Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Stock Rated “Hold” by Wall Street Analysts

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the seventeen research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have issued a hold recommendation and eight have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $103.81.

Several brokerages recently issued reports on CHD. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $105.00 target price (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, TD Cowen set a $97.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 0.4%

NYSE CHD opened at $104.16 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $98.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $97.13. The company has a market capitalization of $24.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.73 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Church & Dwight has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $106.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.01). Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. The firm had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.94 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, equities research analysts predict that Church & Dwight will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 15,375 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.00, for a total transaction of $1,583,625.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,668 shares in the company, valued at $480,804. This trade represents a 76.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Bradley C. Irwin sold 4,300 shares of Church & Dwight 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 directly owned 35,674 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,663,363.06. The trade was a 10.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 53,250 shares of company stock worth $5,462,048. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Church & Dwight

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 40,198 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,787,000 after purchasing an additional 813 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 3,118.5% during the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 26,842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,529,000 after purchasing an additional 26,008 shares in the last quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 306.3% during the third quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 25,976 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,447,000 after purchasing an additional 19,582 shares in the last quarter. USA Financial Formulas purchased a new position in Church & Dwight during the third quarter valued at approximately $86,000. Finally, Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 289.3% during the third quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 148,631 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,004,000 after buying an additional 110,449 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Church & Dwight

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a consumer packaged goods company that develops, manufactures and markets household, personal care and specialty products. Its portfolio is anchored by the ARM & HAMMER brand, which is used across products such as baking soda, laundry detergent, cat litter, household cleaners, oral care products and personal care items.

The company also markets a broad range of branded products, including OxiClean laundry and cleaning products, Trojan sexual wellness products, Waterpik oral health devices, First Response pregnancy and fertility tests, Nair hair-removal products, Orajel oral pain relief, TheraBreath oral care products, and vitamins and supplements sold under the Vitafusion and L’il Critters brands.