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

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eighteen research firms that are presently covering the company, 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 12 month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $102.5882.

CHD has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $109.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Barclays decreased their target price on Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $114.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, June 1st. Wall Street Zen cut Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 1.7%

Shares of CHD stock opened at $96.95 on Wednesday. Church & Dwight has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $106.04. The stock has a market cap of $22.97 billion, a PE ratio of 31.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 0.47. The business’s fifty day moving average is $94.97 and its 200-day moving average is $93.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.22.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.46 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.91 EPS. The firm’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 expect that Church & Dwight will post 3.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a $0.3075 dividend. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is presently 40.46%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on 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 directly owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at $3,024,440.60. The trade was a 18.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 1.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Church & Dwight

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CHD. DV Trading LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the first quarter worth $224,000. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 12.3% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 7,648 shares of the company’s stock worth $714,000 after buying an additional 836 shares during the period. Glenmede Trust Co. NA boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 167.9% in the first quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 165,469 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,442,000 after buying an additional 103,701 shares during the period. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 10.1% in the first quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 59,437 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,547,000 after buying an additional 5,449 shares during the period. Finally, Groupe la Francaise boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 8.9% in the first quarter. Groupe la Francaise now owns 66,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,204,000 after buying an additional 5,422 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.