Brokerages Set Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Target Price at $98.95

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-two analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have assigned a hold recommendation and ten have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $98.95.

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on CHD shares. Wells Fargo & Company set a $92.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Barclays set a $82.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Bank of America cut their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $85.00 to $87.00 in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, TD Cowen dropped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $100.00 to $97.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 8th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. True Wealth Design LLC grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 935.5% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 321 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares in the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 101.3% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 322 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 162 shares during the period. CVA Family Office LLC grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 58.1% during the third quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the third quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, First Horizon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the third quarter worth approximately $32,000. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Church & Dwight stock opened at $88.10 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $84.58 and its 200-day simple moving average is $89.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.09. Church & Dwight has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $116.46. The company has a market capitalization of $21.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.99 and a beta of 0.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.08. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 12.74% and a return on equity of 19.32%. The firm had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.79 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.83 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.490-3.49 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 14th were paid a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 14th. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is 37.11%.

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.