Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Downgraded by Wall Street Zen to “Sell”

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

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Church & Dwight from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 target price (up from $98.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. TD Cowen lifted their target price on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $102.53.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

NYSE:CHD opened at $93.37 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $96.54 and a 200-day simple moving average of $91.54. Church & Dwight has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $106.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.71, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 0.48.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.46 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.91 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Church & Dwight will post 3.76 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.46%.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total value of $704,060.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at $3,024,440.60. The trade was a 18.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Integrity Alliance LLC. grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 2,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $210,000 after buying an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,343,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 58.1% during the 3rd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $309,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Essex Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 5,218 shares of the company’s stock worth $438,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.