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In the latest session, Church & Dwight Co., Inc (NYSE: CHD) closed at $110.36 down -0.02% from its previous closing price of $110.38. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.05 million shares were traded. CHD stock price reached its highest trading level at $111.71 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $110.08.
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 35.94 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.99. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.09 and its Current Ratio is at 1.62. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.58 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.57.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Piper Sandler on September 24, 2024, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $120.
On September 09, 2024, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $110.
On July 23, 2024, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $116.TD Cowen initiated its Buy rating on July 23, 2024, with a $116 target price.
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 Nov 22 ’24 when Longo Joseph James sold 7,780 shares for $112.44 per share. The transaction valued at 874,789 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
Eric Spann bought 39,520 shares of CHD for $4,459,042 on Nov 25 ’24. On Nov 22 ’24, another insider, Joseph Longo, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 7,780 shares for $112.83 each.
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 27037978624 and an Enterprise Value of 28698728448. As of this moment, Church’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 49.57, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.54. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.22. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.47 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.741 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.576.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CHD has reached a high of $113.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $90.26. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.16%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CHD has traded an average of 1.51M shares per day and 1689260 over the past ten days. A total of 245.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 244.56M. Insiders hold about 0.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.37% stake in the company. Shares short for CHD as of 1731628800 were 5998694 with a Short Ratio of 3.97, compared to 1728950400 on 4618892. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5998694 and a Short% of Float of 2.7999999.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CHD is 1.14, from 1.121 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010155826The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.16.
