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

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of "Hold" from the sixteen analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have issued a hold recommendation and eight have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $110.19.

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Evercore ISI decreased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $106.00 to $102.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Barclays decreased their target price on Church & Dwight from $94.00 to $84.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Oppenheimer cut their price target on Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $115.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 28th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Church & Dwight from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of Church & Dwight stock opened at $92.77 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Church & Dwight has a 52 week low of $91.77 and a 52 week high of $116.46. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $105.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $105.85. The company has a market capitalization of $22.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.14, a PEG ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 0.55.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.03% and a net margin of 9.58%. The business had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.52 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.96 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 49.79%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Maynadier Patrick D. De sold 54,510 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.98, for a total value of $6,322,069.80. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 10,497 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,217,442.06. This trade represents a 83.85 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 11,060 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.98, for a total transaction of $1,216,378.80. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 6,437 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $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. Insiders sold a total of 65,570 shares of company stock valued at $7,538,449 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Church & Dwight

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CHD. Barclays PLC raised its position in Church & Dwight by 63.9% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,106,131 shares of the company's stock valued at $115,832,000 after purchasing an additional 431,257 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 5.2% during the third quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 18,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,885,000 after buying an additional 896 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.8% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 520,744 shares of the company's stock worth $53,720,000 after acquiring an additional 4,091 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 224.4% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 266 shares of the company's stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 184 shares during the period. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 18,673 shares of the company's stock worth $1,957,000 after acquiring an additional 840 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company's stock.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

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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