Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Upgraded at Rothschild & Co Redburn

Rothschild & Co Redburn upgraded shares of Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report released on Friday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. They currently have $91.00 price target on the stock.

CHD has been the topic of a number of other reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $92.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. UBS Group set a $92.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Evercore lifted their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $100.71.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 1.4%

Church & Dwight stock opened at $101.42 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $24.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.58, a PEG ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. Church & Dwight has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $116.46. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $89.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $89.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 11.88%.The company had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.64 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.76 earnings per share. Church & Dwight’s revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities analysts predict that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be issued a $0.3075 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. This is an increase from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is currently 40.73%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total transaction of $1,308,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 17,102 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,727,302. This trade represents a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Church & Dwight

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CHD. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 1.2% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,830,529 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,059,232,000 after purchasing an additional 388,890 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,875,412 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,163,453,000 after buying an additional 88,594 shares during the period. Capital International Investors grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 18.1% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $947,820,000 after acquiring an additional 1,734,801 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 24.0% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $638,117,000 after acquiring an additional 1,473,894 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.9% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,290,207 shares of the company’s stock worth $601,991,000 after acquiring an additional 177,990 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

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.