Analysis of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD)’s performance, earnings and valuation

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. [CHD] stock prices are up 0.88% to $105.42 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CHD shares have gain 2.91% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.94%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

Previously, Argus upgraded its rating to Buy on February 23, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $115. On December 15, 2023, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $100 on the stock. Citigroup downgraded its rating to a Sell but stick to its price target of $90 on December 13, 2023. Jefferies initiated its recommendation with a Hold and recommended $99 as its price target on November 13, 2023. Raymond James upgraded its rating to Mkt Perform for this stock on October 23, 2023. In a note dated September 22, 2023, HSBC Securities initiated an Hold rating and provided a target price of $102 on this stock.

The stock price of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. [CHD] has been fluctuating between $82.25 and $105.30 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $95.73 within the next 12 months. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. [NYSE: CHD] shares were valued at $105.42 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -9.19% based on the average CHD price forecast.

Analyzing the CHD fundamentals

The Church & Dwight Co., Inc. [NYSE:CHD] reported sales of 5.87B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 6.41%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.44% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.16%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.13%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.2 and Total Capital is 0.15. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.63.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 104.43 points at the first support level, and at 103.44 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 106.04, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 106.66.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. [NYSE:CHD]’s Current Ratio is 1.08. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.64, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.24. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.38, the price to book ratio is 6.65 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 34.55.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved FARRELL MATTHEW, President and CEO, that happened on Mar 11 ’24 when 0.28 million shares were sold. Director, IRWIN BRADLEY C completed a deal on Mar 11 ’24 to sell 5590.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, International Read Michael sold 4500.0 shares on Mar 11 ’24.

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