The price-to-earnings ratio for Church & Dwight Co., Inc (NYSE: CHD) is 39.55x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for CHD is 0.53. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for CHD is 245.79M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.25% of that float. On May 09, 2025, CHD’s average trading volume was 1.93M shares.
CHD) stock’s latest price update
Church & Dwight Co., Inc (NYSE: CHD)’s stock price has increased by 0.21 compared to its previous closing price of 91.99. However, the company has seen a -0.22% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-08 that I maintain a hold rating on Church & Dwight Co. due to weak domestic performance, retailer destocking, and new tariff headwinds impacting growth prospects. CHD’s 1Q25 results showed a 2.4% decline in net sales and a 1.2% decrease in organic sales, driven by a 1.4% volume drop. The deteriorating US consumer environment and retailer inventory reductions are significant headwinds, with no expected recovery in the near term.
CHD’s Market Performance
Church & Dwight Co., Inc (CHD) has seen a -0.22% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -9.27% decline in the past month and a -12.54% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.76%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.55% for CHD. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -7.23% for CHD’s stock, with a -11.83% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CHD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CHD stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for CHD by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for CHD in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $100 based on the research report published on May 06, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CHD reach a price target of $125. The rating they have provided for CHD stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 15th, 2025.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Overweight” to CHD, setting the target price at $120 in the report published on September 24th of the previous year.
CHD Trading at -12.11% 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 -20.85% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.55%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.76%, as shares sank -9.55% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -15.11% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CHD fell by -0.22%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -8.41% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $99.36. In addition, Church & Dwight Co., Inc saw -11.97% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CHD starting from Penry Price, who proposed sale 14,660 shares at the price of $92.45 back on May 08 ’25. After this action, Penry Price now owns shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc, valued at $1,355,317 using the latest closing price.
Hemsey Rene, the EVP, Chief HR Officer of Church & Dwight Co., Inc, sale 11,060 shares at $109.98 during a trade that took place back on Mar 12 ’25, which means that Hemsey Rene is holding 6,437 shares at $1,216,392 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 0.1. Equity return is now at value 13.35, with 6.60 for asset returns.
Based on Church & Dwight Co., Inc (CHD), the company’s capital structure generated 1.0 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.49.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.06 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.07. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.93. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.16for 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 1.95.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Church & Dwight Co., Inc (CHD) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
