William Blair Lowers Earnings Estimates for Church & Dwight

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) – Analysts at William Blair cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of 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 of $0.85 per share 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.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on CHD. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on Church & Dwight from $128.00 to $126.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Church & Dwight from $106.00 to $98.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Bank of America raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $112.00 to $125.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Oppenheimer cut their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $115.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $110.81.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of CHD stock opened at $92.77 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 0.55. Church & Dwight has a one year low of $91.77 and a one year high of $116.46. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $105.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $105.93.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Church & Dwight

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CHD. Barclays PLC increased its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 431,257 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 5.2% during the third quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 18,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,885,000 after purchasing an additional 896 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.8% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 520,744 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,720,000 after purchasing an additional 4,091 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 224.4% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 184 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 40.0% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $717,000 after buying an additional 1,956 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In other news, EVP Maynadier Patrick D. De sold 54,510 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.98, for a total transaction of $6,322,069.80. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 10,497 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,217,442.06. This trade represents a 83.85 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 11,060 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.98, for a total transaction of $1,216,378.80. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 6,437 shares in the company, valued at $707,941.26. This represents 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. 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. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 49.79%.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

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.