Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Issues Earnings Results

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) released its quarterly earnings data on Friday. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77, RTT News reports. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 9.08% and a return on equity of 19.90%. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.65 EPS. Church & Dwight updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.680-3.720 EPS and its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.900-0.900 EPS.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:CHD opened at $105.36 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $106.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $104.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 1.09. The company has a market capitalization of $25.81 billion, a PE ratio of 47.24, a PEG ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 0.58. Church & Dwight has a 1-year low of $96.09 and a 1-year high of $113.50.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.12%. This is an increase from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is 50.67%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Michael Read bought 1,100 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $106.82 per share, with a total value of $117,502.00. Following the acquisition, the executive vice president now owns 2,505 shares in the company, valued at approximately $267,584.10. This trade represents a 78.29 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Arthur B. Winkleblack sold 11,590 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.84, for a total value of $1,203,505.60. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 7,129 shares in the company, valued at approximately $740,275.36. The trade was a 61.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 593,035 shares of company stock worth $62,282,808 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on CHD shares. Barclays boosted their price target on Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on Church & Dwight from $105.00 to $103.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $113.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $110.61.

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.