Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.900-0.900 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.980. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.5 billion-$1.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.6 billion. Church & Dwight also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.680-3.720 EPS.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 1.3 %

CHD stock traded down $1.39 during trading on Friday, hitting $105.73. 846,650 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,511,445. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.90 billion, a PE ratio of 47.34, a P/E/G ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 0.58. Church & Dwight has a 1 year low of $96.09 and a 1 year high of $113.50. The company has a 50-day moving average of $106.43 and a 200-day moving average of $104.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.62.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.77. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.90% and a net margin of 9.08%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.65 earnings per share. Analysts predict that Church & Dwight will post 3.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.12%. This is a boost from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 50.67%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on CHD shares. Barclays increased their target price on Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on Church & Dwight from $105.00 to $103.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Church & Dwight from $113.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on Church & Dwight from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $110.61.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In related 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 transaction of $874,783.20. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $44,976. The trade was a 95.11 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Matthew Farrell sold 165,823 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.03, for a total value of $17,084,743.69. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 112,719 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,613,438.57. This represents a 59.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 593,035 shares of company stock worth $62,282,808. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

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.