Barclays Has Lowered Expectations for Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Stock Price

Posted by Brian Himes on Apr 14th, 2026

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD – Get Free Report) had its target price reduced by equities researchers at Barclays from $85.00 to $80.00 in a report released on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an “underweight” rating on the stock. Barclays‘s price objective would suggest a potential downside of 16.26% from the company’s current price.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $112.00 target price on Church & Dwight in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Raymond James Financial raised Church & Dwight from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $101.71.

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Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of CHD traded up $0.50 on Tuesday, hitting $95.53. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,558,973 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,329,281. The company has a market capitalization of $22.63 billion, a PE ratio of 31.63, a PEG ratio of 3.53 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.71. Church & Dwight has a fifty-two week low of $81.33 and a fifty-two week high of $107.05. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $98.51 and a 200 day moving average price of $90.71.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 11.88%.Church & Dwight’s revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.76 EPS. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.920-0.920 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In related news, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total value of $704,060.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 17,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,727,302. This trade represents a 43.11% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CHD. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter valued at $269,789,000. Capital International Investors raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.1% during the 4th 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. raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 24.0% during the 4th 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 raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 707.4% during the 4th 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 stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the 3rd quarter valued at $75,506,000. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

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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.