Brokerages Set Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Target Price at $99.28

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eighteen brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $100.2353.

A number of brokerages have commented on CHD. Barclays set a $82.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Raymond James Financial upgraded Church & Dwight from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price target for the company in a report on Monday, January 5th. Argus dropped their price objective on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Church & Dwight from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $92.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 in the company, valued at $1,727,302. The trade was a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 935.5% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 290 shares during the period. Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its position in Church & Dwight by 101.3% during the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 322 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CVA Family Office LLC increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 58.1% during the 3rd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 1.1%

CHD traded up $1.08 on Thursday, hitting $101.54. 435,571 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,664,540. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $88.92 and its 200-day moving average is $89.03. Church & Dwight has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $116.46. 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 company has a market cap of $24.38 billion, a PE ratio of 33.62, a PEG ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.76 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 predict that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. This is a positive change from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is presently 39.07%.

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.