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

Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) have received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eighteen ratings firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have assigned a hold recommendation and nine have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $101.8824.

CHD has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Argus cut their price target on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price objective (down from $102.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Church & Dwight from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $92.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, December 22nd.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 1.1%

Church & Dwight stock opened at $104.80 on Monday. Church & Dwight has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $116.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.07. The firm has a market cap of $24.81 billion, a PE ratio of 34.70, a P/E/G ratio of 3.86 and a beta of 0.45. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $93.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $89.81.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.64 billion for 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%. Church & Dwight’s revenue was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.76 EPS. 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, research analysts predict that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Church & Dwight 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 transaction of $1,308,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.1% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 24,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,672,000 after purchasing an additional 945 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in Church & Dwight by 18.4% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $726,000 after buying an additional 1,024 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth approximately $254,000. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 56.2% in the second quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $416,000 after acquiring an additional 1,558 shares during the period. Finally, Savvy Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 22.6% in the second quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. now owns 2,399 shares of the company’s stock worth $231,000 after acquiring an additional 443 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.