Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Lowered to “Sell” Rating by Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen cut shares of Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday,Wall Street Zen reports.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on CHD. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $111.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $107.00 price target (up from $104.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued 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 price target of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 0.3%

NYSE CHD opened at $94.76 on Friday. Church & Dwight has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $106.04. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $98.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is $97.13. The firm has a market cap of $22.48 billion, a PE ratio of 30.47, a P/E/G ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 0.47.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.01). Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. The firm had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.94 EPS. The company’s revenue 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In other news, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.25, for a total transaction of $511,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 8,086 shares in the company, valued at $826,793.50. This trade represents a 38.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 15,375 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.00, for a total value of $1,583,625.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 4,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $480,804. The trade was a 76.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 53,250 shares of company stock worth $5,462,048 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Church & Dwight

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CHD. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,174,535,000. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $269,789,000. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the second quarter valued at approximately $223,875,000. Capital International Investors grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.1% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $947,820,000 after purchasing an additional 1,734,801 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 51.2% during the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 5,050,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $468,902,000 after buying an additional 1,709,090 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a consumer products company best known for its Arm & Hammer brand. The company develops, manufactures and markets products for household cleaning, laundry, personal care, oral care and specialty applications.

Its portfolio includes baking soda and baking soda-based products, laundry detergents and additives, cat litter, deodorants, oral-care products, hair-removal products, condoms and pregnancy-test kits. Other recognized brands include OxiClean, Nair, Waterpik, Trojan, First Response, Vitafusion, L’il Critters and Batiste.

Founded in 1846, Church & Dwight has expanded from its original baking soda business into a diversified consumer products company.