Church & Dwight (CHD) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Friday

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) is projected to announce its Q2 2025 earnings results before the market opens on Friday, August 1st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.85 per share and revenue of $1.48 billion for the quarter. Church & Dwight has set its Q2 2025 guidance at 0.850-0.850 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.440-3.510 EPS.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.52 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 9.52% and a return on equity of 19.28%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.96 earnings per share. 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 Price Performance

CHD stock traded down $0.11 during trading on Friday, reaching $97.17. 1,652,693 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,925,047. The company has a market cap of $23.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.70, a PEG ratio of 3.89 and a beta of 0.51. Church & Dwight has a 52-week low of $90.99 and a 52-week high of $116.46. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $97.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $102.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.95.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th were given a dividend of $0.295 per share. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 15th. Church & Dwight's payout ratio is currently 50.64%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on CHD shares. Redburn Atlantic cut shares of Church & Dwight from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $92.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Friday. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $94.00 to $84.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Bank of America raised shares of Church & Dwight from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $112.00 to $125.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Evercore ISI dropped their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $106.00 to $102.00 and set an "in-line" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $104.38.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Carlen Hooker sold 11,875 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.75, for a total value of $1,172,656.25. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 262 shares of the company's stock, valued at $25,872.50. The trade was a 97.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 14,660 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.00, for a total transaction of $1,451,340.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 13,747 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,360,953. This trade represents a 51.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 50,575 shares of company stock worth $4,910,586. 2.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Church & Dwight

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Church & Dwight stock. Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 18.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 6,595 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 1,024 shares during the quarter. Empowered Funds LLC's holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $726,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company's stock.

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.