Colgate (CL) Is Consistent, Says Jim Cramer

We recently published 12 Stocks Jim Cramer Talked About.  Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) is one of the stocks that Jim Cramer talked about.

Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) is a well-known global oral and personal care brand. Its shares are up by 10.5% over the past year and by 22% year-to-date. Multiple analysts have discussed the stock so far in 2026. For instance, Morgan Stanley raised the share price target to $100 from $87 and kept an Overweight rating on Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL)’s shares. The bank commented that the consumer products company’s fourth-quarter organic sales growth was impressive, given current market conditions. It added that Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL)’s margins, driven by lower currency and other pressures, improved in the fourth quarter. Evercore ISI also raised the share price target. It bumped the target to $100 from $94 and commented that Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) was gaining market share in segments such as oral care and pet nutrition. Cramer used the company as an example of a stock that’s doing well due to consistent execution rather than strong growth:

“Well Colgate had a good quarter, they grew 2% rather than 1%!

“Now these aren’t really growing, it’s just that they’re consistent.”

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