Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Price Target Raised to $99.00

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) had its price objective upped by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $98.00 to $99.00 in a research report issued on Monday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s target price indicates a potential upside of 6.65% from the stock’s current price.

CHD has been the subject of several other reports. Evercore set a $105.00 price objective on Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $109.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday. Raymond James Financial upgraded Church & Dwight from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $114.00 price objective (up from $112.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday. Finally, Barclays dropped their price objective on Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $102.53.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CHD traded down $3.19 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $92.83. The stock had a trading volume of 2,828,844 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,287,807. The business’s fifty day moving average is $97.16 and its two-hundred day moving average is $91.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The company has a market cap of $21.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.53, a PEG ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.48. Church & Dwight has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $106.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.Church & Dwight’s revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.91 earnings per share. Church & Dwight has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Church & Dwight will post 3.75 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total transaction of $1,308,960.00. Following the sale, the director owned 17,102 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,727,302. This represents a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total value of $704,060.00. Following the sale, the director owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at $3,024,440.60. The trade was a 18.88% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Church & Dwight

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at about $269,789,000. Capital International Investors boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 18.1% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $947,820,000 after acquiring an additional 1,734,801 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 24.0% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $638,117,000 after acquiring an additional 1,473,894 shares during the last quarter. FIL Ltd boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 707.4% in the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 1,220,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,311,000 after acquiring an additional 1,069,051 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Candlestick Capital Management LP bought a new position in Church & Dwight in the third quarter valued at about $75,506,000. Institutional investors 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.