Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) is scheduled to announce its earnings results before the market opens on Wednesday, May 2nd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.61 per share for the quarter. Church & Dwight has set its Q1 guidance at $0.61 EPS and its FY18 guidance at 2.24-2.28 EPS.
Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 5th. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 19.69% and a return on equity of 24.95%. The firm had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.44 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 15.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Church & Dwight to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.
Shares of Church & Dwight stock opened at $45.46 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.72. Church & Dwight has a twelve month low of $43.21 and a twelve month high of $54.18. The firm has a market cap of $11,182.32, a P/E ratio of 23.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.39.
A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 6th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 7th. Barclays set a $47.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 15th. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Church & Dwight from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 17th. Finally, Jefferies Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $62.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Thursday, January 4th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $51.57.
About Church & Dwight
Church & Dwight Co, Inc develops, manufactures, and markets household, personal care, and specialty products. The company operates through three segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International, and the Specialty Products Division. It offers baking soda, cat litter, carpet deodorization, and laundry detergent products under the ARM & HAMMER brand; condoms, lubricants, and vibrators TROJAN brand; stain removers, cleaning solutions, laundry detergents, dishwashing 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 analgesic products 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; and water flossers and replacement showerheads under the WATERPIK brand.
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