Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) have been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the twenty-two brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have given a hold recommendation and ten have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $98.65.

A number of brokerages have commented on CHD. Argus reduced their target price on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Barclays set a $82.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $92.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $102.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, December 22nd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Church & Dwight

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 24,274 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,672,000 after buying an additional 945 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.4% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 13.1% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 19,821 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,182,000 after purchasing an additional 2,303 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in Church & Dwight by 54.7% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,063 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,000 after purchasing an additional 376 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jacobi Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 24.5% during the first quarter. Jacobi Capital Management LLC now owns 3,612 shares of the company’s stock worth $398,000 after purchasing an additional 711 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

CHD opened at $90.38 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $84.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $89.37. Church & Dwight has a 52-week low of $81.33 and a 52-week high of $116.46. The company has a market cap of $21.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.42, a PEG ratio of 4.15 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 12.74% and a return on equity of 19.32%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company 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. Equities analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 14th were issued a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 14th. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is presently 37.11%.

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.