TD Cowen Has Lowered Expectations for Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Stock Price

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) had its price objective lowered by equities researchers at TD Cowen from $100.00 to $97.00 in a note issued to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “hold” rating on the stock. TD Cowen’s price target indicates a potential upside of 12.69% from the company’s current price.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company set a $92.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group set a $102.00 price objective on Church & Dwight in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Oppenheimer set a $100.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Citigroup upgraded Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $85.00 to $87.00 in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $98.95.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CHD traded up $2.20 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $86.08. 901,814 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,057,476. Church & Dwight has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $116.46. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $84.49 and its 200 day moving average price is $89.66. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.67 billion, a PE ratio of 27.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.95 and a beta of 0.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 12.74% and a return on equity of 19.32%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.79 earnings per share. Church & Dwight has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.83 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.490-3.49 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Church & Dwight

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the second quarter valued at $303,907,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 3,269.4% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 896,306 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,134,000 after buying an additional 869,705 shares in the last quarter. Candlestick Capital Management LP bought a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 3rd quarter valued at $75,506,000. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 25.1% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,510,113 shares of the company’s stock worth $337,357,000 after acquiring an additional 703,171 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich lifted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 526.6% during the 2nd quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 648,870 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,363,000 after purchasing an additional 545,318 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.