Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the eighteen analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $102.5294.

CHD has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $109.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Barclays cut their price target on Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $114.00 price target (up from $112.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of CHD opened at $96.27 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $22.81 billion, a PE ratio of 31.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.48 and a beta of 0.48. The business’s 50 day moving average is $95.06 and its 200 day moving average is $92.11. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. Church & Dwight has a 12-month low of $81.33 and a 12-month high of $106.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.46 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.91 EPS. 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. Research analysts expect that Church & Dwight will post 3.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 40.46%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total transaction of $704,060.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at $3,024,440.60. This trade represents a 18.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Church & Dwight

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Integrity Alliance LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 2,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $210,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the period. 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 worth $1,343,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. CVA Family Office LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 58.1% in the 3rd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $309,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the period. Finally, Essex Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 5,218 shares of the company’s stock worth $438,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

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.