At the time of writing, Church & Dwight Co., Inc [CHD] stock is trading at $105.28, up 2.35%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CHD shares have gain 3.55% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.28%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Church & Dwight Co., Inc [NYSE: CHD] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 24, 2024, when Piper Sandler initiated its Overweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $120. Previously, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight on September 09, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $110. On July 23, 2024, TD Cowen initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $116 on the stock. Exane BNP Paribas started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and suggested a price target of $114 on June 24, 2024. Argus upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on February 23, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $115. In a note dated December 15, 2023, BofA Securities upgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $85 to $100.
For the past year, the stock price of Church & Dwight Co., Inc fluctuated between $96.09 and $113.50. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $106.2 within the next 12 months. Church & Dwight Co., Inc [NYSE: CHD] shares were valued at $105.28 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 0.87% based on the average CHD price forecast.
Analyzing the CHD fundamentals
According to Church & Dwight Co., Inc [NYSE:CHD], the company’s sales were 6.05B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 3.76% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.45% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.13%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.13 and Total Capital is 0.1. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.53.
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 103.63 points at the first support level, and at 101.98 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 106.16, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 107.04.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Church & Dwight Co., Inc [NYSE:CHD] has a current ratio of 1.62. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.09, and the Cash Ratio is 0.6. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.26, the price to book ratio is 6.15 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 47.29.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Saligram Ravichandra Krishnamu, Director, that happened on Dec 16 ’24 when 10000.0 shares were sold. EVP, International, Read Michael completed a deal on Dec 16 ’24 to buy 1100.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, International Read Michael bought 800.0 shares on Dec 16 ’24.
