UniSuper Management Pty Ltd Has $11.73 Million Stock Holdings in The Clorox Company (NYSE:CLX)

UniSuper Management Pty Ltd grew its position in The Clorox Company (NYSE:CLX) by 4.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 72,246 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,824 shares during the period. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd owned about 0.06% of Clorox worth $11,733,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Integral Investment Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Clorox by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Integral Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 1,718 shares of the company’s stock worth $279,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. HCR Wealth Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of Clorox by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. HCR Wealth Advisors now owns 6,870 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,116,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the period. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC grew its position in Clorox by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC now owns 1,345 shares of the company’s stock valued at $218,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its holdings in shares of Clorox by 163.8% in the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 153 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Global X Japan Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Clorox by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. now owns 3,272 shares of the company’s stock valued at $531,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. 78.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Clorox from $145.00 to $155.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. DA Davidson lowered their price target on Clorox from $171.00 to $169.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Clorox from $140.00 to $139.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Clorox from $157.00 to $161.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $150.00 target price on shares of Clorox in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Clorox currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $159.50.

Clorox Stock Up 1.9 %

Shares of NYSE:CLX opened at $145.70 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.52, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.94. The Clorox Company has a 52-week low of $127.60 and a 52-week high of $171.37. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $151.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $159.22. The firm has a market cap of $17.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.81, a PEG ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.45.

Clorox (NYSE:CLX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.39 by $0.16. Clorox had a net margin of 6.38% and a return on equity of 316.87%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.16 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that The Clorox Company will post 7.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Clorox Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 23rd will be paid a dividend of $1.22 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 23rd. This represents a $4.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.35%. Clorox’s payout ratio is currently 133.33%.

Clorox Company Profile

The Clorox Company manufactures and markets consumer and professional products worldwide. It operates through four segments: Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International. The Health and Wellness segment offers cleaning products, such as laundry additives and home care products primarily under the Clorox, Clorox2, Scentiva, Pine-Sol, Liquid-Plumr, Tilex, and Formula 409 brands; professional cleaning and disinfecting products under the CloroxPro and Clorox Healthcare brands; professional food service products under the Hidden Valley brand; and vitamins, minerals and supplement products under the RenewLife, Natural Vitality, NeoCell, and Rainbow Light brands in the United States.