Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Given New $105.00 Price Target at Wells Fargo & Company

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) had its price target reduced by Wells Fargo & Company from $110.00 to $105.00 in a research report released on Monday,Benzinga reports. Wells Fargo & Company currently has an overweight rating on the stock.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $107.00 price objective (up from $104.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 19th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Weiss Ratings upgraded Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Nine equities research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $104.12.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $95.59 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $98.39 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $96.70. Church & Dwight has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $106.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.74, a P/E/G ratio of 3.35 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 (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.53 billion for 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%. The business’s revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight will post 3.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Bradley Irwin sold 4,300 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction 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 sale, the director owned 35,674 shares in the company, valued at $3,663,363.06. The trade was a 10.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Carlos Linares sold 15,375 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,668 shares in the company, valued at $480,804. This represents a 76.71% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 53,250 shares of company stock worth $5,462,048. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. purchased a new position in Church & Dwight during the second quarter valued at $25,000. Clearstead Trust LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter worth about $33,000. Field & Main Bank bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management purchased a new position in Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter valued at about $39,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.