Church & Dwight Co., Inc (NYSE: CHD)’s stock price has gone decline by -0.01% in comparison to its previous close of $98.04, however, the company has experienced a 0.40% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-07-01 that Investing in growth stocks is a proven way to increase your investment portfolio over the long term. By parking available funds, say $5,000, in strong, growing companies, and keeping it there long-term, you are likely to see the value of those investments rise steadily, generating the funds you need to finance your future lifestyle.
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 42.06x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.43. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for CHD is 245.77M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.83% of that float. On July 09, 2025, the average trading volume of CHD was 2.40M shares.
CHD’s Market Performance
CHD’s stock has seen a 0.40% increase for the week, with a -1.05% drop in the past month and a -4.41% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.44%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.48% for Church & Dwight Co., Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.87% for CHD’s stock, with a -5.30% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CHD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CHD stocks, with RBC Capital Mkts repeating the rating for CHD by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for CHD in the upcoming period, according to RBC Capital Mkts is $114 based on the research report published on June 02, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CHD reach a price target of $100. The rating they have provided for CHD stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on May 06th, 2025.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to CHD, setting the target price at $125 in the report published on April 15th of the current 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 -15.83% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CHD starting from Hooker Carlen, who sale 6,380 shares at the price of $98.30 back on Jun 16 ’25. After this action, Hooker Carlen now owns 262 shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc, valued at $627,161 using the latest 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 4.16. 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 sum up, Church & Dwight Co., Inc (CHD) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.
