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

Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) have been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the eighteen analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have assigned a hold recommendation and nine have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $104.4118.

Several research analysts have issued reports on CHD shares. Evercore set a $105.00 price objective on Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $107.00 price target (up from $104.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday. Weiss Ratings raised Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 12,960 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.00, for a total transaction of $1,270,080.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 13,653 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,337,994. This represents a 48.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Robert K. Shearer sold 8,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.97, for a total value of $842,542.00. Following the sale, the director owned 30,678 shares in the company, valued at $3,005,523.66. This trade represents a 21.90% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 47,680 shares of company stock valued at $4,672,190. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter worth about $269,789,000. Capital International Investors grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 18.1% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $947,820,000 after purchasing an additional 1,734,801 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 51.2% during the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 5,050,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $468,902,000 after buying an additional 1,709,090 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 24.0% during the 4th 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. Finally, FIL Ltd grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 707.4% in the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 1,220,172 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,311,000 after purchasing an additional 1,069,051 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of CHD opened at $103.47 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.27, a P/E/G ratio of 3.76 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 1.15. Church & Dwight has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $106.04. The company’s fifty day moving average is $97.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $96.94.

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 firm had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. The firm’s revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.94 EPS. 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. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Church & Dwight will post 3.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is 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.