Church & Dwight
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts are bullish on Church & Dwight as eight analysts rate it as a buy and only one analyst rates it as a sell. Analysts like Church & Dwight better than competitor Clorox overall. Analysts still rate the stock a hold, but they are a bit more wary about it compared with three months ago.
- Revenue Forecasts: On average, analysts predict $669.6 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 4.5% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street Earnings Expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $0.56 per share. Estimates range from $0.55 to $0.57.
What our community says:
CAPS All-Stars are solidly behind the stock with 97.3% giving it an "outperform" rating. The community at large concurs with the All-Stars with 95.3% granting it a rating of "outperform." Fools are gung-ho about Church & Dwight and haven't been shy with their opinions lately, logging 131 posts in the past 30 days. Even with a robust four out of five stars, Church & Dwight's CAPS rating falls a little short of the community's upbeat outlook.
Management:
Church & Dwight's profit has risen year over year by an average of 5.1%.
Quarter | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 |
Gross Margin | 44.9% | 44.5% | 44.0% | 45.4% |
Operating Margin | 20.4% | 12.2% | 17.2% | 18.7% |
Net Margin | 13.0% | 7.2% | 10.6% | 11.6% |
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