Church & Dwight Co., Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets household, personal care, and specialty products. It operates through three segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International, and Specialty Products Division. The company offers cat litters, carpet deodorizers, laundry detergents, and baking soda, as well as other baking soda based products under the ARM & HAMMER brand; condoms, lubricants, and vibrators under the TROJAN brand; stain removers, cleaning solutions, laundry detergents, and bleach alternatives under the OXICLEAN brand; battery-operated and manual toothbrushes under the SPINBRUSH brand; home pregnancy and ovulation test kits under the FIRST RESPONSE brand; depilatories under the NAIR brand; oral analgesics under the ORAJEL brand; laundry detergents under the XTRA brand; gummy dietary supplements under the L'IL CRITTERS and VITAFUSION brands; dry shampoos under the BATISTE brand; water flossers and replacement showerheads under the WATERPIK brand; FLAWLESS products; cold shortening and relief products under the ZICAM brand; and oral care products under the THERABREATH brand. Its specialty products include animal productivity products, such as MEGALAC rumen bypass fat, a supplement that enables cows to maintain energy levels during the period of high milk production; BIO-CHLOR and FERMENTEN, which are used to reduce health issues associated with calving, as well as provides needed protein; and CELMANAX refined functional carbohydrate, a yeast-based prebiotic. The company offers sodium bicarbonate; and cleaning and deodorizing products. It sells its consumer products through supermarkets, mass merchandisers, wholesale clubs, drugstores, convenience stores, home stores, dollar and other discount stores, pet and other specialty stores, and websites and other e-commerce channels; and specialty products to industrial customers and livestock producers through distributors. The company was founded in 1846 and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
CHD has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $84.00 to $86.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 21st. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $94.00 to $92.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 1st. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $86.00 to $82.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $93.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 1st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 1st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $94.79.
Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.0 %
CHD Stock opened at $87.72 on Tuesday. Church & Dwight has a 52 week low of $80.34 and a 52 week high of $105.28. The company has a market capitalization of $21.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 0.34. The firm's 50-day moving average is $90.22 and its two-hundred day moving average is $95.21. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.
Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 29th. The company reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.04. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 14.71% and a return on equity of 21.89%. The company had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.34 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.76 EPS. Church & Dwight's revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that Church & Dwight will post 3.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 1st. Investors of record on Monday, August 15th will be issued a $0.2625 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 12th. This represents a $1.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.20%. Church & Dwight's payout ratio is currently 33.33%.