Although the market may have hit a calm relative to the wild volatility witnessed earlier this month, we may not be out of the woods yet. Sure, the CBOE Volatility Index or the VIX has come down significantly from its earlier highs. As a contrarian indicator, this fear index rises when sentiment has turned sharply negative. However, cooling expectations of volatility may not be enough to dismiss defensive stocks.Mainly, that’s because investors are already walking on eggshells. People are now looking toward ...

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The Wall Street bloodbath intensified on Aug 5 on renewed fears of the U.S. economy slipping into a recession. The fears, which escalated on Friday, spread into the global markets and rattled stocks worldwide.The Dow plummeted 1,033.99 points, or 2.6%, to close at 38,703.27, posting its worst day in nearly two years. The S&P 500 declined 3% to finish at 5,186.33, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq, which entered correction territory last week, gave up another 3.4% to end at 16,200.08.Recession Fears Lead to Massiv ...

Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) has reported second-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 has delivered double-digit growth in operating profit, net income and earnings per share for the fourth consecutive quarter.On a Base Business basis (non-GAAP basis), earnings were 91 ...

Key TakeawaysColgate-Palmolive surpassed analysts' expectations with its second-quarter revenue and earnings per share. The company raised its full-year organic sales growth projections.Each of Colgate-Palmolive's operating divisions generated positive volume growth.The stock climbed Friday, leaving it within range of a record close. Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) beat expectations on the top and bottom lines with its second-quarter results Friday, sending its shares toward record highs. The consumer produc ...

Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 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 Peter Grom - UBS Dara Mohsenian - Morgan Stanley Filippo Falorni - Citi Andrea Teixeira - JP Morgan Robert Moskow - TD Cowen Bonnie Herzog - Goldman Sachs Chris Carey - Wells Fargo Olivia Tong - Raymond James Steve Powers - Deutsch ...

For the quarter ended June 2024, Colgate-Palmolive (CL) reported revenue of $5.06 billion, up 4.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.91, compared to $0.77 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.01 billion, representing a surprise of +0.93%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +4.60%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.87.While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how t ...

Colgate-Palmolive (CL) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.91 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.87 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.77 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 4.60%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this consumer products maker would post earnings of $0.82 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.86, delivering a surprise of 4.88%.Over the last four quarters ...

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 June 30, 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 spe ...

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 2Q 2024 EARNINGS PRESENTATION JULY 26, 2024 July 2024 Notice for Investor Presentation Please review the following second quarter 2024 earnings presentation in conjunction with our second quarter 2024 earnings press release, our second quarter 2024 prepared management remarks, our second quarter 2024 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and additional information regarding our non-GAAP financial measures, including GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations, which are available in the Investor Cent ...