Currently, Church & Dwight Co., Inc [CHD] is trading at $101.60, down -0.93%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CHD shares have lost -7.19% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -10.25%, 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.
This stock has fluctuated between a low of $96.35 and a high of $116.46 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $102.5 within the next 12 months. Church & Dwight Co., Inc [NYSE: CHD] shares were valued at $101.60 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 0.89% based on the average CHD price forecast.
Analyzing the CHD fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Church & Dwight Co., Inc [NYSE:CHD] were 6.11B which represents 3.53% growth. 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 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.13 and Total Capital is 0.11. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.41.
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 100.06 points at the first support level, and at 98.52 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 103.99, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 106.37.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Church & Dwight Co., Inc [NYSE:CHD] is 1.70. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.24, while the Cash Ratio is 0.73. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.09, the price to book ratio is 5.73 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 42.90.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Hemsey Rene, EVP, Chief HR Officer, that happened on Mar 12 ’25 when 11060.0 shares were sold. Officer, Rene Hemsey completed a deal on Mar 11 ’25 to buy 11060.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary DE MAYNADIER PATRICK D sold 54510.0 shares on Mar 10 ’25.
