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Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Household & Personal Products industry segment, falling under the Consumer Defensive sector. The current market capitalization of Church & Dwight Co., Inc is $26.04B. A total of 1.66 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.52M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Saligram Ravichandra Krishnamu sold 10,000 shares of CHD for 106.11 per share on Dec 16 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 32,500 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 16 ’24, Read Michael bought 1,100 shares at 106.82 per share. CHD shares that EVP, International owns now total 2,505.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Read Michael acquired of 800 shares on Dec 16 ’24 at a per-share price of $106.83. This resulted in the EVP, International holding 1,400 shares of CHD after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Saligram Ravichandra Krishnamu bought 10,000 shares at $106.10 per share on Dec 16 ’24.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Church & Dwight Co., Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.14, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.07%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 47.73. CHD’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.13% when it declared a $0.2838 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/15/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.16%. The CHD stock dividend was $0.2838 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CHD has a high of $113.50 and a low of $96.09.
As of this writing, CHD has an earnings estimate of $0.77 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 21.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.78 per share and a lower estimate of $0.75.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. CHD’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $240.60M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $2.56B in debt and $2.08B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $17.12, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.23B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for CHD is Buy with a score of 3.52.
