Barclays Increases Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Price Target to $86.00

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) had its target price lifted by Barclays from $79.00 to $86.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an “underweight” rating on the stock. Barclays‘s price target would indicate a potential downside of 11.45% from the stock’s current price.

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on CHD. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $114.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $110.00 price objective (up from $105.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, June 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $111.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Friday, May 29th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $103.82.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 1.4%

CHD stock opened at $97.12 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $96.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $96.00. Church & Dwight has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $106.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.81% and a return on equity of 20.51%. The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.91 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue 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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight will post 3.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.71, for a total transaction of $997,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 4,668 shares in the company, valued at $465,446.28. The trade was a 68.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Brian D. Buchert sold 10,160 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.14, for a total transaction of $997,102.40. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,286 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $126,208.04. The trade was a 88.76% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 47,680 shares of company stock worth $4,672,190 over the last three months. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Church & Dwight

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. State Street Corp lifted its position in Church & Dwight by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,875,412 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,163,453,000 after acquiring an additional 88,594 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 18.1% during the 4th 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. increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 24.0% during the 4th 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. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 51.2% in the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 5,050,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $468,902,000 after purchasing an additional 1,709,090 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,854,060 shares of the company’s stock worth $323,163,000 after purchasing an additional 200,208 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.