After Hours
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. Yahoo Finance discussed the stock recently as it posted Church & Dwight Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results.
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Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Household & Personal Products industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $104.12 and fluctuated between $104.76 as its day high and $103.11 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. is $25.38B. A total of 0.95 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.32M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Dierker Richard A sold 24,380 shares of CHD for 103.61 per share on Mar 07 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, CFO & Head of Business Op now owns 7,634 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 06 ’24, Saligram Ravichandra Krishnamu sold 15,504 shares at 102.25 per share. CHD shares that Director owns now total 33,793.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Buchert Brian D disposed of 12,120 shares on Mar 06 ’24 at a per-share price of $102.84. This resulted in the EVP of Strategy, M&A, and BP holding 0 shares of CHD after the transaction. In another insider transaction, DE MAYNADIER PATRICK D sold 48,537 shares at $102.00 per share on Mar 05 ’24. Company shares held by the EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary now total 10,325.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.10, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.06%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 34.12. 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.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CHD has a high of $104.24 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 $0.89 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
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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 3.50.
