CLX

CLOROX CO /DE/

NYSE · Specialty Cleaning, Polishing and Sanitation Preparations · Inc. DE · CIK 0000021076
$95.16 +1.08% $11.5B
3 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$11.5B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusSell (7%)
Inst. Holders10 funds
Inst. Value$2.5B
Inst. Activity2 buys / 3 sells
Insider Activity1B / 0S
Insider Net $$429.1K
Reddit Sentiment65° Warm
SEC Reports1
Exchange NYSE·Sector Specialty Cleaning, Polishing and Sanitation Preparations·Inc. DE·CIK 0000021076·Prev Close $94.14

Recent Activity

Jun 9, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: CLX — 71.7% short (0.8M / 1.2M)
Short: 846,812 | Exempt: 3,084 | TRF Vol: 1,180,855 | Short Ratio: 71.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark
May 5, 2026 Insider
Breber Pierre R bought 5,000 shares
Director @ $85.82 ($429.1K)
Apr 1, 2026 Insider
Bellet Luc sold 244 shares
EVP - Chief Financial Officer @ $103.63 ($25.3K)
Mar 31, 2026 Insider
Plaines Stephanie sold 265.367 shares
Director @ $0.00 ($0.00)
Feb 28, 2026 SEC
Institutional activity for Clorox (CLX) in 2025-Q4 shows a mixed signal: Norges Bank initiated a substantial new $135.7M
INST-CLUSTER — Impact 6/10
Inst.
MORGAN STANLEY — TRIM
2,293,151 shares ($231.2M)
Inst.
NORGES BANK — NEW
1,346,173 shares ($135.7M)

Price Targets

$105.29 +6.9% upside Buy
Current $98.48 Low $83.00 Median $97.00 High $163.00 17 analysts
$83.00 $163.00

Analyst Ratings

Strong Sell7% buy · 27 analysts
2Strong Buy
0Buy
16Hold
8Sell
1Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
May 18, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
May 4, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Underweight → Underweight
May 1, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
May 1, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
May 1, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Underweight → Underweight

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $1.66 ▼ -20.7% $1.61 — $1.73 -42% YoY 14
Next Q $1.29 ▼ -2.9% $0.90 — $1.48 51% YoY 11
Current FY $5.56 $5.45 — $5.90 -28% YoY 15
Next FY $6.30 $5.84 — $7.21 13% YoY 17

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
VANGUARD GROUP INC$1.6B
MORGAN STANLEY$231.2MTRIM
NORGES BANK$135.7MNEW
BANK OF AMERICA CORP$133.6MADD
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$111.8MADD

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
May 5, 2026Breber PierreBUY$429.1K
Apr 1, 2026Bellet LucF$25.3K
Mar 31, 2026Plaines StephanieA$0.00
Mar 31, 2026WILLIAMS CHRISTOPHERA$0.00
Mar 31, 2026WEINER RUSSELLA$0.00

Reddit Sentiment

65°
Warm
Bearish Neutral Bullish
9 mentions 4 bullish 0 bearish
10 institutional holders with $2.5B total value (24,395,330 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: VANGUARD, MORGAN, NORGES. Net selling activity: 3 institutions trimmed/exited vs 2 added.

Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1VANGUARD GROUP INC15,684,000$1.6B64.3%
2MORGAN STANLEY2,293,151$231.2M9.4%TRIM -28.2%
3NORGES BANK1,346,173$135.7M5.5%NEW
4BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/1,325,156$133.6M5.4%ADD +31.2%
5CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC1,108,669$111.8M4.5%ADD +44.1%
6TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP1,076,005$108.5M4.4%TRIM -38.2%
7FMR LLC647,093$65.2M2.7%ADD +29.8%
8WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN642,688$64.8M2.6%
9RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC224,300$22.6M0.9%TRIM -66.5%
10YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP48,095$4.8M0.2%ADD +30.5%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
MORGAN STANLEYTRIM3,195,8152,293,151-28.2%$231.2M2025-Q4
NORGES BANKNEW1,346,173$135.7M2025-Q4
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPTRIM1,740,1751,076,005-38.2%$108.5M2025-Q4
FMR LLCADD498,439647,093+29.8%$65.2M2025-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCTRIM670,300224,300-66.5%$22.6M2025-Q4
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPADD1,300,3781,740,175+33.8%$214.6M2025-Q3
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ADD1,117,1541,465,446+31.2%$180.7M2025-Q3
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCADD754,5241,087,458+44.1%$134.1M2025-Q3
YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LPADD45,21058,995+30.5%$7.3M2025-Q3
NORGES BANKEXIT1,585,9840-100.0%$0.002025-Q3
UBS Group AGADD1,314,5821,804,291+37.3%$216.6M2025-Q2
NORGES BANKNEW1,585,984$190.4M2025-Q2
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPDOUBLED71,3551,300,378+1722.4%$156.1M2025-Q2
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCDOUBLED413,467855,167+106.8%$102.7M2025-Q2
FMR LLCTRIM710,437432,717-39.1%$52.0M2025-Q2
YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LPADD32,95045,210+37.2%$5.4M2025-Q2
UBS Group AGADD973,4071,314,582+35.0%$193.6M2025-Q1
FMR LLCTRIM1,361,758710,437-47.8%$104.6M2025-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCTRIM697,967413,467-40.8%$60.9M2025-Q1
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCNEAR_EXIT1,487,112213,374-85.7%$31.4M2025-Q1
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPTRIM98,76571,355-27.8%$10.5M2025-Q1
NORGES BANKEXIT1,594,9790-100.0%$0.002025-Q1
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCTRIM2,900,1471,487,112-48.7%$241.5M2024-Q4
UBS Group AGADD561,583973,407+73.3%$158.1M2024-Q4
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCNEW723,906$117.9M2024-Q3
8 unique insiders with 1 transactions. Net insider value: $429.1K ($429.1K bought, $0.00 sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 5, 2026Breber Pierre RDirectorBUY5,000$85.82$429.1K
Apr 1, 2026Bellet LucEVP - Chief Financial OfficerF244$103.63$25.3K
Mar 31, 2026Plaines StephanieDirectorA265.367$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026WILLIAMS CHRISTOPHER JDirectorA265.367$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026WEINER RUSSELL JDirectorA325.678$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Breber Pierre RDirectorA325.678$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Shattock Matthew JDirectorA506.61$0.00$0.00
Mar 13, 2026Hyder Chris TEVP-Group Pres -Hlth & HygF41$108.73$4.5K
Mar 13, 2026Grier StaceyEVP - Executive Chief of StaffF32$108.73$3.5K
Feb 13, 2026Breber Pierre RDirectorA27.05$0.00$0.00
Feb 13, 2026Shattock Matthew JDirectorA191.291$0.00$0.00
Feb 13, 2026Plaines StephanieDirectorA72.732$0.00$0.00
Feb 13, 2026WILLIAMS CHRISTOPHER JDirectorA212.639$0.00$0.00
Feb 13, 2026WEINER RUSSELL JDirectorA172.363$0.00$0.00
1 SEC filing reports analyzed. Sentiment: 0 bullish, 0 bearish, 1 mixed, 0 neutral. Avg impact: 6.0/10.

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Strong Sell (7% buy). Based on 27 analysts: 2 strong buy, 0 buy, 16 hold, 8 sell, 1 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$105.29 mean target +6.9% upside Buy (3.11)
$83.00 Low $163.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$98.48
Target Low$83.00
Target Mean$105.29
Target Median$97.00
Target High$163.00
# Analysts17
RecommendationBuy (3.11)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$1.66 $1.61 $1.73 -42.1% -20.7% 0↑ 2↓ $1.9B -4.0% 14
Next Q
2026-09-30
$1.29 $0.90 $1.48 51.3% -2.9% 0↑ 8↓ $1.8B 28.7% 11
Current FY
2026-06-30
$5.56 $5.45 $5.90 -27.9% +0.4% $6.7B -5.9% 15
Next FY
2027-06-30
$6.30 $5.84 $7.21 13.2% -0.3% 0↑ 4↓ $7.6B 13.4% 17

