Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Cut to “Sell” at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report released on Saturday.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on CHD. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $110.00 price target (up from $105.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $111.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $105.00 price objective (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $107.00 target price (up from $104.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Nine equities 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 company. According to MarketBeat, Church & Dwight currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:CHD opened at $103.30 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $97.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $97.20. Church & Dwight has a one year low of $81.33 and a one year high of $106.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.50 billion, a PE ratio of 33.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.77 and a beta of 0.47.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. Church & Dwight’s revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business 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, equities analysts forecast that Church & Dwight will post 3.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Robert K. Shearer sold 8,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.97, for a total transaction of $842,542.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 30,678 shares in the company, valued at $3,005,523.66. The trade was a 21.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Arthur B. Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at $733,075.07. The trade was a 64.93% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 60,880 shares of company stock worth $6,029,546 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Church & Dwight

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter valued at $2,174,535,000. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of 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 period. Capital International Investors boosted its position in shares of 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 period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 24.0% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $638,117,000 after acquiring an additional 1,473,894 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 51.2% in the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 5,050,105 shares of the company’s stock valued at $468,902,000 after acquiring an additional 1,709,090 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

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.