Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Cut to Sell at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen cut shares of Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report published on Saturday morning,Wall Street Zen reports.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on CHD. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $111.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Friday, May 29th. TD Cowen set a $97.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $107.00 target price (up from $104.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Nine research 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of CHD stock opened at $95.52 on Friday. Church & Dwight has a fifty-two week low of $81.33 and a fifty-two week high of $106.04. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $98.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $97.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 1.15.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.01). Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.10% and a net margin of 11.96%.The business had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.94 earnings per share. Church & Dwight’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Church & Dwight has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.890-0.890 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.740-3.810 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Church & Dwight will post 3.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th were given a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is currently 39.55%.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In related news, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.25, for a total value of $511,250.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 8,086 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $826,793.50. This trade represents a 38.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Carlos Linares sold 15,375 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Monday, August 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.00, for a total transaction of $1,568,250.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 4,668 shares in the company, valued at $476,136. This represents a 76.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 53,250 shares of company stock worth $5,462,048. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Clearstead Trust LLC acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter worth $33,000. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management purchased a new position in Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Field & Main Bank acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the second quarter valued at $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

About Church & Dwight

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a consumer products company best known for its Arm & Hammer brand. The company develops, manufactures and markets products for household cleaning, laundry, personal care, oral care and specialty applications.

Its portfolio includes baking soda and baking soda-based products, laundry detergents and additives, cat litter, deodorants, oral-care products, hair-removal products, condoms and pregnancy-test kits. Other recognized brands include OxiClean, Nair, Waterpik, Trojan, First Response, Vitafusion, L’il Critters and Batiste.

Founded in 1846, Church & Dwight has expanded from its original baking soda business into a diversified consumer products company.