Market Insight: Church & Dwight Co., Inc (CHD)’s Notable Drop, Closing at 98.81

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In the latest session, Church & Dwight Co., Inc (NYSE: CHD) closed at $98.81 down -0.50% from its previous closing price of $99.31. In other words, the price has decreased by $-0.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.75 million shares were traded. CHD stock price reached its highest trading level at $99.79 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $98.35.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of Church & Dwight Co., Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 25.22 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.91. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.24 and its Current Ratio is at 1.70. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.55 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.54.

On September 24, 2024, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $120.

Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on September 09, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $110.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 12 ’25 when Hemsey Rene sold 11,060 shares for $109.98 per share. The transaction valued at 1,216,392 led to the insider holds 6,437 shares of the business.

Rene Hemsey bought 11,060 shares of CHD for $1,238,720 on Mar 11 ’25. On Mar 10 ’25, another insider, DE MAYNADIER PATRICK D, who serves as the EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary of the company, sold 54,510 shares for $115.98 each. As a result, the insider received 6,321,863 and left with 10,497 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CHD now has a Market Capitalization of 24538474496 and an Enterprise Value of 25745684480. As of this moment, Church’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 41.72, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.97. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.66. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.98 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.57. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.216 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.76.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for CHD is 0.55, which has changed by -0.08415979 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.097913146 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CHD has reached a high of $116.46, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $96.35. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.79%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, CHD has traded an average of 1.80M shares per day and 2212640 over the past ten days. A total of 245.88M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 245.64M. Insiders hold about 0.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.79% stake in the company. Shares short for CHD as of 1744675200 were 5531533 with a Short Ratio of 3.08, compared to 1741910400 on 5212155. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5531533 and a Short% of Float of 2.5700000000000003.

Dividends & Splits

According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CHD is 1.15, from 1.135 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011428859The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.13. The current Payout Ratio is 47.88% for CHD, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1739491200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-09-02 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

Investors are keenly observing as 20.0 analysts analyze and rate the current performance of Church & Dwight Co., Inc (CHD) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.95, with high estimates of $1.0 and low estimates of $0.87.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.77 and $3.48 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.69. EPS for the following year is $3.96, with 22.0 analysts recommending between $4.02 and $3.75.

Revenue Estimates

A total of 15 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.51B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.53B to a low estimate of $1.49B. As of the current estimate, Church & Dwight Co., Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.5BFor the next quarter, 15 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.56B. There is a high estimate of $1.57B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.55B.

A total of 22 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CHD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.31B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6.23B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6.28B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.11BBased on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.52B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.56B and the low estimate is $6.47B.

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