Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-one ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $99.3684.

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group set a $102.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Tuesday. Barclays set a $82.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Oppenheimer set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Bank of America cut their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CHD. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 935.5% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 321 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 101.3% in the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 322 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 58.1% in the third quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the third quarter worth $30,000. Finally, First Horizon Corp bought a new position in Church & Dwight in the third quarter valued at $32,000. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of CHD stock opened at $84.53 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Church & Dwight has a 12-month low of $81.33 and a 12-month high of $116.46. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $85.15 and a 200-day moving average of $91.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.26 and a beta of 0.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.08. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.32% and a net margin of 12.74%.The firm had revenue of $1.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.79 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.83 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.490-3.49 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th were issued a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 14th. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is 37.11%.

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.