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

Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-two analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have issued a hold recommendation and ten have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $98.95.

A number of brokerages have weighed in on CHD. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Oppenheimer set a $100.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Raymond James Financial raised Church & Dwight from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, January 5th. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $100.00 to $97.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, December 22nd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of Church & Dwight stock opened at $85.76 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.97, a P/E/G ratio of 3.95 and a beta of 0.46. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $84.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $89.51. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Church & Dwight has a 1-year low of $81.33 and a 1-year high of $116.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 EPS 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 business had revenue of $1.59 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.79 EPS. Church & Dwight’s revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 analysts predict that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

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

Church & Dwight Company Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a U.S.-based consumer products company best known for its Arm & Hammer baking soda business. Founded in 1846 with the manufacture and marketing of sodium bicarbonate, the company has grown into a diversified maker and marketer of household, personal care and specialty products. Church & Dwight is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CHD and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.

The company’s portfolio spans a range of categories including household cleaning and laundry, oral care, personal care, sexual wellness and health & wellness.