Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD – Get Rating) have been given an average recommendation of "Hold" by the eighteen analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $85.00.

CHD has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Church & Dwight from $90.00 to $82.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on Church & Dwight from $93.00 to $83.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 10th. Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on Church & Dwight to $85.00 in a research note on Thursday, September 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Church & Dwight from $80.00 to $72.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 13th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on Church & Dwight from $90.00 to $85.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 31st.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 1.4 %

Shares of Church & Dwight stock opened at $81.19 on Tuesday. Church & Dwight has a 1 year low of $70.16 and a 1 year high of $105.28. The business has a 50-day moving average of $75.69 and a two-hundred day moving average of $82.73. The company has a market capitalization of $19.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.02 and a beta of 0.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 0.61.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 15th were given a dividend of $0.2625 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 14th. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.29%. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio is currently 35.12%.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other news, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.77, for a total value of $383,850.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 6,259 shares of the company's stock, valued at $480,503.43. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 1.70% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Church & Dwight

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Toroso Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 7.4% during the third quarter. Toroso Investments LLC now owns 4,922 shares of the company's stock worth $352,000 after purchasing an additional 341 shares during the period. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight in the third quarter worth about $1,595,000. Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the third quarter valued at approximately $184,000. National Pension Service increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.1% during the third quarter. National Pension Service now owns 335,471 shares of the company's stock valued at $24,463,000 after purchasing an additional 10,146 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 5.0% during the third quarter. Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund now owns 8,705 shares of the company's stock valued at $622,000 after purchasing an additional 411 shares in the last quarter. 82.59% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Church & Dwight

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Church & Dwight Co, Inc develops, manufactures, and markets household, personal care, and specialty products. It operates through three segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International, and Specialty Products Division. The company offers cat litters, carpet deodorizers, laundry detergents, and baking soda, as well as other baking soda based products under the ARM & HAMMER brand; condoms, lubricants, and vibrators under the TROJAN brand; stain removers, cleaning solutions, laundry detergents, and bleach alternatives under the OXICLEAN brand; battery-operated and manual toothbrushes under the SPINBRUSH brand; home pregnancy and ovulation test kits under the FIRST RESPONSE brand; depilatories under the NAIR brand; oral analgesics under the ORAJEL brand; laundry detergents under the XTRA brand; gummy dietary supplements under the L'IL CRITTERS and VITAFUSION brands; dry shampoos under the BATISTE brand; water flossers and replacement showerheads under the WATERPIK brand; FLAWLESS products; cold shortening and relief products under the ZICAM brand; and oral care products under the THERABREATH brand.

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