Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Issues Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.900-0.900 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.980. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.5 billion-$1.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.6 billion. Church & Dwight also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.680-3.720 EPS.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 1.3 %

Shares of CHD traded down $1.39 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $105.73. 846,650 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,511,445. Church & Dwight has a 1 year low of $96.09 and a 1 year high of $113.50. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $106.43 and its 200-day moving average is $104.18. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 0.58.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.90% and a net margin of 9.08%. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.65 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight will post 3.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a dividend of $0.295 per share. This is a boost from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.12%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 50.67%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CHD has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $107.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on Church & Dwight from $105.00 to $103.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 17th. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $113.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $110.61.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Maynadier Patrick D. De sold 45,120 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $112.19, for a total value of $5,062,012.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 10,325 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,158,361.75. The trade was a 81.38 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Michael Read bought 1,100 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $106.82 per share, with a total value of $117,502.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the executive vice president now directly owns 2,505 shares in the company, valued at $267,584.10. This trade represents a 78.29 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 593,035 shares of company stock valued at $62,282,808 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

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.