Church & Dwight Q3 EPS Estimate Raised by Zacks Research

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Church & Dwight in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.90 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.86. The consensus estimate for Church & Dwight’s current full-year earnings is $3.70 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Church & Dwight’s FY2025 earnings at $3.70 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.97 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.32 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted 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. TD Cowen lifted their target price on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Barclays lifted their target price on Church & Dwight from $90.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Piper Sandler dropped their target price on Church & Dwight from $128.00 to $126.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $111.47.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 2.8 %

NYSE:CHD opened at $110.56 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $105.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $104.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 1.24. Church & Dwight has a 12 month low of $96.35 and a 12 month high of $113.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.19 billion, a PE ratio of 46.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 0.59.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.03% and a net margin of 9.58%. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.65 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Church & Dwight

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,691,064 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,213,661,000 after purchasing an additional 193,602 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 8.0% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,116,334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,373,542,000 after purchasing an additional 969,006 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 8,016,345 shares of the company’s stock valued at $839,472,000 after purchasing an additional 429,863 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 19.4% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,336,046 shares of the company’s stock valued at $768,157,000 after purchasing an additional 1,190,154 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,915,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $617,794,000 after purchasing an additional 148,234 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Rick Spann sold 39,520 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $112.00, for a total value of $4,426,240.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 4,973 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $556,976. This represents a 88.82 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Michael Read purchased 1,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $106.82 per share, for a total transaction of $117,502.00. Following the acquisition, the executive vice president now directly owns 2,505 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $267,584.10. This represents a 78.29 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders sold 49,522 shares of company stock worth $5,487,555 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.07%. This is an increase from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is 49.79%.

About Church & Dwight

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.