Church & Dwight Q3 EPS Estimate Raised by Zacks Research

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Church & Dwight in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.90 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.86. The consensus estimate for Church & Dwight’s current full-year earnings is $3.70 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Church & Dwight’s FY2025 earnings at $3.70 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.97 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.32 EPS.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.77. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 9.58% and a return on equity of 20.03%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.65 earnings per share.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $105.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $128.00 to $126.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $90.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $111.47.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Church & Dwight stock opened at $110.56 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $105.48 and a 200-day moving average price of $104.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.70. Church & Dwight has a fifty-two week low of $96.35 and a fifty-two week high of $113.50. The company has a market capitalization of $27.19 billion, a PE ratio of 46.65, a P/E/G ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 0.59.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. This is an increase from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.07%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is 49.79%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.11, for a total transaction of $1,061,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 32,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,448,575. This represents a 23.53 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Michael Read acquired 1,100 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $106.82 per share, with a total value of $117,502.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 2,505 shares in the company, valued at approximately $267,584.10. This represents a 78.29 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 49,522 shares of company stock worth $5,487,555 in the last quarter. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Church & Dwight

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. YANKCOM Partnership acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 224.4% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 266 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 184 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bernard Wealth Management Corp. purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter worth approximately $40,000. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of household, personal care, and specialty products. It operates through the following segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International, Specialty Products, and Corporate. The Consumer Domestic segment offers household products, such as laundry detergents, fabric softener sheets, cat litter, and household cleaning products, and personal care products including antiperspirants, oral care products, depilatories, reproductive health products, oral analgesics, nasal saline moisturizers, and dietary supplements.