Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Price Target Raised to $105.00 at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) had its price target upped by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $99.00 to $105.00 in a research note released on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. currently has a neutral rating on the stock.

CHD has been the topic of several other reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $111.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $114.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Barclays decreased their price target on Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Weiss Ratings lowered Church & Dwight from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 13th. Nine 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $103.47.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 2.0%

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $99.08 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $23.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.59, a PEG ratio of 3.49 and a beta of 0.47. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $96.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $95.64. Church & Dwight has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $106.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.22.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.81% and a return on equity of 20.51%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.91 earnings per share. Church & Dwight has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Church & Dwight will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th were paid a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is presently 40.46%.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Brian D. Buchert sold 10,160 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.14, for a total value of $997,102.40. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,286 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $126,208.04. The trade was a 88.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 12,960 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.00, for a total value of $1,270,080.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 13,653 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,337,994. This trade represents a 48.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 47,680 shares of company stock worth $4,672,190. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Church & Dwight

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 15.1% in the 2nd quarter. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB now owns 11,282 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,093,000 after acquiring an additional 1,480 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 33.1% during the second quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 174,646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,920,000 after purchasing an additional 43,392 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 12.1% in the second quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 4,232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $410,000 after purchasing an additional 458 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Investment Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.3% in the second quarter. Renaissance Investment Group LLC now owns 80,477 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,797,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Czech National Bank lifted its position in Church & Dwight by 4.6% in the second quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 67,443 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,534,000 after purchasing an additional 2,980 shares during the period. 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.