Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $104.06

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) has received an average rating of “Hold” from the seventeen analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $104.00.

Several research analysts have weighed in on CHD shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 5,000 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.25, for a total value of $511,250.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 8,086 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $826,793.50. The trade was a 38.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Arthur B. Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.83, for a total transaction of $1,357,356.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 7,129 shares in the company, valued at approximately $733,075.07. The trade was a 64.93% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 53,250 shares of company stock valued at $5,462,048 over the last 90 days. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Church & Dwight

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Walter Public Investments Inc. bought a new stake in Church & Dwight in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $5,721,000. National Pension Service boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 67.6% during the 2nd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 30,911 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,995,000 after acquiring an additional 12,463 shares during the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,129,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter worth approximately $2,382,000. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $6,541,000. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.3%

Church & Dwight stock opened at $102.99 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.11, a PEG ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.49. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $98.15 and its 200 day simple moving average is $96.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.69. Church & Dwight has a fifty-two week low of $81.33 and a fifty-two week high of $106.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.01). Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. The firm had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.94 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.890-0.890 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.740-3.810 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight will post 3.78 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th were given a $0.3075 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is currently 39.55%.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a consumer packaged goods company best known for its Arm & Hammer brand. Founded in 1846, the company began by marketing baking soda and has expanded into a broad portfolio of household, personal care and specialty products.

Its consumer products include laundry detergents and additives, cat litter, cleaning products, oral care items, personal care products, condoms and pregnancy tests, vitamins and supplements, hair-care products, depilatories and water flossers.