After Friday's -1.3% drop to $98.97 per share, Church & Dwight Company might just keep moving past its target price of $97.05. With an average analyst rating of hold, and target prices from $83.0 to $108.0, the stock's next move is anyone's guess.
The stock has a very low short interest at 1.5%, and a short ratio of 2.11. The company's insiders own 0.18% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests. Finally, we also note that a significant number of institutional investors are invested in the stock, with 85.5% of Church & Dwight Company's shares being owned by this investor type.
Institutions Invested in Church & Dwight Company
| Date Reported | Holder | Percentage | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-31 | Vanguard Group, Inc. (The) | 12% | 29,642,061 | $2,933,674,813 |
| 2023-03-31 | Blackrock Inc. | 8% | 19,588,019 | $1,938,626,264 |
| 2023-03-31 | State Street Corporation | 5% | 12,535,391 | $1,240,627,662 |
| 2023-03-31 | Massachusetts Financial Services Co. | 4% | 8,602,727 | $851,411,901 |
| 2023-03-31 | Fundsmith LLP | 3% | 8,449,927 | $836,289,285 |
| 2023-03-31 | Capital International Investors | 2% | 5,830,181 | $577,013,020 |
| 2023-03-31 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2% | 5,267,195 | $521,294,295 |
| 2023-03-31 | Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 2% | 5,035,250 | $498,338,698 |
| 2023-03-31 | Stifel Financial Corporation | 2% | 4,211,128 | $416,775,343 |
| 2023-03-31 | Fundsmith Investment Services Ltd. | 1% | 3,270,225 | $323,654,172 |
Besides an analyst consensus of little upside potential, other market factors point to there being mixed market sentiment on Church & Dwight Company.
