After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Earlier, Yahoo Finance discussed this stock as it revealed Church & Dwight Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results.
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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 $24.29B. A total of 1.03 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.41M shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades can also provide insight into a stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, CHD has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 53 BUYs and 23 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 699,527 shares during that period but sold 676,794.
In the most recent transaction, Price Penry W sold 7,752 shares of CHD for 98.29 per share on Feb 09. After the transaction, the Director now owns 25,692 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 07, Hemsey Rene sold 9,280 shares at 100.22 per share. CHD shares that EVP, Chief HR Officer owns now total 6,373.
Among the insiders who sold shares, FARRELL MATTHEW disposed of 275,000 shares on Feb 06 at a per-share price of $100.28. This resulted in the President and CEO holding 112,719 shares of CHD after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Linares Carlos G. sold 79,603 shares at $100.59 per share on Feb 06. Company shares held by the EVP Chief Tech&Global New Prod now total 2,730.
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 $1.10, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.11%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 32.65. CHD’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/14/2024 when it declared a $0.2838 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/1/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/1/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/14/2023. The CHD stock dividend was $0.2725 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. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for CHD in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $101.71 with high estimates of $110.00 and low estimates of $80.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CHD has a high of $103.21 and a low of $82.25.
As of this writing, CHD has an earnings estimate of $0.86 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 17 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.93 per share and a lower estimate of $0.85. The company reported an EPS of $0.74 in the last quarter, which was 7.20% higher than expectations of $0.69.
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 $15.86, 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 3.28.
