Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.680-3.720 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 3.720. The company issued revenue guidance of $6.3 billion-$6.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $6.3 billion. Church & Dwight also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.900-0.900 EPS.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of CHD stock traded down $1.39 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $105.73. 846,650 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,511,445. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $106.43 and a 200-day moving average price of $104.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.34, a P/E/G ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. Church & Dwight has a fifty-two week low of $96.09 and a fifty-two week high of $113.50.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 9.08% and a return on equity of 19.90%. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.65 EPS. Analysts predict that Church & Dwight will post 3.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a dividend of $0.295 per share. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.12%. This is a positive change from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is 50.67%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently issued reports on CHD. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $105.00 to $103.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $113.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $110.61.

Insider Activity

In other Church & Dwight news, CEO Matthew Farrell sold 300,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.84, for a total transaction of $31,152,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 112,719 shares in the company, valued at $11,704,740.96. This trade represents a 72.69 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Arthur B. Winkleblack sold 11,590 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.84, for a total value of $1,203,505.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 7,129 shares in the company, valued at $740,275.36. This trade represents a 61.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 593,035 shares of company stock valued at $62,282,808. 2.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Church & Dwight

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.