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

Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nineteen analysts that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $99.2778.

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on CHD. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 target price (down previously from $102.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Argus reduced their price target on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Church & Dwight from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $92.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Monday. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Church & Dwight

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CHD. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter valued at $303,907,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in Church & Dwight by 3,269.4% during the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 896,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,134,000 after acquiring an additional 869,705 shares during the last quarter. Candlestick Capital Management LP bought a new position in Church & Dwight in the third quarter valued at about $75,506,000. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 25.1% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,510,113 shares of the company’s stock worth $337,357,000 after purchasing an additional 703,171 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 526.6% during the 2nd quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 648,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,363,000 after purchasing an additional 545,318 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 1.8%

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $100.54 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $87.38 and its 200 day moving average is $88.94. Church & Dwight has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $116.46. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The company has a market cap of $24.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.29, a PEG ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.64 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 11.88%.Church & Dwight’s quarterly revenue was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.76 earnings per share. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.920-0.920 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a $0.3075 dividend. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This is a positive change from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.07%.

About Church & Dwight

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.