Brian Logan Overview With the current high inflationary environment, we are seeing a ton of companies tightening down on spending and implementing different cost-saving initiatives because of slowing sales volume. However, Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) has been steadily growing revenues and managing the challenging economic environment quite well. The last earnings were strong, the dividend was recently increased, and the price movement has outpaced the S&P 500 (SPY). I previously covered Colgate back in Sept ...

In the latest market close, Colgate-Palmolive (CL) reached $86.75, with a +0.67% movement compared to the previous day. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.58%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.12%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.15%.Prior to today's trading, shares of the consumer products maker had lost 2.93% over the past month. This has was narrower than the Consumer Staples sector's loss of 4.32% and lagged the S&P 500's loss of 1.09% in that time.Analysts and investors ...

CJ Rivera/Getty Images Entertainment Over the past 10 years, Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) drastically underperformed the S&P 500, but its latest dividend increase of 4% could breathe new life into the stock. The company is a Stalwart operating globally in more than 200 countries, everyone knows it and uses its products regularly. As discussed in my previous article, as the prospect of the rate cut looms, the company's dividend becomes more appealing. Moreover, the company is expected to report great Q1 2 ...

Richard Drury This week, we have three six new dividend increases, including dividend king Colgate-Palmolive! They extend their 61-year streak with a 4.2% increase. The average increase is 10.6%, with a median of 4.2%. As an investor who follows a dividend-growth strategy, I am always excited to receive dividend payouts, especially when they increase. I have noticed that companies that increase their dividends regularly perform significantly better than those that don't. Therefore, I keep a close eye on ...

Inflation increased in the first two months of the year and investors are uncertain as to when the Federal Reserve will start its rate cuts. This has raised concerns among market participants and made markets volatile.The Federal Reserve said at the end of last year that it would soon end its rate hike regime and go for rate cuts in 2024. This came as inflation declined sharply in 2023 after the Federal Reserve’s aggressive monetary tightening policy to curb 40-year-high inflation saw it hiking interest rat ...

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It’s usually never a bad idea to consider defensive stocks to buy. They’re not sexy and they probably won’t make you rich. However, not ending up destitute is the name of the game, especially amid some worrying signals.Among the worst – if not the worst – is the so-called pawn shop indicator. While many political leaders have touted the robust headline print of the economy, the boots on the ground tell a different tale. According to one pawn shop operator that USA Today interviewed, it has a glut of invento ...

For those looking to find strong Consumer Staples stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Has Colgate-Palmolive (CL) been one of those stocks this year? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.Colgate-Palmolive is one of 194 companies in the Consumer Staples group. The Consumer Staples group currently sits at #14 within the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank gauges the strength of our 16 individual sector group ...