Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Price Target Lowered to $105.00 at Wells Fargo & Company

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) had its target price trimmed by Wells Fargo & Company from $110.00 to $105.00 in a report issued on Wednesday morning,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an overweight rating on the stock.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Church & Dwight from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $92.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 price objective (up from $87.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Evercore boosted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price objective (down from $102.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $101.94.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

NYSE:CHD opened at $94.17 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.07. Church & Dwight has a 52-week low of $81.33 and a 52-week high of $107.05. The firm has a market cap of $22.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.18, a PEG ratio of 3.43 and a beta of 0.48. The business’s fifty day moving average is $98.49 and its 200 day moving average is $90.50.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) 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 company had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.64 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.76 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. Research analysts predict that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a $0.3075 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. This is an increase from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is currently 40.73%.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total value of $704,060.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at $3,024,440.60. This represents a 18.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total value of $1,308,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 17,102 shares in the company, valued at $1,727,302. This represents a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Church & Dwight

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Integrity Alliance LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 2,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $210,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,343,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 58.1% in the 3rd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $309,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Essex Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 5,218 shares of the company’s stock worth $438,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.