Church & Dwight (CHD) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) is anticipated to post its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, May 1st. Analysts expect Church & Dwight to post earnings of $0.89 per share and revenue of $1.52 billion for the quarter. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.680-3.720 EPS and its Q1 2025 guidance at 0.900-0.900 EPS.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting 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 prior year, the firm posted $0.65 EPS. On average, analysts expect Church & Dwight to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CHD traded up $0.38 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $99.19. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,568,222 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,554,257. Church & Dwight has a 12-month low of $96.35 and a 12-month high of $116.46. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $106.63 and a 200-day moving average price of $106.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.85, a PEG ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 0.55. 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 Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.19%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This is an increase from Church & Dwight's previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. Church & Dwight's payout ratio is presently 49.79%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Barclays dropped their price objective on Church & Dwight from $97.00 to $94.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Bank of America upgraded Church & Dwight from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the company from $112.00 to $125.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Piper Sandler cut their price target on Church & Dwight from $128.00 to $126.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $106.00 to $98.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $112.29.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Maynadier Patrick D. De sold 54,510 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.98, for a total value of $6,322,069.80. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 10,497 shares in the company, valued at $1,217,442.06. The trade was a 83.85 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 11,060 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.98, for a total value of $1,216,378.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 6,437 shares in the company, valued at $707,941.26. This trade represents a 63.21 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 65,570 shares of company stock worth $7,538,449. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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