The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Church & Dwight Co., Inc shares valued at $1,216,392 were sold by Hemsey Rene on Mar 12 ’25. At $109.98 per share, Hemsey Rene sold 11,060 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 6,437 shares worth approximately $0.66 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Rene Hemsey purchased 11,060 shares, netting a total of over 1,238,720 in proceeds.
Before that, DE MAYNADIER PATRICK D had sold 54,510 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $6,321,863, the EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary traded Church & Dwight Co., Inc shares for $115.98 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 54,510 shares, worth approximately $1.08 million.
As published in a research note from BofA Securities on April 15, 2025, Church & Dwight Co., Inc [CHD] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $125. Analysts at Piper Sandler started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late September. As of September 09, 2024, Morgan Stanley has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal-weight” for CHD. Earlier on July 23, 2024, TD Cowen initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for CHD stock.
Analyzing CHD Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.03%. Over the course of the year, Church & Dwight Co., Inc shares have dropped approximately -1.67%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $116.46 on 03/10/25 and a 52-week low of $100.00 on 04/09/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $107.37, while a 200-day SMA reached $105.01.
Support And Resistance Levels for Church & Dwight Co., Inc (CHD)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 101.64, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 100.32. In the upper region, resistance lies at 105.20. The next price resistance is at 107.44. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 40.96 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -1.29, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 78.72%, indicating bearish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.