Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the eighteen ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $104.4118.

Several research firms recently commented on CHD. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Weiss Ratings raised Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $110.00 price objective (up from $105.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $111.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Friday, May 29th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Bradley C. Irwin sold 4,300 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.69, for a total value of $441,567.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 35,674 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,663,363.06. This trade represents 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 Rene Hemsey sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.25, for a total transaction of $511,250.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 8,086 shares in the company, valued at approximately $826,793.50. This represents a 38.21% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 53,250 shares of company stock worth $5,462,048 in the last three months. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Church & Dwight

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 13.8% in the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 18,352 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,778,000 after purchasing an additional 2,221 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 6.5% during the 2nd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 39,204 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,798,000 after purchasing an additional 2,399 shares during the period. National Pension Service increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 67.6% during the 2nd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 30,911 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,995,000 after purchasing an additional 12,463 shares during the last quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter valued at about $229,000. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 5.9% in the 2nd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 12,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,182,000 after buying an additional 676 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $96.18 on Friday. Church & Dwight has a 1-year low of $81.33 and a 1-year high of $106.04. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $98.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $96.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.40 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.69.

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

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th were paid a $0.3075 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 39.55%.

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.