Wells Fargo & Company Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Stock Price

Key Points

• Wells Fargo cut Church & Dwight’s price target from $110 to $105 while maintaining an “overweight” rating, implying roughly 10% upside from the stock’s $95.46 trading price.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed, with nine Buy, eight Hold and one Sell rating; the consensus is Hold with a $104.12 price target.
• Church & Dwight slightly missed quarterly EPS estimates at $0.89 versus $0.90, although revenue reached $1.53 billion and rose 1.6% year over year. Insiders sold 53,250 shares worth about $5.46 million over the last quarter.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) had its price target decreased by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $110.00 to $105.00 in a report released on Monday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an "overweight" rating on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company's target price would suggest a potential upside of 9.99% from the company's current price.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Morgan Stanley set a $112.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Citigroup restated a "neutral" rating and set a $105.00 target price (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. UBS Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $107.00 target price (up from $104.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $104.12.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

CHD traded up $1.15 during trading on Monday, hitting $95.46. The stock had a trading volume of 235,722 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,062,994. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $98.45 and a 200-day moving average price of $96.71. The firm has a market cap of $22.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.63, a P/E/G ratio of 3.35 and a beta of 0.49. Church & Dwight has a one year low of $81.33 and a one year high of $106.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.69.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.94 earnings per share. 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. As a group, research analysts predict that Church & Dwight will post 3.78 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.25, for a total value of $511,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 8,086 shares in the company, valued at approximately $826,793.50. The trade was a 38.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Bradley Irwin sold 4,300 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.69, for a total transaction of $441,567.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 35,674 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,663,363.06. This trade represents a 10.76% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 53,250 shares of company stock valued at $5,462,048 over the last quarter. 1.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CHD. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the second quarter worth about $25,000. Clearstead Trust LLC bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Field & Main Bank acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its position in Church & Dwight by 119.0% during the 4th quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 414 shares of the company's stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company's stock.

About Church & Dwight

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a consumer packaged goods company best known for its Arm & Hammer brand. Founded in 1846, the company began by marketing baking soda and has expanded into a broad portfolio of household, personal care and specialty products.

Its consumer products include laundry detergents and additives, cat litter, cleaning products, oral care items, personal care products, condoms and pregnancy tests, vitamins and supplements, hair-care products, depilatories and water flossers.

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