Church & Dwight (CHD) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Church & Dwight (NYSE: CHD) in the last few weeks:

• 2/4/2025 – Church & Dwight had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $90.00 to $93.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/3/2025 – Church & Dwight had its “sector perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada. They now have a $105.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/3/2025 – Church & Dwight had its price target lowered by analysts at Piper Sandler from $128.00 to $126.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/3/2025 – Church & Dwight had its price target raised by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $103.00 to $105.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 2/3/2025 – Church & Dwight had its price target raised by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $110.00 to $115.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/17/2025 – Church & Dwight had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $85.00 to $90.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/17/2025 – Church & Dwight had its price target lowered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $105.00 to $103.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 1/16/2025 – Church & Dwight had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $99.00 to $107.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/6/2025 – Church & Dwight had its price target raised by analysts at Piper Sandler from $124.00 to $128.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 1.4 %

Shares of NYSE CHD traded up $1.46 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $106.34. 735,586 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,563,486. The business has a 50 day moving average of $105.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of $104.45. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.87, a PEG ratio of 3.35 and a beta of 0.59. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $96.09 and a 1 year high of $113.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.77. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 9.58% and a return on equity of 20.03%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.65 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. This is a boost from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.11%. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is 47.68%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO Joseph James Longo sold 7,780 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $112.44, for a total value of $874,783.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $44,976. This trade represents a 95.11 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Michael Read acquired 1,100 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $106.82 per share, for a total transaction of $117,502.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the executive vice president now owns 2,505 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $267,584.10. The trade was a 78.29 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 102,422 shares of company stock worth $11,424,351. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Church & Dwight

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. YANKCOM Partnership bought a new position in Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 224.4% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 184 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter worth approximately $39,000. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

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, and Corporate. The Consumer Domestic segment offers household products, such as laundry detergents, fabric softener sheets, cat litter, and household cleaning products, and personal care products including antiperspirants, oral care products, depilatories, reproductive health products, oral analgesics, nasal saline moisturizers, and dietary supplements.