Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Price Target Lowered to $98.00 at UBS Group

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) had its price objective decreased by UBS Group from $102.00 to $98.00 in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday morning,Benzinga reports. UBS Group currently has a neutral rating on the stock.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Church & Dwight from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the company from $92.00 to $100.00 in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. TD Cowen increased their price target on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 target price (up from $87.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Nine 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, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $102.24.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

NYSE:CHD opened at $92.55 on Tuesday. Church & Dwight has a one year low of $81.33 and a one year high of $107.05. 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 stock has a market cap of $21.92 billion, a PE ratio of 30.65, a P/E/G ratio of 3.43 and a beta of 0.48. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $98.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $90.47.

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. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 11.88%.The firm had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.64 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.76 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. 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 research analysts expect that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. This is a positive change from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is 40.73%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 trade represents a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction 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 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Church & Dwight

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.6% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Capital International Investors grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.1% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $947,820,000 after buying an additional 1,734,801 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 24.0% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $638,117,000 after buying an additional 1,473,894 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,854,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $323,163,000 after buying an additional 200,208 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,341,015 shares of the company’s stock valued at $276,101,000 after buying an additional 23,677 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is 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.