JPMorgan Chase & Co. Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Stock Price

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) had its price target dropped by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $100.00 to $98.00 in a research note issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s price target points to a potential upside of 1.23% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on CHD. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $112.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, January 5th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $101.59.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 2.4%

CHD opened at $96.81 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.06, a P/E/G ratio of 3.50 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. Church & Dwight has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $106.04. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $98.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of $90.92.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.64 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.88% and a return on equity of 20.05%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business 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. Analysts predict that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In other news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 17,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,727,302. This represents a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total value of $704,060.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,024,440.60. This represents a 18.88% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Integrity Alliance LLC. increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 2,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,000 after buying an additional 111 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC increased its position in Church & Dwight by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,343,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. CVA Family Office LLC increased its position in 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 purchasing an additional 122 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its position in Church & Dwight by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the period. Finally, Essex Financial Services Inc. increased its position in Church & Dwight by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 5,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $438,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.