Are Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD) stocks a prudent buy?

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. [CHD] stock prices are up 0.54% to $105.44 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The CHD shares have gain 0.56% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.47%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. [NYSE: CHD] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on June 24, 2024, when Exane BNP Paribas initiated its Neutral rating and assigned the stock a price target of $114. On February 23, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $115 on the stock. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Neutral and increased its price target to $100 on December 15, 2023. Citigroup downgraded its rating to a Sell but $90 remained the price target by the analyst firm on December 13, 2023. Jefferies started tracking with a Hold rating for this stock on November 13, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $99. In a note dated October 23, 2023, Raymond James upgraded an Mkt Perform rating on this stock.

The stock price of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. [CHD] has been fluctuating between $82.25 and $110.31 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $111 within the next 12 months. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. [NYSE: CHD] shares were valued at $105.44 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 5.27% based on the average CHD price forecast.

Analyzing the CHD fundamentals

The Church & Dwight Co., Inc. [NYSE:CHD] reported sales of 5.94B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 5.14%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.44% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.17%, 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 0.14. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.54.

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 104.42 points at the first support level, and at 103.40 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 106.03, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 106.61.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. [NYSE:CHD]’s Current Ratio is 1.33. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.82, while the Cash Ratio is 0.3. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.34, the price to book ratio is 6.29 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 33.44.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Dierker Richard A, EVP, CFO & Head of Business Op, that happened on Jun 14 ’24 when 86740.0 shares were sold. EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary, DE MAYNADIER PATRICK D completed a deal on Jun 14 ’24 to sell 54654.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, Chief Commercial Officer Hooker Carlen sold 2500.0 shares on Jun 14 ’24.

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