Brokerages Set Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Price Target at $110.61

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eighteen ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $110.61.

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Church & Dwight from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on Church & Dwight from $105.00 to $103.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 17th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Church & Dwight from $113.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price target on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, CEO Matthew Farrell sold 165,823 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.03, for a total value of $17,084,743.69. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 112,719 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,613,438.57. This represents a 59.53 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Joseph James Longo sold 7,780 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $112.44, for a total value of $874,783.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 400 shares in the company, valued at $44,976. This trade represents a 95.11 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 593,035 shares of company stock valued at $62,282,808 in the last quarter. 2.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Church & Dwight

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. YANKCOM Partnership bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 224.4% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 266 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 184 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter worth $33,000. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.3 %

CHD stock opened at $107.14 on Friday. Church & Dwight has a twelve month low of $96.09 and a twelve month high of $113.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The stock has a market cap of $26.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.05, a PEG ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 0.58. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $106.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $104.16.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 1st. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.11. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.90% and a net margin of 9.08%. The firm had revenue of $1.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.74 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Church & Dwight will post 3.44 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of household, personal care, and specialty products. It operates through the following segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International, Specialty Products, and Corporate. The Consumer Domestic segment offers household products, such as laundry detergents, fabric softener sheets, cat litter, and household cleaning products, and personal care products including antiperspirants, oral care products, depilatories, reproductive health products, oral analgesics, nasal saline moisturizers, and dietary supplements.