Wall Street Zen Upgrades Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) to “Hold”

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) was upgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued on Saturday, Wall Street Zen reports.

CHD has been the topic of a number of other reports. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 5th. Morgan Stanley set a $112.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Barclays raised their target price on Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.06.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of Church & Dwight stock opened at $98.15 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $23.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.56, a PEG ratio of 3.49 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Church & Dwight has a 12-month low of $81.33 and a 12-month high of $106.04. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $98.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $96.77.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. Church & Dwight’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.94 earnings per share. 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. On average, analysts forecast that Church & Dwight will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In related news, Director Bradley Irwin sold 4,300 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.69, for a total transaction of $441,567.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 35,674 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,663,363.06. The trade was a 10.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Carlos Linares sold 15,375 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.00, for a total transaction of $1,583,625.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 4,668 shares in the company, valued at $480,804. This trade represents a 76.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 53,250 shares of company stock valued at $5,462,048. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Church & Dwight

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CHD. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the second quarter valued at about $2,174,535,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 51.2% during the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 5,050,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $468,902,000 after purchasing an additional 1,709,090 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.5% in the 2nd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,925,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $283,447,000 after buying an additional 457,445 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 28.9% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,548,871 shares of the company’s stock valued at $237,861,000 after buying an additional 572,085 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.1% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,170,890 shares of the company’s stock valued at $202,597,000 after buying an additional 64,803 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a consumer packaged goods company best known for its Arm & Hammer brand. Founded in 1846, the company began by marketing baking soda and has expanded into a broad portfolio of household, personal care and specialty products.

Its consumer products include laundry detergents and additives, cat litter, cleaning products, oral care items, personal care products, condoms and pregnancy tests, vitamins and supplements, hair-care products, depilatories and water flossers.