Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts have a consensus “Hold” rating on Church & Dwight, with 9 buys, 8 holds and 1 sell among 18 firms. The average 12-month price target is $104.41.
• Church & Dwight’s latest quarterly results narrowly missed expectations, reporting $0.89 EPS versus the $0.90 consensus, while revenue of $1.53 billion exceeded estimates and rose 1.6% year over year.
• Insiders sold 59,220 shares worth approximately $5.9 million over the past 90 days, while institutional investors own 86.6% of the stock. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3075 per share, representing a 1.2% yield.

Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) have received an average recommendation of "Hold" from the eighteen research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $104.4118.

A number of research analysts have issued reports on CHD shares. TD Cowen set a $97.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Barclays raised their price target on Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $109.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $115.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In related news, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.71, for a total transaction of $997,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 4,668 shares in the company, valued at approximately $465,446.28. This trade represents a 68.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Arthur B. Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.83, for a total value of $1,357,356.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 7,129 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $733,075.07. This represents a 64.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 59,220 shares of company stock worth $5,905,747. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Church & Dwight

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,174,535,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at $269,789,000. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter valued at $223,875,000. Capital International Investors grew its position in Church & Dwight by 18.1% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company's stock valued at $947,820,000 after acquiring an additional 1,734,801 shares during the period. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its position in Church & Dwight by 51.2% in the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 5,050,105 shares of the company's stock valued at $468,902,000 after acquiring an additional 1,709,090 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

CHD opened at $98.79 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $98.56 and a 200-day moving average of $97.62. The company has a market capitalization of $23.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.77, a PEG ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 0.47. Church & Dwight has a 1-year low of $81.33 and a 1-year high of $106.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 1.15.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. The business's revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.94 earnings per share. Church & Dwight has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.890-0.890 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.740-3.810 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Church & Dwight will post 3.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.55%.

About Church & Dwight

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a U.S.-based consumer products company best known for its Arm & Hammer baking soda business. Founded in 1846 with the manufacture and marketing of sodium bicarbonate, the company has grown into a diversified maker and marketer of household, personal care and specialty products. Church & Dwight is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CHD and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.

The company's portfolio spans a range of categories including household cleaning and laundry, oral care, personal care, sexual wellness and health & wellness.

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