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

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eighteen research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $104.4118.

A number of analysts recently weighed in on CHD shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $111.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Friday, May 29th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $107.00 target price (up from $104.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $110.00 target price (up from $105.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd.

Insider Activity

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Bradley C. Irwin sold 4,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.69, for a total transaction of $441,567.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 35,674 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,663,363.06. The trade was a 10.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Arthur B. Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.83, for a total value of $1,357,356.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 7,129 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $733,075.07. The trade was a 64.93% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 94,970 shares of company stock worth $9,568,872 over the last ninety days. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Church & Dwight

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 8,288.7% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 33,272,467 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,223,437,000 after buying an additional 32,875,834 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in Church & Dwight during the second quarter valued at approximately $2,174,535,000. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,875,412 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,163,453,000 after acquiring an additional 88,594 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 18.1% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $947,820,000 after acquiring an additional 1,734,801 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Church & Dwight by 24.0% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $638,117,000 after acquiring an additional 1,473,894 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 0.0%

NYSE:CHD opened at $101.31 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.58, a P/E/G ratio of 3.69 and a beta of 0.47. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $99.08 and a 200 day simple moving average of $97.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.69. Church & Dwight has a 12-month low of $81.33 and a 12-month high of $106.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.10% and a net margin of 11.96%.Church & Dwight’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.94 earnings per share. Church & Dwight has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.890-0.890 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.740-3.810 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Church & Dwight will post 3.78 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a $0.3075 dividend. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.55%.

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.