Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) has received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eighteen ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have given a hold recommendation and nine have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $100.2353.

CHD has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 price objective (up from $87.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Argus lowered their target price on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Church & Dwight from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $92.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, UBS Group set a $92.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total value of $1,308,960.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 17,102 shares in the company, valued at $1,727,302. This represents a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 24,274 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,672,000 after purchasing an additional 945 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.4% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,000 after acquiring an additional 1,024 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth about $254,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $76,000. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 1.6% in the second quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 146,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,090,000 after purchasing an additional 2,300 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of Church & Dwight stock opened at $98.42 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.59, a PEG ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. Church & Dwight has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $116.46. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $88.28 and its 200 day moving average price is $88.94.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.64 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.88% and a return on equity of 20.05%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.76 earnings per share. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.920-0.920 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. This is an increase from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is presently 39.07%.

About Church & Dwight

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a U.S.-based consumer products company best known for its Arm & Hammer baking soda business. Founded in 1846 with the manufacture and marketing of sodium bicarbonate, the company has grown into a diversified maker and marketer of household, personal care and specialty products. Church & Dwight is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CHD and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.

The company’s portfolio spans a range of categories including household cleaning and laundry, oral care, personal care, sexual wellness and health & wellness.