Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Hits Estimates

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) announced its earnings results on Friday. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate 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 quarter in the prior year, the company posted $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 Stock Performance

NYSE:CHD traded down $1.60 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $105.53. 1,273,979 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,535,847. Church & Dwight has a 12 month low of $96.09 and a 12 month high of $113.50. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $25.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 0.58. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $106.43 and a two-hundred day moving average of $104.18.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 50.67%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on CHD shares. TD Cowen upped their target price on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $117.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased 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. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $110.61.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other news, EVP Michael Read acquired 1,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The shares were bought 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $267,584.10. This trade represents a 78.29 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible 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 completion of the transaction, the director now owns 7,129 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 593,035 shares of company stock worth $62,282,808. 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.