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

Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) have been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the eighteen brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $101.8824.

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 target price (down from $102.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Barclays set a $82.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 target price (up from $87.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th.

Insider Activity

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total transaction of $1,308,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 17,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,727,302. This trade represents a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Church & Dwight

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter worth approximately $269,789,000. Capital International Investors raised its position in Church & Dwight by 18.1% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $947,820,000 after purchasing an additional 1,734,801 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Church & Dwight by 24.0% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $638,117,000 after purchasing an additional 1,473,894 shares during the last quarter. FIL Ltd boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 707.4% in the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 1,220,172 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,311,000 after purchasing an additional 1,069,051 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 3,269.4% during the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 896,306 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,134,000 after purchasing an additional 869,705 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of CHD opened at $104.80 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.07. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $93.41 and a 200-day simple moving average of $89.81. Church & Dwight has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $116.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.70, a P/E/G ratio of 3.86 and a beta of 0.45.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 11.88%.The firm had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.64 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.76 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.920-0.920 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a $0.3075 dividend. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. This is a positive change from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 40.73%.

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.