Published on 3 Aug 2022 on Market Watch
Clorox Co. stock underperforms Tuesday when compared to competitors
Shares of Clorox Co. slid 1.03% to $143.79 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.67% to 4,091.19 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.23% to 32,396.17. Clorox Co. closed $43.07 short of its 52-week high ($186.86), which the company achieved on January 14th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC rose 0.01% to $79.95, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA Pfd. ADR rose 0.87% to $16.15, and Beiersdorf AG ADR fell 1.01% to $20.68. Trading volume (939,358) remained 409,304 below its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.