Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-one analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $99.3684.

CHD has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $102.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Tuesday. Argus cut their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Barclays set a $82.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

CHD opened at $84.53 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $85.15 and its 200 day simple moving average is $91.11. Church & Dwight has a 52-week low of $81.33 and a 52-week high of $116.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.30 billion, a PE ratio of 26.58, a PEG ratio of 4.26 and a beta of 0.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.08. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.32% and a net margin of 12.74%.The firm had revenue of $1.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.79 EPS. The business’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 and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.490-3.49 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Church & Dwight

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of CHD. True Wealth Design LLC raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 935.5% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the period. Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 101.3% in the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 322 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 58.1% in the third quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the third quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, First Horizon Corp acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Church & Dwight

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.