Colgate-Palmolive shares gain 0.82% as Sensex rises

At the current price, shares of the company traded at 58.42 times its trailing 12-month EPS of Rs 46.33 per share and 23.88 times its price-to-book value, BSE data showed.

A higher P/E ratio shows investors are willing to pay a higher share price today because of growth expectations in the future.

Price-to-book value indicates the inherent value of a company and reflects the price investors are ready to pay even for no growth in the business. The stock's Beta value, which measures its volatility in relation to the broader market, stood at 0.52.

Shareholding Details

Promoters held 0.0 per cent stake in the company as of 31-Dec-2023, while FIIs owned 24.62 per cent and DIIs 2.82 per cent.

Technicals
On the technical charts, the relative strength index (RSI) of the stock stood at 61.15. The RSI oscillates between zero and 100. Traditionally, it is considered overbought condition when the RSI value is above 70 and oversold condition when it is below 30. Chartists say, RSI should not be seen in isolation, as it may not be sufficient to take a trading call, just the way fundamental analysts cannot give a'buy' or'sell' recommendation using a single valuation ratio.