Clorox Co (CLX) Stock AnalysisCLXClorox Co

The Clorox Company is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer and professional products. Its brands include Brita, Burt's Bees, Clorox, Fresh Step, Glad, Hidden Valley, Kingsford, Liquid-Plumr, Pine-Sol and Purell as well as international brands such as Chux, Clorinda and Poett. Its segments include Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle and International. Health and Wellness segment consists of cleaning, disinfecting and professional products marketed and sold in the United States. Products within this segment include home care, cleaning and disinfecting products and laundry additives; professional cleaning and disinfecting products, and others. Household segment consists of bags and wraps, cat litter and grilling products marketed and sold in the United States. Lifestyle segment consists of food, water filtration and natural personal care products marketed and sold in the United States. International segment consists of products sold outside the United States. It operates in the Consumer Non-Cyclicals sector (SPECIALTY CLEANING, POLISHING AND SANITATION PREPA industry).

Clorox Co is a good buy right now due to its attractive dividend yield of 5.93%, significantly higher than the S&P 500's yield of approximately 1%. Additionally, the stock is currently priced at $87.09, which is below several analyst price targets, including a recent downgrade to $85 by TD Cowen. The stock has shown a positive trend with a 5-day change of +3.93%, indicating short-term momentum. However, the main risk is the high payout ratio exceeding 103%, which raises concerns about the sustainability of future dividends.

16 analysts cover CLX: 2 rate it Buy, 13 Hold and 1 Sell. The average price target is 118.69.