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

Key Points

• Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has received an average recommendation of "Hold" from 17 research firms, with 4 analysts advising a sell, 6 a hold, and 7 a buy.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.295 per share, with an annualized yield of 1.3%.
• Insider transactions include CEO Richard A. Dierker buying 5,470 shares at an average price of $91.57, indicating strong confidence in the company by its leadership.

Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) have earned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the seventeen research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have issued a hold recommendation and seven have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $103.4375.

Several research firms have recently weighed in on CHD. Truist Financial set a $110.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, June 6th. Redburn Partners set a $83.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, July 14th. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $84.00 to $83.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $97.00 to $92.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Evercore ISI cut 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 report on Monday, August 4th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Richard A. Dierker bought 5,470 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $91.57 per share, for a total transaction of $500,887.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 27,212 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,491,802.84. The trade was a 25.16% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Michael Read bought 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was bought at an average price of $91.27 per share, with a total value of $182,540.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 7,505 shares of the company's stock, valued at $684,981.35. This represents a 36.33% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders purchased 12,879 shares of company stock worth $1,177,702. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Church & Dwight

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CHD. IAG Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 92.9% during the first quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 270 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the period. Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight during the first quarter valued at about $40,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 42.1% during the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 378 shares of the company's stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the period. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight during the second quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, Chilton Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 90.9% during the first quarter. Chilton Capital Management LLC now owns 420 shares of the company's stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 0.5%

Church & Dwight stock opened at $88.38 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $21.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.69, a PEG ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 0.43. Church & Dwight has a fifty-two week low of $85.08 and a fifty-two week high of $116.46. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $92.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $96.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.84.

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

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, August 15th were given a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 15th. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. 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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