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

Key Points

• Church & Dwight has a consensus “Hold” rating from 18 brokerages: nine recommend buying, eight recommend holding and one recommends selling. The average 12-month price target is $104.41, compared with the stock’s $94.99 opening price.
• The company’s latest quarter showed mixed results, with revenue of $1.53 billion exceeding estimates but earnings per share of $0.89 narrowly missing the $0.90 consensus. Revenue increased 1.6% year over year.
• Church & Dwight paid a quarterly dividend of $0.3075 per share, representing a 1.3% yield and a 39.55% payout ratio, while insiders sold roughly 53,250 shares worth $5.46 million over the past 90 days.

Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus rating of "Hold" by the eighteen brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have issued a hold recommendation and nine have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $104.4118.

A number of research firms have commented on CHD. UBS Group reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $107.00 price target (up from $104.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. TD Cowen set a $97.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $111.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a $115.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of CHD opened at $94.99 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $22.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.40 and a beta of 0.47. Church & Dwight has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $106.04. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The company has a 50 day moving average of $98.85 and a two-hundred day moving average of $97.14.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.10% and a net margin of 11.96%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous 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. As a group, analysts predict that Church & Dwight will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th were paid a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight's payout ratio is presently 39.55%.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In related news, Director Bradley C. Irwin sold 4,300 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.69, for a total value of $441,567.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 35,674 shares in the company, valued at $3,663,363.06. This trade represents a 10.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 15,375 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.00, for a total value of $1,583,625.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 4,668 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $480,804. This represents a 76.71% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 53,250 shares of company stock valued at $5,462,048. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 13.8% during the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 18,352 shares of the company's stock worth $1,778,000 after purchasing an additional 2,221 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 6.5% in the 2nd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 39,204 shares of the company's stock worth $3,798,000 after buying an additional 2,399 shares during the period. National Pension Service increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 67.6% in the 2nd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 30,911 shares of the company's stock worth $2,995,000 after buying an additional 12,463 shares during the period. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $229,000. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its position in Church & Dwight by 5.9% during the 2nd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 12,196 shares of the company's stock worth $1,182,000 after buying an additional 676 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a consumer products company best known for its Arm & Hammer brand. The company develops, manufactures and markets products for household cleaning, laundry, personal care, oral care and specialty applications.

Its portfolio includes baking soda and baking soda-based products, laundry detergents and additives, cat litter, deodorants, oral-care products, hair-removal products, condoms and pregnancy-test kits. Other recognized brands include OxiClean, Nair, Waterpik, Trojan, First Response, Vitafusion, L'il Critters and Batiste.

Founded in 1846, Church & Dwight has expanded from its original baking soda business into a diversified consumer products company.

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