Colgate-Palmolive shares gain 0.5% as Sensex rises
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. traded 0.5 per cent up at Rs 2952.9 at 11:11AM (IST) on Friday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex gained 104.96 points to 76915.86.
The scrip had closed at Rs 2938.1 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 3068.95 and 52-week low of Rs 1625.0, respectively. As per BSE data, total traded volume on the counter till 11:11AM (IST) stood at 2667 shares with a turnover of Rs 0.79 crore.
At the prevailing price, the stock traded at 60.37 times its trailing 12-month EPS of Rs 48.67 per share and 27.81 times its price-to-book value, exchange 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-Mar-2024, while FIIs owned 24.51 per cent and DIIs 3.1 per cent.
Technicals On the technical charts, the relative strength index (RSI) of the stock stood at 66.03. 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
