Church & Dwight (CHD) Competitors

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) and Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CHD or CL?

Colgate-Palmolive has higher revenue and earnings than Church & Dwight. Colgate-Palmolive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Church & Dwight, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Church & Dwight	$6.11B	4.01	$585.30M	$2.37	41.96
Colgate-Palmolive	$20.10B	3.72	$2.89B	$3.52	26.19

Does the media refer more to CHD or CL?

In the previous week, Colgate-Palmolive had 42 more articles in the media than Church & Dwight. MarketBeat recorded 70 mentions for Colgate-Palmolive and 28 mentions for Church & Dwight. Church & Dwight's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Colgate-Palmolive's score of 0.88 indicating that Church & Dwight is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Church & Dwight	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Colgate-Palmolive	31 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	20 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CHD or CL a better dividend stock?

Church & Dwight pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Colgate-Palmolive pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Church & Dwight pays out 49.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Colgate-Palmolive pays out 59.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Church & Dwight has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Colgate-Palmolive has raised its dividend for 63 consecutive years. Colgate-Palmolive is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CHD or CL?

Church & Dwight received 1 more outperform votes than Colgate-Palmolive when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.45% of users gave Church & Dwight an outperform vote while only 50.76% of users gave Colgate-Palmolive an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Church & Dwight	Outperform Votes 567 57.45%	Underperform Votes 420 42.55%
Colgate-Palmolive	Outperform Votes 566 50.76%	Underperform Votes 549 49.24%

Do analysts rate CHD or CL?

Church & Dwight presently has a consensus target price of $112.29, indicating a potential upside of 12.93%. Colgate-Palmolive has a consensus target price of $102.39, indicating a potential upside of 11.06%. Given Church & Dwight's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Church & Dwight is more favorable than Colgate-Palmolive.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Church & Dwight	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.35
Colgate-Palmolive	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CHD or CL?

86.6% of Church & Dwight shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Church & Dwight shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CHD or CL more profitable?

Colgate-Palmolive has a net margin of 14.38% compared to Church & Dwight's net margin of 9.58%. Colgate-Palmolive's return on equity of 477.77% beat Church & Dwight's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Church & Dwight	9.58%	20.03%	9.74%
Colgate-Palmolive	14.38%	477.77%	17.98%

Which has more volatility and risk, CHD or CL?

Church & Dwight has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Colgate-Palmolive has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Colgate-Palmolive beats Church & Dwight on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.