Weiss Ratings Reaffirms Hold (C-) Rating for Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD)

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD)‘s stock had its “hold (c-)” rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Weiss Ratings in a report released on Thursday,Weiss Ratings reports.

CHD has been the subject of several other reports. Citigroup cut their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Bank of America cut their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Barclays cut their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $84.00 to $83.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $100.00.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 7.2%

Shares of NYSE:CHD opened at $87.66 on Thursday. Church & Dwight has a 52-week low of $81.33 and a 52-week high of $116.46. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $89.39 and a 200 day moving average of $94.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.36 billion, a PE ratio of 41.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.84.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.08. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 19.27%. The company had revenue of $1.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.79 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Church & Dwight has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.83 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.490-3.49 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other news, EVP Michael Read acquired 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $91.27 per share, with a total value of $182,540.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 7,505 shares in the company, valued at $684,981.35. The trade was a 36.33% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney acquired 5,409 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 8th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $91.38 per share, for a total transaction of $494,274.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 5,409 shares in the company, valued at approximately $494,274.42. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have bought 12,879 shares of company stock valued at $1,177,702. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Church & Dwight

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.5% during the first quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 21,115 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,325,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 19.5% during the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.8% during the second quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,343,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.8% during the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 3,243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $357,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Choreo LLC increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.1% during the first quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 4,052 shares of the company’s stock valued at $446,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of household, personal care, and specialty products. It operates through the following segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International, Specialty Products Division (SPD), and Corporate. The Consumer Domestic segment offers household products, such as laundry detergents, fabric softener sheets, cat litter, household cleaning products, and personal care products including antiperspirants, oral care products, depilatories, reproductive health products, oral analgesics, nasal saline moisturizers, and dietary supplements.