Today it was reported that the VP, Contr & CAO of Church & Dwight (NYSE: CHD), Steven J. Katz, exercised options to sell 19,760 CHD shares at $26.90 a share, for a total transaction value of $1.13M.
Following Steven J. Katz’s last CHD Sell transaction on March 12, 2018, the stock climbed by 6.8%. In addition to Steven J. Katz, 2 other CHD executives reported Sell trades in the last month.
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Based on Church & Dwight’s latest earnings report for the quarter ending June 30, the company posted quarterly revenue of $1.03 billion and quarterly net profit of $122 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $898 million and had a net profit of $72.9 million. CHD’s market cap is $14.01B and the company has a P/E ratio of 17.65. Currently, Church & Dwight has an average volume of 1.31M.
Four different firms, including Barclays and Deutsche Bank, currently also have a Sell rating on the stock. Based on 9 analyst ratings, the analyst consensus is Moderate Buy with an average price target of $58.00, reflecting a -0.9% downside.
The insider sentiment on Church & Dwight has been negative according to 41 insider trades in the past three months. This sentiment is lower than the average sentiment of company insiders in this sector.
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Church & Dwight Co., Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and market of household, personal care, and specialty products. It operates through the following segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International, and Specialty Products.
