Q2 EPS Estimates for Church & Dwight Cut by Zacks Research

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Church & Dwight in a report issued on Thursday, May 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn $0.85 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.96. The consensus estimate for Church & Dwight's current full-year earnings is $3.70 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Church & Dwight's Q3 2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.00 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.04 EPS.

CHD has been the subject of a number of other reports. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $105.00 to $100.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 2nd. TD Cowen downgraded Church & Dwight from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $100.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Cowen downgraded Church & Dwight from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $106.00 to $98.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $109.13.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 2.1%

Shares of Church & Dwight stock traded up $1.97 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $97.91. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,790,022 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,668,641. Church & Dwight has a 12 month low of $90.99 and a 12 month high of $116.46. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $100.77 and a 200 day moving average of $104.99. The company has a market capitalization of $24.11 billion, a PE ratio of 41.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 1.24.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Church & Dwight

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. YANKCOM Partnership acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. IAG Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 92.9% during the 1st quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 270 shares of the company's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter worth about $39,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter worth about $40,000. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter worth about $40,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Michael Read acquired 3,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 9th. The shares were bought at an average price of $92.07 per share, with a total value of $276,210.00. Following the acquisition, the executive vice president now directly owns 5,505 shares in the company, valued at $506,845.35. The trade was a 119.76% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Maynadier Patrick D. De sold 54,510 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 10,497 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,217,442.06. This trade represents a 83.85% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 80,230 shares of company stock worth $8,903,734. Insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.21%. Church & Dwight's payout ratio is 50.64%.

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.