On Tuesday, Church & Dwight Co., Inc (NYSE: CHD) opened higher 0.26% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $107.71. Price fluctuations for CHD have ranged from $89.05 to $110.31 over the past 52 weeks.
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A company in the Consumer Defensive sector has jumped its sales by 7.24% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 8.49% at the time writing. With a float of $244.54 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $245.00 million.
In an organization with 5550 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 44.63%, operating margin of 12.66%, and the pretax margin is 11.54%.
Church & Dwight Co., Inc (CHD) Insider Updates
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Household & Personal Products industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Church & Dwight Co., Inc is 0.18%, while institutional ownership is 88.33%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 12 ’24, was worth 1,415,700. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 07 ’24, when Company’s President and CEO sold 34,177 for $104.30, making the entire transaction worth $3,564,688. This insider now owns 112,719 shares in total.
Church & Dwight Co., Inc (CHD) Performance Highlights and Predictions
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 9/30/2024, the company posted 0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 0.65) by 0. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.97 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 8.49% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 7.98% during the next five years compared to 6.12% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Church & Dwight Co., Inc (NYSE: CHD) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Church & Dwight Co., Inc (CHD). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.09. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 4.37. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 30.33.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 2.23, a number that is poised to hit 0.76 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 3.74 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Church & Dwight Co., Inc (CHD)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 1.81 million. That was better than the volume of 1.39 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 94.23%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 2.02.
During the past 100 days, Church & Dwight Co., Inc’s (CHD) raw stochastic average was set at 94.02%, which indicates a significant increase from 92.20% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 25.69% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 19.26% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $103.33, while its 200-day Moving Average is $103.39. However, in the short run, Church & Dwight Co., Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $108.71. Second resistance stands at $109.43. The third major resistance level sits at $110.19. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $107.24, it is likely to go to the next support level at $106.48. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $105.76.
Church & Dwight Co., Inc (NYSE: CHD) Key Stats
There are currently 244,998K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 26.46 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 5,868 M according to its annual income of 755,600 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 1,511 M and its income totaled -75,100 K.