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$1.662
7d ago$1.659+0.004
30d ago$2.095-0.433
60d ago$2.089-0.427
90d ago$2.089-0.427
11 analyst firms have rated this stock: 0 upgrades, 1 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
May 18, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
May 4, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Underweight Underweight
May 1, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
May 1, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
May 1, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Underweight Underweight
May 1, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
May 1, 2026 Evercore ISI Group MAINTAIN Underperform Underperform
Apr 23, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Apr 21, 2026 Jefferies MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Apr 17, 2026 JP Morgan DOWNGRADE Neutral Underweight
Apr 15, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Apr 15, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Underweight Underweight
Apr 14, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Underweight Underweight
Apr 8, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Apr 7, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Mar 30, 2026 Deutsche Bank MAINTAIN Hold Hold
Feb 5, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Feb 4, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 4, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 4, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 4, 2026 Evercore ISI Group MAINTAIN Underperform Underperform
Jan 23, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Jan 16, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Jan 14, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Jan 8, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Hold Hold
Jan 7, 2026 Goldman Sachs MAINTAIN Sell Sell
Jan 5, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Dec 17, 2025 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20262016817%
May 1, 20261116817%
Apr 1, 20261117717%
Mar 1, 20261117717%
Feb 1, 20261116817%
Jan 1, 20261116817%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

65°
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Bearish Neutral Bullish
9 mentions 4 bullish 0 bearish 6 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
May 8, 2026258° Warm102
May 8, 2026150° Neutral001
May 8, 2026364° Warm203
May 8, 2026144° Neutral001
May 5, 2026150° Neutral001
Feb 12, 2026160° Warm101

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Jun 9, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CLX — 71.7% short (0.8M / 1.2M)
Short: 846,812 | Exempt: 3,084 | TRF Vol: 1,180,855 | Short Ratio: 71.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 8, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CLX — 75.8% short (0.9M / 1.2M)
Short: 887,114 | Exempt: 179 | TRF Vol: 1,170,806 | Short Ratio: 75.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 4, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CLX — 67.4% short (0.8M / 1.2M)
Short: 794,665 | Exempt: 1,672 | TRF Vol: 1,179,436 | Short Ratio: 67.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 3, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CLX — 64.3% short (0.6M / 1.0M)
Short: 614,625 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 955,407 | Short Ratio: 64.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 2, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CLX — 56.2% short (0.7M / 1.2M)
Short: 653,328 | Exempt: 122 | TRF Vol: 1,162,733 | Short Ratio: 56.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 1, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CLX — 61.1% short (0.8M / 1.3M)
Short: 793,397 | Exempt: 1,605 | TRF Vol: 1,299,175 | Short Ratio: 61.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 29, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CLX — 59.7% short (1.1M / 1.8M)
Short: 1,077,408 | Exempt: 2,305 | TRF Vol: 1,805,740 | Short Ratio: 59.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 28, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CLX — 58.3% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 409,442 | Exempt: 1,875 | TRF Vol: 702,713 | Short Ratio: 58.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 27, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CLX — 61.5% short (0.5M / 0.9M)
Short: 542,929 | Exempt: 148 | TRF Vol: 883,102 | Short Ratio: 61.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 26, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CLX — 66.1% short (0.6M / 1.0M)
Short: 648,991 | Exempt: 76 | TRF Vol: 982,020 | Short Ratio: 66.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 22, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CLX — 58.3% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 399,817 | Exempt: 2,671 | TRF Vol: 686,331 | Short Ratio: 58.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 21, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CLX — 69.9% short (0.7M / 1.0M)
Short: 699,081 | Exempt: 483 | TRF Vol: 999,943 | Short Ratio: 69.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 20, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CLX — 63.9% short (0.6M / 1.0M)
Short: 625,101 | Exempt: 374 | TRF Vol: 978,533 | Short Ratio: 63.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 18, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: CLX — 3.6M shares, 74,980 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 3,554,347 shares across 74,980 trades.
May 15, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CLX — 60.2% short (0.5M / 0.9M)
Short: 535,333 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 889,471 | Short Ratio: 60.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)