Rathbones Group PLC Increases Holdings in Colgate-Palmolive Company $CL

07 Apr 2026, 10:28 by Michael Walen · The Markets Daily

Rathbones Group PLC grew its holdings in Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL – Free Report) by 22.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 214,516 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 38,939 shares during the period. Rathbones Group PLC’s holdings in Colgate-Palmolive were worth $16,951,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Copia Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Colgate-Palmolive in the third quarter worth about $29,000. Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Colgate-Palmolive in the third quarter worth about $30,000. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates increased its holdings in shares of Colgate-Palmolive by 300.0% in the fourth quarter. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates now owns 400 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Grove Bank & Trust increased its holdings in shares of Colgate-Palmolive by 182.6% in the fourth quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 407 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new stake in Colgate-Palmolive during the third quarter worth approximately $35,000. 80.41% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Colgate-Palmolive Trading Down 0.7%

CL opened at $84.57 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $67.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.28, a P/E/G ratio of 3.91 and a beta of 0.34. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $91.08 and its 200-day moving average price is $83.49. Colgate-Palmolive Company has a one year low of $74.54 and a one year high of $99.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.82, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 0.83.

Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.91 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $5.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.13 billion. Colgate-Palmolive had a return on equity of 353.72% and a net margin of 10.45%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.91 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that Colgate-Palmolive Company will post 3.75 EPS for the current year.

Colgate-Palmolive Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.53 per share. This is a positive change from Colgate-Palmolive’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.52. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 20th. Colgate-Palmolive’s payout ratio is currently 80.92%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CL has been the topic of several analyst reports. Evercore boosted their price objective on Colgate-Palmolive from $94.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Argus reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Colgate-Palmolive in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. TD Cowen reissued a “hold” rating and set a $85.00 price objective on shares of Colgate-Palmolive in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Barclays boosted their price objective on Colgate-Palmolive from $83.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Colgate-Palmolive from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $90.00 to $98.00 in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $95.19.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Sally Massey sold 15,851 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.03, for a total transaction of $1,506,320.53. Following the transaction, the insider owned 13,751 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,306,757.53. This represents a 53.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider John Hazlin sold 20,989 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.25, for a total value of $1,978,213.25. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 17,645 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,663,041.25. The trade was a 54.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 184,683 shares of company stock worth $17,486,693. Corporate insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.

Colgate-Palmolive Profile

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Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company with a long history in household and personal care categories. The business traces its roots to the early 19th century and has evolved into a multinational manufacturer and marketer of everyday consumer goods focused on health, hygiene and home care.