The stock of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD) has increased by 1.64 when compared to last closing price of 101.58. Despite this, the company has experienced a 1.33% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-16 that Church & Dwight (CHD) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.
Is It Worth Investing in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD) Right Now?
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 33.83x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.53. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 13 as “hold,” and 5 as “sell.”
The public float for CHD is 243.31M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.81% of that float. On April 17, 2024, the average trading volume of CHD was 1.31M shares.
CHD’s Market Performance
The stock of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD) has seen a 1.33% increase in the past week, with a -1.04% drop in the past month, and a 5.19% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.43%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.37% for CHD. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.14% for CHD stock, with a simple moving average of 7.41% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CHD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CHD stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for CHD by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for CHD in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $110 based on the research report published on March 01, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Argus, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CHD reach a price target of $115. The rating they have provided for CHD stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 23rd, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Neutral” to CHD, setting the target price at $100 in the report published on December 15th of the previous year.
CHD Trading at 1.55% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CHD to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -2.29% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.37%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.43%, as shares sank -0.97% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +3.90% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CHD rose by +1.33%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +4.32% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $103.05. In addition, Church & Dwight Co., Inc. saw 9.19% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CHD starting from Bruno Barry A., who sale 9,926 shares at the price of $104.55 back on Mar 13 ’24. After this action, Bruno Barry A. now owns 4,319 shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc., valued at $1,037,805 using the latest closing price.
FARRELL MATTHEW, the President and CEO of Church & Dwight Co., Inc., sale 275,000 shares at $103.83 during a trade that took place back on Mar 11 ’24, which means that FARRELL MATTHEW is holding 112,719 shares at $28,552,535 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CHD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.18 for the present operating margin
- 0.44 for the gross margin
The net margin for Church & Dwight Co., Inc. stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 20.57, with 8.93 for asset returns.
Based on Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD), the company’s capital structure generated 0.39 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.42. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.63. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 18.72.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.25 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.77. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.67. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.14for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.68. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.08.
Conclusion
To sum up, Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “sell” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
