Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Downgraded to Sell Rating by Wall Street Zen

Key Points

• Church & Dwight was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from hold to sell, adding to a mixed analyst backdrop that still leaves the stock at an overall hold consensus rating.
• The company beat fiscal Q1 earnings and revenue estimates, reporting $0.95 EPS on $1.47 billion in sales, and it reaffirmed outlook with Q2 2026 EPS guidance of $0.88 and FY 2026 EPS guidance of $3.71-$3.81.
• Shares were down 0.5% to $93.37, and recent trading activity included a director stock sale plus significant institutional ownership, with hedge funds and institutions holding 86.6% of the company.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report released on Saturday.

CHD has been the topic of a number of other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Evercore set a $105.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $102.53.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 0.5%

NYSE CHD opened at $93.37 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The stock's 50 day moving average is $96.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $91.54. The company has a market capitalization of $22.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.71, a PEG ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 0.48. Church & Dwight has a 1-year low of $81.33 and a 1-year high of $106.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.46 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.The company's quarterly revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.91 earnings per share. Church & Dwight has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Church & Dwight will post 3.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total value of $704,060.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 30,070 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,024,440.60. This trade represents a 18.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Church & Dwight

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CHD. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $269,789,000. Capital International Investors increased its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,734,801 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,709,090 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 24.0% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company's stock valued at $638,117,000 after purchasing an additional 1,473,894 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FIL Ltd raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 707.4% during the 4th quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 1,220,172 shares of the company's stock worth $102,311,000 after purchasing an additional 1,069,051 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company's stock.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

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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