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

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eighteen brokerages that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have assigned a hold recommendation and nine have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $101.8824.

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on CHD shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Church & Dwight from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $92.00 to $100.00 in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Raymond James Financial upgraded Church & Dwight from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Evercore raised their target price on Church & Dwight from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. TD Cowen lifted their target price on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 price target (up from $87.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, February 2nd.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total value of $1,308,960.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 17,102 shares in the company, valued at $1,727,302. This represents a 43.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total transaction of $704,060.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,024,440.60. The trade was a 18.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Church & Dwight

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CHD. Norges Bank bought a new position in Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter worth about $269,789,000. Capital International Investors grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.1% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $947,820,000 after purchasing an additional 1,734,801 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 24.0% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $638,117,000 after purchasing an additional 1,473,894 shares in the last quarter. FIL Ltd increased its position in shares of 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 3,269.4% in 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 currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

CHD opened at $93.23 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $22.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.87, a PEG ratio of 3.49 and a beta of 0.45. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $98.22 and a 200-day moving average price of $90.47. Church & Dwight has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $113.91.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.88% and a return on equity of 20.05%. The company had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.76 EPS. Church & Dwight’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Equities analysts expect that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This is an increase from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.