Wells Fargo & Company Lowers Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Price Target to $105.00

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) had its price objective reduced by investment analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $110.00 to $105.00 in a note issued to investors on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “overweight” rating on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s target price would suggest a potential upside of 9.24% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Evercore boosted their target price on Church & Dwight from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. UBS Group dropped their target price on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Raymond James Financial upgraded Church & Dwight from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $101.94.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 2.0%

CHD stock opened at $96.12 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $22.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.83, a PEG ratio of 3.49 and a beta of 0.48. Church & Dwight has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $107.05. 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 business has a fifty day moving average of $98.58 and a 200-day moving average of $90.54.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 11.88%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $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. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total transaction of $704,060.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,024,440.60. The trade was a 18.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total value of $1,308,960.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 17,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,727,302. This trade represents a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 2.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Church & Dwight

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. True Wealth Design LLC grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 935.5% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the period. Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 162 shares during the period. Finally, CVA Family Office LLC grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 58.1% in the third 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 period. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.