Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Hits New 52-Week Low - Time to Sell?

Key Points

• Church & Dwight's shares hit a new 52-week low, trading at $90.22, with a last reported price of $90.30 and a volume of over 4.5 million shares.
• Despite a recent drop in stock price, the consensus rating from analysts is a "Hold" with a target price of $103.94.
• The company reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings at $0.94 EPS, exceeding estimates, although revenue has declined by 0.3% year-over-year.

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report)'s stock price hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $90.22 and last traded at $90.30, with a volume of 4538321 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $92.07.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CHD has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded Church & Dwight from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their price target for the company from $100.00 to $114.00 in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. Redburn Partners set a $83.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, July 14th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $84.00 to $83.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn cut 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. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $103.94.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 4.0%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.84. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $93.78 and its 200 day simple moving average is $98.08. The firm has a market cap of $21.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.73 and a beta of 0.44.

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

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th were paid a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 15th. Church & Dwight's payout ratio is presently 55.66%.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other news, CEO Richard A. Dierker acquired 5,470 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was bought at an average price of $91.57 per share, with a total value of $500,887.90. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 27,212 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,491,802.84. The trade was a 25.16% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney purchased 5,409 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 8th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $91.38 per share, with a total value of $494,274.42. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president owned 5,409 shares in the company, valued at approximately $494,274.42. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders bought 12,879 shares of company stock worth $1,177,702. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Church & Dwight

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Caldwell Trust Co bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter worth $1,468,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its position in Church & Dwight by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 35,292 shares of the company's stock worth $3,400,000 after buying an additional 206 shares during the last quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 13.6% in the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 13,362 shares of the company's stock worth $1,284,000 after buying an additional 1,596 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its position in Church & Dwight by 3,269.4% during the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 896,306 shares of the company's stock valued at $86,134,000 after acquiring an additional 869,705 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stance Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth approximately $1,287,000. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.