Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Lowered to "Sell" Rating by Wall Street Zen

Key Points

• Wall Street Zen downgraded Church & Dwight to “Sell” from “Hold,” although broader analyst sentiment remains “Hold,” with nine Buy ratings, eight Holds and one Sell rating and a consensus target price of $104.41.
• Church & Dwight shares opened at $94.76, below the consensus target, while the company’s latest quarterly results showed a slight EPS miss of $0.89 versus $0.90 expected but revenue of $1.53 billion, up 1.6% year over year.
• Insiders sold 53,250 shares worth approximately $5.46 million over the past 90 days, while institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.6% of the company.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) was downgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday, Wall Street Zen reports.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on CHD. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a $115.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Citigroup reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $105.00 price target (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. TD Cowen set a $97.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $111.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $110.00 target price (up from $105.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 0.3%

Church & Dwight stock opened at $94.76 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Church & Dwight has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $106.04. The company has a market capitalization of $22.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.47. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $98.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $97.13.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.01). Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.10% and a net margin of 11.96%.The business had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.94 EPS. Church & Dwight's quarterly revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Church & Dwight has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.890-0.890 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.740-3.810 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight will post 3.78 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 15,375 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.00, for a total value of $1,568,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,668 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $476,136. This represents a 76.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.25, for a total value of $511,250.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 8,086 shares in the company, valued at $826,793.50. This represents a 38.21% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 53,250 shares of company stock worth $5,462,048. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in CHD. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth $2,174,535,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at about $269,789,000. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the second quarter valued at about $223,875,000. Capital International Investors increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.1% during the fourth 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. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 51.2% during 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 in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a consumer products company best known for its Arm & Hammer brand. The company develops, manufactures and markets products for household cleaning, laundry, personal care, oral care and specialty applications.

Its portfolio includes baking soda and baking soda-based products, laundry detergents and additives, cat litter, deodorants, oral-care products, hair-removal products, condoms and pregnancy-test kits. Other recognized brands include OxiClean, Nair, Waterpik, Trojan, First Response, Vitafusion, L'il Critters and Batiste.

Founded in 1846, Church & Dwight has expanded from its original baking soda business into a diversified consumer products company.

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