Colgate-Palmolive Co reports results for the quarter ended December 31 - Earnings Summary

• Colgate-Palmolive Co CL.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of 91 cents​​ per share for the quarter ended December 31, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of 87 cents. The mean expectation of seventeen analysts for the quarter was for earnings of 89 cents per share. Wall Street expected results to range from 87 cents to 92 cents per share.

• Revenue fell 0.1% to $4.94 billion from a year ago; analysts expected $4.97 billion.

• Colgate-Palmolive Co's reported EPS for the quarter was 90 cents​.

• The company reported quarterly net income of $739 million.

• Colgate-Palmolive Co shares had fallen by 0.0% this quarter.

FORECAST CHANGES

• The mean earnings estimate of analysts had fallen by about 1% in the last three months.​

• In the last 30 days, nine analysts negatively revised earnings estimates

RECOMMENDATIONS

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 13 "strong buy" or "buy," 9 "hold" and 2 "sell" or "strong sell."

• The average consensus recommendation for the personal products peer group is also "buy"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Colgate-Palmolive Co is $101.00

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