Church & Dwight Q3 EPS Forecast Boosted by Zacks Research

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Church & Dwight in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.90 for the quarter, up from their prior 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.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $128.00 to $126.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $113.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $117.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $107.00 to $106.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Church & Dwight presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $111.47.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

CHD opened at $105.40 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 1.24. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $105.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $104.74. Church & Dwight has a 1 year low of $96.35 and a 1 year high of $113.50. The stock has a market cap of $25.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.47, a P/E/G ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 0.59.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 9.58% and a return on equity of 20.03%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.65 EPS.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. This is a boost 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 1.12%. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is presently 49.79%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Rick Spann sold 39,520 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $112.00, for a total transaction of $4,426,240.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 4,973 shares in the company, valued at approximately $556,976. The trade was a 88.82 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.11, for a total transaction of $1,061,100.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 32,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,448,575. This represents a 23.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 49,522 shares of company stock valued at $5,487,555 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Church & Dwight in the third quarter valued at about $44,630,000. IFM Investors Pty Ltd grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.2% during the third quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 49,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,211,000 after purchasing an additional 1,520 shares during the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 13.1% in the third quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 11,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,158,000 after buying an additional 1,285 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 22.9% in the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 26,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,792,000 after buying an additional 4,991 shares during the period. Finally, Forsta AP Fonden lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 5.7% in the third quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 88,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,289,000 after buying an additional 4,800 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

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.