Church & Dwight Co., Inc (NYSE: CHD) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.42 in relation to its previous close of 106.43. However, the company has experienced a -1.44% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-04 that I maintain a neutral view on Church & Dwight Co. due to concerns about slowing domestic growth, which could impact its valuation multiples. Despite solid 4.2% organic sales growth in 4Q24, CHD’s domestic segment grew only 2.7%, marking the 7th consecutive quarter of deceleration. Strong international performance and high demand for Hero and TheraBreath are positive, but domestic softness remains a significant risk.
Is It Worth Investing in Church & Dwight Co., Inc (NYSE: CHD) Right Now?
Church & Dwight Co., Inc (NYSE: CHD) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 44.83x compared to its average ratio. CHD has 36-month beta value of 0.57. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 13 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for CHD is 244.57M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.27% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CHD on February 05, 2025 was 1.58M shares.
CHD’s Market Performance
CHD stock saw an increase of -1.44% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 2.06% and a quarterly increase of 6.08%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.78%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.88% for Church & Dwight Co., Inc (CHD). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.58% for CHD’s stock, with a 1.11% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CHD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CHD stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for CHD by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for CHD in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $120 based on the research report published on September 24, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CHD reach a price target of $110. The rating they have provided for CHD stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on September 09th, 2024.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Buy” to CHD, setting the target price at $116 in the report published on July 23rd of the previous year.
CHD Trading at -0.64% 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 -6.63% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.88%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.78%, as shares surge +1.28% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.45% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CHD fell by -1.44%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +2.41% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $105.37. In addition, Church & Dwight Co., Inc saw 1.21% 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 Saligram Ravichandra Krishnamu, who sale 10,000 shares at the price of $106.11 back on Dec 16 ’24. After this action, Saligram Ravichandra Krishnamu now owns 32,500 shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc, valued at $1,061,100 using the latest closing price.
Read Michael, the EVP, International of Church & Dwight Co., Inc, purchase 1,100 shares at $106.82 during a trade that took place back on Dec 16 ’24, which means that Read Michael is holding 2,505 shares at $117,500 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CHD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.45 for the gross margin
The net margin for Church & Dwight Co., Inc stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 14.25, with 6.71 for asset returns.
Based on Church & Dwight Co., Inc (CHD), the company’s capital structure generated 0.29 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.5. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.41. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 11.27.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 807.1 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.27. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.45. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.16for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.69. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.70.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Church & Dwight Co., Inc (CHD) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” 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.
