DJ Clorox Co. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Clorox Co. $(CLX)$ rose 2.15% to $104.58 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.20% to 7,126.06 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.79% to 49,447.43.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Clorox Co. closed 27.35% short of its 52-week high of $143.96, which the company achieved on April 29th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ rose 2.67% to $146.93, Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ rose 2.07% to $274.80, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. $(CL)$ rose 2.62% to $85.81.
Trading volume (2.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 17, 2026.
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April 17, 2026 17:13 ET (21:13 GMT)
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