Colgate-Palmolive (CL) Competitors

Interparfums (NASDAQ:IPAR) and Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has better valuation & earnings, IPAR or CL?

Colgate-Palmolive has higher revenue and earnings than Interparfums. Colgate-Palmolive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Interparfums, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Interparfums	$1.45B	3.06	$164.36M	$5.14	26.95
Colgate-Palmolive	$20.10B	3.70	$2.89B	$3.54	25.92

Do analysts prefer IPAR or CL?

Interparfums currently has a consensus price target of $157.60, indicating a potential upside of 13.78%. Colgate-Palmolive has a consensus price target of $101.69, indicating a potential upside of 10.83%. Given Interparfums' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Interparfums is more favorable than Colgate-Palmolive.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Interparfums	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Colgate-Palmolive	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42

Which has more volatility & risk, IPAR or CL?

Interparfums has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Colgate-Palmolive has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IPAR or CL a better dividend stock?

Interparfums pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Colgate-Palmolive pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Interparfums pays out 62.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Colgate-Palmolive pays out 58.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Interparfums has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Colgate-Palmolive has increased its dividend for 63 consecutive years.

Does the media refer more to IPAR or CL?

In the previous week, Colgate-Palmolive had 31 more articles in the media than Interparfums. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Colgate-Palmolive and 5 mentions for Interparfums. Colgate-Palmolive's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Interparfums' score of 1.18 indicating that Colgate-Palmolive is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Interparfums	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Colgate-Palmolive	32 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is IPAR or CL more profitable?

Colgate-Palmolive has a net margin of 14.52% compared to Interparfums' net margin of 11.30%. Colgate-Palmolive's return on equity of 461.04% beat Interparfums' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Interparfums	11.30%	17.62%	11.86%
Colgate-Palmolive	14.52%	461.04%	18.14%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IPAR or CL?

55.6% of Interparfums shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are held by institutional investors. 43.9% of Interparfums shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Colgate-Palmolive beats Interparfums on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.