CHD vs. CL, KMB, CLX, WDFC, CENTA, SPB, ODC, PG, ECL, and SCL
Should you be buying Church & Dwight stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Church & Dwight include Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Clorox (CLX), WD-40 (WDFC), Central Garden & Pet (CENTA), Spectrum Brands (SPB), Oil-Dri Co. of America (ODC), Procter & Gamble (PG), Ecolab (ECL), and Stepan (SCL).
Church & Dwight vs.
Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) and Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
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.
80.4% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of Church & Dwight shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Church & Dwight shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Colgate-Palmolive had 7 more articles in the media than Church & Dwight. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Colgate-Palmolive and 13 mentions for Church & Dwight. Colgate-Palmolive's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Church & Dwight's score of 1.24 indicating that Colgate-Palmolive is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Colgate-Palmolive pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Church & Dwight pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Colgate-Palmolive pays out 58.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Church & Dwight pays out 50.6% 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. Colgate-Palmolive has raised its dividend for 63 consecutive years and Church & Dwight has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years. Colgate-Palmolive is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Church & Dwight received 2 more outperform votes than Colgate-Palmolive when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.97% of users gave Church & Dwight an outperform vote while only 50.72% of users gave Colgate-Palmolive an outperform vote.
Colgate-Palmolive presently has a consensus target price of $102.12, indicating a potential upside of 11.10%. Church & Dwight has a consensus target price of $109.69, indicating a potential upside of 10.46%. Given Colgate-Palmolive's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Colgate-Palmolive is more favorable than Church & Dwight.
Colgate-Palmolive has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Church & Dwight has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Colgate-Palmolive beats Church & Dwight on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CHD) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
