Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Receives $101.88 Average PT from Brokerages

Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the eighteen ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have assigned a hold recommendation and nine have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $101.8824.

CHD has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $110.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Argus cut their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 4th.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 0.9%

Church & Dwight stock opened at $100.72 on Monday. Church & Dwight has a 12-month low of $81.33 and a 12-month high of $116.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.84 billion, a PE ratio of 33.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.68 and a beta of 0.45. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $95.09 and a 200-day simple moving average of $90.17.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.64 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 11.88%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.76 earnings per share. 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. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were given a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This is a boost from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is currently 40.73%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In related news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the director directly owned 17,102 shares in the company, valued at $1,727,302. The trade was a 43.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Church & Dwight

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CHD. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter worth approximately $269,789,000. Capital International Investors boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 18.1% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $947,820,000 after purchasing an additional 1,734,801 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Church & Dwight by 24.0% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $638,117,000 after purchasing an additional 1,473,894 shares in the last quarter. FIL Ltd raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 707.4% during the 4th quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 1,220,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,311,000 after purchasing an additional 1,069,051 shares during the period. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 3,269.4% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 896,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,134,000 after purchasing an additional 869,705 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

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.