null Option on Colgate Palmolive

CL Stock  USD 89.57  0.29  0.32%   
Colgate Palmolive's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.41 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.3 over 24 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025. The total put volume is at 106, with calls trading at the volume of 71.0. This yields a 1.49 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Colgate Palmolive's distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Colgate Palmolive's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Colgate Palmolive's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Colgate Palmolive Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts

Colgate Palmolive's max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Colgate Palmolive

Analyzing Colgate Palmolive's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Colgate Palmolive regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Colgate Palmolive's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Colgate Palmolive's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Colgate Palmolive's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Colgate Palmolive In The Money Call Balance

When Colgate Palmolive's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Colgate Palmolive stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Colgate Palmolive's options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Colgate Palmolive are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

Colgate Current Options Market Mood

Colgate Palmolive's open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Colgate Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Unfortunately, most Colgate Palmolive's options investors are not very successful. Colgate Palmolive's option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Colgate contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Colgate Palmolive will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0256% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Colgate Palmolive trading at USD 89.57, that is roughly USD 0.023. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Colgate Palmolive's daily price movement you should consider buying Colgate Palmolive options at the current volatility level of 0.41%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Colgate Palmolive options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Colgate calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Colgate Palmolive stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Colgate Palmolive Option Chain

When Colgate Palmolive's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Colgate Palmolive stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Colgate Palmolive's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Colgate. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Colgate. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Colgate Palmolive against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
CL250321C00075000275.014.5 - 18.316.8In
Call
CL250321C00080000380.09.5 - 13.89.85In
Call
CL250321C000850001885.05.6 - 9.47.1In
Call
CL250321C0009000019790.03.3 - 3.73.2In
Call
CL250321C0009500057895.01.2 - 1.251.1Out
Call
CL250321C0010000042100.00.0 - 0.550.3Out
Call
CL250321C001050000105.00.0 - 2.22.2Out
Call
CL250321C001100000110.00.0 - 2.152.15Out
Call
CL250321C001150000115.00.0 - 2.152.15Out
Call
CL250321C001200000120.00.0 - 2.152.15Out
Call
CL250321C001250000125.00.0 - 2.152.15Out
Call
CL250321C001300000130.00.0 - 2.152.15Out
 Put
CL250321P00075000475.00.05 - 2.30.34Out
 Put
CL250321P000800002580.00.25 - 0.450.35Out
 Put
CL250321P000850009985.00.65 - 0.850.72Out
 Put
CL250321P0009000010990.01.9 - 2.22.04Out
 Put
CL250321P000950001595.03.8 - 6.35.2In
 Put
CL250321P001000002100.08.1 - 10.89.5In
 Put
CL250321P001050000105.012.2 - 16.212.2In
 Put
CL250321P001100000110.017.3 - 21.217.3In
 Put
CL250321P001150000115.022.6 - 26.222.6In
 Put
CL250321P001200000120.026.7 - 31.526.7In
 Put
CL250321P001250000125.031.6 - 36.431.6In
 Put
CL250321P001300000130.036.7 - 41.536.7In

Colgate Palmolive Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Colgate Palmolive Market Cap Over Time

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Colgate Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

1.06 Billion

At this time, Colgate Palmolive's Total Stockholder Equity is quite stable compared to the past year.

Colgate Palmolive Corporate Directors

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Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.049
Dividend Share
1.96
Earnings Share
3.48
Revenue Per Share
24.493
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.024
The market value of Colgate Palmolive is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Colgate that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Colgate Palmolive's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Colgate Palmolive's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Colgate Palmolive's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Colgate Palmolive's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Colgate Palmolive's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Colgate Palmolive is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Colgate Palmolive's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.