Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Receives $100.00 Average Price Target from Analysts

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) has been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the eighteen research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have given a hold recommendation and six have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $99.00.

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on CHD shares. Oppenheimer set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Evercore ISI lowered their price target on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 4th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Church & Dwight from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Redburn Partners set a $83.00 price objective on Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, July 14th.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, CEO Richard A. Dierker bought 5,470 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $91.57 per share, for a total transaction of $500,887.90. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 27,212 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,491,802.84. The trade was a 25.16% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney bought 5,409 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 8th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $91.38 per share, for a total transaction of $494,274.42. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 5,409 shares in the company, valued at approximately $494,274.42. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CHD. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 0.5% during the first quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 21,115 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,325,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 19.5% during the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,343,000 after buying an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 3,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $357,000 after buying an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Choreo LLC increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.1% during the first quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 4,052 shares of the company’s stock worth $446,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $86.17 on Tuesday. Church & Dwight has a fifty-two week low of $81.33 and a fifty-two week high of $116.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.84. The company has a market cap of $20.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.65, a PEG ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.43. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $89.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $93.82.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.08. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 8.66%.The company had revenue of $1.59 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.79 EPS. Church & Dwight’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.83 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.490-3.49 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 14th. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 37.11%.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of household, personal care, and specialty products. It operates through the following segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International, Specialty Products Division (SPD), and Corporate. The Consumer Domestic segment offers household products, such as laundry detergents, fabric softener sheets, cat litter, household cleaning products, and personal care products including antiperspirants, oral care products, depilatories, reproductive health products, oral analgesics, nasal saline moisturizers, and dietary supplements.