Church & Dwight’s (CHD) Outperform Rating Reiterated at Royal Bank Of Canada

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada in a report released on Monday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $114.00 target price on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada’s target price points to a potential upside of 19.12% from the company’s previous close.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on CHD. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 target price (up from $87.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. TD Cowen raised their target price on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $111.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Friday. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $103.00.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.1%

NYSE:CHD traded up $0.07 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $95.70. The stock had a trading volume of 107,127 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,208,866. The stock has a market cap of $22.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.48, a PEG ratio of 3.47 and a beta of 0.47. The business’s 50 day moving average is $94.82 and its 200 day moving average is $92.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 0.81. 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.The company had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.46 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.91 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Church & Dwight will post 3.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.86, for a total value of $565,365.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,852,440.20. This represents a 16.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Church & Dwight

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. increased 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 during the last quarter. DV Equities LLC bought a new stake in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Field & Main Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. 86.60% of the stock is 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.