CLX

CLOROX CO /DE/

NYSE · Specialty Cleaning, Polishing and Sanitation Preparations · Inc. DE · CIK 0000021076
$96.82 -1.51% $11.7B
38 New Institutional Positions12 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$11.7B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusSell (7%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$6.6B
Inst. Activity38 buys / 12 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 $98.30

Recent Activity

Jun 12, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: CLX — 70.5% short (0.6M / 0.9M)
Short: 600,048 | Exempt: 399 | TRF Vol: 851,165 | Short Ratio: 70.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark poo
May 5, 2026 Insider
Breber Pierre R bought 5,000 shares
Director @ $85.82 ($429.1K)
Apr 1, 2026 Insider
Bellet Luc surrendered for taxes 244 shares
EVP - Chief Financial Officer @ $103.63 ($25.3K)
Mar 31, 2026 Insider
Plaines Stephanie was granted 265.367 shares
Director
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.
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. — DOUBLED
1,592,288 shares ($165.0M)
Inst.
FMR LLC — DOUBLED
1,469,115 shares ($152.2M)

Price Targets

$105.29 +8.8% upside Buy
Current $96.82 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
BlackRock, Inc.$1.1B
STATE STREET CORP$855.4M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$813.5M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$599.5M
Invesco Ltd.$503.6M

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
50 institutional holders with $6.6B total value (63,344,835 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: BlackRock,, STATE, VANGUARD. Net buying activity: 38 institutions added/increased vs 12 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1BlackRock, Inc.10,171,871$1.1B16.1%
2STATE STREET CORP8,254,575$855.4M13.0%
3VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC7,850,437$813.5M12.4%
4VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC5,784,592$599.5M9.1%
5Invesco Ltd.4,859,240$503.6M7.7%
6MORGAN STANLEY2,716,044$281.5M4.3%
7Point72 Asset Management, L.P.1,592,288$165.0M2.5%DOUBLED +345.6%
8FMR LLC1,469,115$152.2M2.3%DOUBLED +127.0%
9CITADEL ADVISORS LLC1,426,468$147.8M2.3%
10ROYAL BANK OF CANADA1,418,204$147.0M2.2%
11BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/1,405,774$145.7M2.2%
12GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC1,258,596$130.4M2.0%
13CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC1,151,860$119.4M1.8%
14DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP928,632$96.2M1.5%
15Amundi747,780$77.5M1.2%
16STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP729,817$75.6M1.2%
17ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP727,015$75.3M1.1%TRIM -55.1%
18DEUTSCHE BANK AG\686,885$71.2M1.1%
19VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO680,960$70.6M1.1%
20WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN633,542$65.7M1.0%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.DOUBLED357,3561,592,288+345.6%$165.0M2026-Q1
FMR LLCDOUBLED647,0931,469,115+127.0%$152.2M2026-Q1
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPTRIM1,619,396727,015-55.1%$75.3M2026-Q1
Gotham Asset Management, LLCDOUBLED147,851369,797+150.1%$38.3M2026-Q1
MARSHALL WACE, LLPDOUBLED3,300347,409+10427.5%$36.0M2026-Q1
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INCADD161,431251,040+55.5%$26.0M2026-Q1
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.NEW227,338$23.6M2026-Q1
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMTRIM313,847214,794-31.6%$22.3M2026-Q1
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.ADD129,259186,659+44.4%$19.3M2026-Q1
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INCDOUBLED88,273183,905+108.3%$19.1M2026-Q1
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARDDOUBLED48,910180,588+269.2%$18.7M2026-Q1
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am MainDOUBLED5,653152,439+2596.6%$15.8M2026-Q1
Korea Investment CORPDOUBLED49,017150,656+207.4%$15.6M2026-Q1
Allianz Asset Management GmbHADD89,637138,279+54.3%$14.3M2026-Q1
BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLCNEW110,863$11.5M2026-Q1
TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXASDOUBLED14,37186,525+502.1%$9.0M2026-Q1
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET ALDOUBLED31,82284,138+164.4%$8.7M2026-Q1
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLPDOUBLED24,14476,207+215.6%$7.9M2026-Q1
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INCTRIM89,46262,517-30.1%$6.5M2026-Q1
CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A.TRIM179,84650,901-71.7%$5.3M2026-Q1
JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCTRIM68,46546,165-32.6%$4.8M2026-Q1
Tredje AP-fondenDOUBLED13,45345,784+240.3%$4.7M2026-Q1
PRUDENTIAL PLCDOUBLED3,05545,435+1387.2%$4.7M2026-Q1
FIFTH THIRD BANCORPDOUBLED4,78144,507+830.9%$4.6M2026-Q1
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.NEAR_EXIT273,67443,602-84.1%$4.5M2026-Q1
8 unique insiders with 14 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 OfficerTAX W/H244$103.63$25.3K
Mar 31, 2026Plaines StephanieDirectorAWARD265.367
Mar 31, 2026WILLIAMS CHRISTOPHER JDirectorAWARD265.367
Mar 31, 2026WEINER RUSSELL JDirectorAWARD325.678
Mar 31, 2026Breber Pierre RDirectorAWARD325.678
Mar 31, 2026Shattock Matthew JDirectorAWARD506.61
Mar 13, 2026Hyder Chris TEVP-Group Pres -Hlth & HygTAX W/H41$108.73$4.5K
Mar 13, 2026Grier StaceyEVP - Executive Chief of StaffTAX W/H32$108.73$3.5K
Feb 13, 2026Breber Pierre RDirectorAWARD27.05
Feb 13, 2026Shattock Matthew JDirectorAWARD191.291
Feb 13, 2026Plaines StephanieDirectorAWARD72.732
Feb 13, 2026WILLIAMS CHRISTOPHER JDirectorAWARD212.639
Feb 13, 2026WEINER RUSSELL JDirectorAWARD172.363
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 +8.8% upside Buy (3.11)
$83.00 Low $163.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$96.82
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% $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.

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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 12, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CLX — 70.5% short (0.6M / 0.9M)
Short: 600,048 | Exempt: 399 | TRF Vol: 851,165 | Short Ratio: 70.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 11, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CLX — 72.3% short (0.7M / 1.0M)
Short: 721,988 | Exempt: 65 | TRF Vol: 998,622 | Short Ratio: 72.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 10, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CLX — 61.7% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 485,114 | Exempt: 9,757 | TRF Vol: 786,571 | Short Ratio: 61.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
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)