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Buying and holding stocks with a long-term horizon takes the pressure off quarterly results and shifts the focus to a structured investment thesis. An investment thesis removes emotion -- serving as a reminder for why you bought a stock in the first place.

I analyze Barron's top 100 sustainable companies, focusing on dividend payers and using the dogcatcher yield-based strategy to identify value opportunities. Seven out of 83 dividend-paying sustainable stocks currently meet the ideal of annual dividends from a $1K investment exceeding their share price, signaling potential buys. Analyst targets project 20.21% to 45.71% net gains for the top ten ESG dividend stocks by August 2026, with average risk below the market.

OAKLAND, Calif. , Aug. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) today announced that Chair and Chief Executive Officer Linda Rendle and Chief Financial Officer Luc Bellet will participate in a fireside chat at the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, in Boston.

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Clorox is just shy of the Dividend King title, awarded to companies with 50 years of consecutive dividend increases. The robust portfolio of consumer durables reliably supports dividend growth through all market environments. I rate Clorox a Hold and recommend waiting for a $100 entry point, which would offer a 5% yield and a margin of safety.

Wall Street tends to cycle through stock themes even though some sectors tend to be filled with strong businesses. And even strong businesses go through hard times.

Not all dividends are paid out equally; some companies try to create a “trap” by overpaying on a quarter's dividend, attracting buyers through a short-term high dividend yield that seems too good to pass up. The realization comes much later, though, that these companies can't afford these payouts, straining the financial profile altogether and having to decrease or cancel these dividends later.

Investors need to pay close attention to CLX stock based on the movements in the options market lately.

Upgrading Clorox from 'sell' to 'hold' as recent financials show organic volume and revenue growth, especially in the Health and Wellness segment. Gross margin improvements and cost optimization efforts are finally materializing, though results still lag behind top peers and management expectations. The valuation is now more reasonable after a 25% stock price decline, with EV/EBITDA multiples closer to the discount CLX deserves when compared to top market players, reducing downside risk.

These dividend stocks are trading at big discounts. They may be close to bottoming out.