Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) was downgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued on Saturday, Wall Street Zen reports.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $112.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $110.00 price target (up from $105.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $105.00 price objective (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, TD Cowen set a $97.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

CHD stock opened at $94.76 on Friday. Church & Dwight has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $106.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.47, a PEG ratio of 3.37 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. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $98.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $97.08.

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

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In related news, Director Arthur B. Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.83, for a total transaction of $1,357,356.00. Following the sale, the director owned 7,129 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $733,075.07. The trade was a 64.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Bradley C. Irwin sold 4,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.69, for a total value of $441,567.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 35,674 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,663,363.06. This trade represents a 10.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 53,250 shares of company stock valued at $5,462,048. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Church & Dwight

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in Church & Dwight in the second quarter worth about $2,174,535,000. Capital International Investors boosted its position in shares of 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 24.0% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $638,117,000 after purchasing an additional 1,473,894 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 51.2% in the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 5,050,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $468,902,000 after purchasing an additional 1,709,090 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter worth approximately $269,789,000. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

About Church & Dwight

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a consumer products company best known for its Arm & Hammer brand. The company develops, manufactures and markets products for household cleaning, laundry, personal care, oral care and specialty applications.

Its portfolio includes baking soda and baking soda-based products, laundry detergents and additives, cat litter, deodorants, oral-care products, hair-removal products, condoms and pregnancy-test kits. Other recognized brands include OxiClean, Nair, Waterpik, Trojan, First Response, Vitafusion, L’il Critters and Batiste.

Founded in 1846, Church & Dwight has expanded from its original baking soda business into a diversified consumer products company.