Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Rating Increased to Hold at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report issued on Sunday.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on CHD. Evercore set a $105.00 target price on Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $107.00 price target (up from $104.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Morgan Stanley set a $112.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, TD Cowen set a $97.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 0.1%

CHD opened at $101.25 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $98.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $97.46. Church & Dwight has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $106.04. The company has a market capitalization of $24.02 billion, a PE ratio of 32.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 0.47. 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 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). Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.10% and a net margin of 11.96%.The firm had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.94 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Analysts forecast that Church & Dwight will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is currently 39.55%.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In other news, Director Arthur B. Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.83, for a total transaction of $1,357,356.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 7,129 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $733,075.07. This represents a 64.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Robert K. Shearer sold 8,600 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.97, for a total value of $842,542.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 30,678 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,005,523.66. The trade was a 21.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 59,220 shares of company stock worth $5,905,747 in the last three months. 1.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Church & Dwight

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 24,274 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,672,000 after buying an additional 945 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.4% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $726,000 after acquiring an additional 1,024 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth approximately $254,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 9.0% during the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 29,398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,825,000 after acquiring an additional 2,419 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.4% during the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 52,273 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,024,000 after acquiring an additional 204 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.