Q2 EPS Estimates for Church & Dwight Cut by William Blair

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) - Equities researchers at William Blair dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Church & Dwight in a note issued to investors on Thursday, May 1st. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.85 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.91. The consensus estimate for Church & Dwight's current full-year earnings is $3.70 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Church & Dwight's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.86 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Church & Dwight from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $94.00 to $84.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Oppenheimer decreased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $115.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Cowen lowered Church & Dwight from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $109.13.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of CHD traded down $0.65 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $92.14. 2,060,442 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,581,456. The firm's 50 day moving average is $105.54 and its 200-day moving average is $105.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.70. Church & Dwight has a 52 week low of $90.23 and a 52 week high of $116.46. The company has a market cap of $22.68 billion, a PE ratio of 38.88, a PEG ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 0.55.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.52 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 9.58% and a return on equity of 20.03%. Church & Dwight's quarterly revenue was down 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.96 EPS.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.295 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.28%. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio is 50.64%.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Maynadier Patrick D. De sold 54,510 shares of the business'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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 10,497 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,217,442.06. The trade was a 83.85 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 11,060 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.98, for a total transaction of $1,216,378.80. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 6,437 shares in the company, valued at $707,941.26. The trade was a 63.21 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 65,570 shares of company stock valued at $7,538,449. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Church & Dwight

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CHD. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 63.9% in 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 during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 5.2% in 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. boosted 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 valued at $53,720,000 after acquiring an additional 4,091 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 224.4% during the 4th 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, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 40.0% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,846 shares of the company's stock valued at $717,000 after acquiring an additional 1,956 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company's stock.

About Church & Dwight

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.