Colgate-Palmolive at New All-Time High

  • Posted by on May 16th, 2012 at 10:34 am
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Shares of Colgate-Palmolive ($CL) are up to a new all-time high today. The stock is up more than 14,000% since its 1980 low. I think the stock may be over-extended at this price. Going by my simple valuation method, CL is about 40% over-valued.


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