly against the defensive label. The key follow-through is whether the late-October earnings print can support margins and volume growth, and whether next week’s macro data shifts the services and trade outlook.

*This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.*

### Related Stocks

- [CL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/CL.US.md)

## Related News & Research

- [North Point Portfolio Managers Corp OH Purchases New Position in Colgate-Palmolive Company $CL](https://longbridge.com/en/news/301171788.md)
- [Colgate-Palmolive (CL) Dividend Reaffirmed As Fair Value Debate Comes Into Focus](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300450673.md)
- [Seagate vs. Western Digital vs. Toshiba: The AI Storage War Is Getting Serious](https://longbridge.com/en/news/301054654.md)
- [Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) Issues Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.29 EPS](https://longbridge.com/en/news/301185790.md)
- [CoreWeave CEO Dumps $347 Million of Stock](https://longbridge.com/en/news/301171859.md)

---
> **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**