Dividend Aristocrats are held in high regard amongst investors due to their proven ability to achieve robust financial results and pay growing dividends over extended time periods. Considering an essential requirement of being a Dividend Aristocrat is increasing dividends for 25 consecutive years, they deserve the praise they get.However, what if I proposed that some of these beloved Dividend Aristocrat stocks might be trading at unjustifiably high prices? In fact, several names within this elite group appe ...

Rising inflation is igniting fresh fears of an economic slowdown, as the upbeat sentiment among millions of Americans continues to fade fast. Consumers who were confident about the economy’s health till a few months back are now doubtful about the future.The University of Michigan’s preliminary reading on the overall consumer sentiment index came up with a reading of 67.4 for May, its lowest level in six months. Also, this was sharply lower than April’s reading of 77.2 and the consensus estimate of 76.This ...

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The Federal Reserve’s fight to curb sky-high inflation continues. Although inflation has eased sharply over the past year, it remains stubbornly higher than the central bank’s 2% target as price pressures remain elevated.The Commerce Department reported on Apr 28 that the personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index, a key inflation gauge of the Federal Reserve, increased 2.7% in March on a year-over-year basis, surpassing the consensus estimate of a rise of 2.6%. PCE rose 2.5% in February.Core PCE, w ...

The first-quarter earnings train is running at full steam now with company results coming at us fast and furiously. FactSet reports that with 46% of companies listed on the benchmark S&P 500 index having reported financial results, 77% have beaten expectations for their earnings, while 60% have announced better-than-expected revenue. The year-over-year earnings growth rate for Q1 among S&P 500-listed companies is 3.5%, marking the third-straight quarter of year-over-year growth for the benchmark. While all ...

Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) has reported first-quarter 2024 results, wherein the top and bottom lines beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate and improved year over year. Results have benefited from strong top-line growth, improved organic volume performance, and gross and operating profit margin expansions. Notably, the company delivered double-digit growth in operating profit, net income and earnings per share for the third consecutive quarter.On a Base Business basis (non-GAAP basis), earnings were 86 cents ...

Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call April 26, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Noel Wallace - President, Chief Executive Officer Stan Sutula - Chief Financial Officer John Faucher - Chief Investor Relations Officer Conference Call Participants Steve Powers - Deutsche Bank Robert Ottenstein - Evercore ISI Peter Grom - UBS Filippo Falorni - Citi Andrea Teixeira - JP Morgan Bonnie Herzog - Goldman Sachs Olivia Tong - Raymond James Chris Carey - Wells Fargo Lauren Lieberman ...

For the quarter ended March 2024, Colgate-Palmolive (CL) reported revenue of $5.07 billion, up 6.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.86, compared to $0.73 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.30% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.95 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.82, the EPS surprise was +4.88%.While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine the ...

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ________________________ FORM 10-Q ________________________ (Mark One) ☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024 OR ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from________ to________ . Commission File Number: 1-644 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as sp ...