Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Price Target Raised to $99.00

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) had its price objective boosted by equities research analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $98.00 to $99.00 in a research report issued on Monday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s price target would suggest a potential upside of 6.65% from the company’s current price.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on CHD. TD Cowen raised their target price on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 target price (up from $87.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Evercore set a $105.00 target price on Church & Dwight in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $114.00 target price (up from $112.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $102.53.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 3.3%

Church & Dwight stock traded down $3.19 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $92.83. The stock had a trading volume of 2,828,844 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,287,807. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $97.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $91.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.99 billion, a PE ratio of 30.53, a P/E/G ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.48. Church & Dwight has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $106.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.46 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.91 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. Church & Dwight has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Church & Dwight will post 3.75 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total transaction of $704,060.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at $3,024,440.60. The trade was a 18.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total value of $1,308,960.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 17,102 shares in the company, valued at $1,727,302. This trade represents a 43.11% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Church & Dwight

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 337,657 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,510,000 after acquiring an additional 4,346 shares in the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC bought a new stake in Church & Dwight in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $207,000. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 5.7% in the 1st quarter. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC now owns 6,462 shares of the company’s stock valued at $603,000 after acquiring an additional 349 shares in the last quarter. Paradiem LLC lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 37.5% in the 1st quarter. Paradiem LLC now owns 142,006 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,252,000 after acquiring an additional 38,700 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Procyon Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Church & Dwight in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $320,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

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.