Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD) To Go Ex-Dividend on May 15th

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a dividend of 0.3075 per share on Monday, June 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th.

Church & Dwight has increased its dividend by an average of 0.0%per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 29 consecutive years. Church & Dwight has a dividend payout ratio of 33.0% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Church & Dwight to earn $3.99 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.23 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 30.8%.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

CHD stock opened at $97.13 on Friday. Church & Dwight has a 52-week low of $81.33 and a 52-week high of $106.04. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $97.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $91.34. The company has a market capitalization of $23.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.57 and a beta of 0.48. 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 (NYSE:CHD) last announced its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.76 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that Church & Dwight will post 3.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.