Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Analysts

Key Points

• Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has received an average rating of "Hold" from analysts, with four sell ratings, six holds, and seven buy ratings among the seventeen analysts covering the stock.
• The company reported $0.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the last quarter, which beat analyst estimates of $0.85, despite a 0.3% year-over-year decline in revenue.
• Church & Dwight declared a quarterly dividend of $0.295 per share, reflecting an annual yield of 1.2%, with a payout ratio of 55.66%.

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) has earned an average rating of "Hold" from the seventeen analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $103.9375.

A number of research firms have issued reports on CHD. Evercore ISI reduced their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an "in-line" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, June 21st. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $84.00 to $83.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Rothschild & Co Redburn downgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and set a $83.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In related news, CEO Richard A. Dierker purchased 5,470 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $91.57 per share, for a total transaction of $500,887.90. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 27,212 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,491,802.84. This represents a 25.16% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Carlen Hooker sold 6,380 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.30, for a total transaction of $627,154.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 262 shares in the company, valued at $25,754.60. This trade represents a 96.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have purchased a total of 12,879 shares of company stock valued at $1,177,702 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Church & Dwight

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,830,529 shares of the company's stock worth $3,059,232,000 after purchasing an additional 388,890 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,467,055 shares of the company's stock worth $1,294,319,000 after purchasing an additional 387,667 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,290,207 shares of the company's stock worth $601,991,000 after purchasing an additional 177,990 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 25.1% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,510,113 shares of the company's stock worth $337,357,000 after purchasing an additional 703,171 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,269,079 shares of the company's stock worth $319,193,000 after purchasing an additional 29,369 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 0.5%

Church & Dwight stock opened at $95.71 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $95.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $99.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.15, a PEG ratio of 3.96 and a beta of 0.44. Church & Dwight has a 52-week low of $90.50 and a 52-week high of $116.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $1.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.48 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 19.27%. Church & Dwight's revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.93 EPS. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.440-3.510 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.720-0.720 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th were given a dividend of $0.295 per share. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 15th. Church & Dwight's payout ratio is 55.66%.

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.

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