Brokerages Set Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) PT at $102.53

Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) have been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the eighteen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have given a hold recommendation and nine have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $102.5294.

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on CHD. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $109.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Evercore set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Church & Dwight stock opened at $96.74 on Friday. Church & Dwight has a 52-week low of $81.33 and a 52-week high of $106.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.82, a PEG ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $95.28 and a 200-day simple moving average of $91.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.81% and a return on equity of 20.51%. The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.91 earnings per share. Church & Dwight’s quarterly revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight will post 3.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th will be issued a $0.3075 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is currently 40.46%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.86, for a total value of $565,365.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,852,440.20. This represents a 16.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its position in Church & Dwight by 215.6% in the third quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 13,667 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,197,000 after buying an additional 9,337 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Church & Dwight by 3.0% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,136,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $537,736,000 after buying an additional 175,960 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Church & Dwight by 51.3% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 94,349 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,268,000 after buying an additional 31,976 shares during the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its position in Church & Dwight by 11.1% in the third quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 1,767,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,909,000 after buying an additional 176,037 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Citigroup Inc. lifted its position in Church & Dwight by 19.1% in the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 596,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,235,000 after buying an additional 95,423 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

About Church & Dwight

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.