Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD – Get Free Report) Director Penry Price sold 5,960 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.86, for a total value of $565,365.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,852,440.20. The trade was a 16.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.
Church & Dwight Trading Up 1.7%
NYSE CHD opened at $95.12 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $95.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $91.70. The stock has a market cap of $22.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.29, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 0.48. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12-month low of $81.33 and a 12-month high of $106.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53.
Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.46 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.81% and a return on equity of 20.51%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last 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. On average, analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 earnings per share for the current year.
Church & Dwight Announces Dividend
Analysts Set New Price Targets
CHD has been the subject of several recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $114.00 target price (up from $112.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price 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. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $102.53.
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Institutional Trading of Church & Dwight
Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CHD. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at about $269,789,000. Capital International Investors boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 18.1% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $947,820,000 after acquiring an additional 1,734,801 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 51.2% during the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 5,050,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $468,902,000 after acquiring an additional 1,709,090 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 24.0% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $638,117,000 after acquiring an additional 1,473,894 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FIL Ltd boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 707.4% during the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 1,220,172 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,311,000 after acquiring an additional 1,069,051 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.
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