DJ Church & Dwight Co. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Church & Dwight Co. $(CHD)$ rose 2.48% to $96.88 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.20% to 7,126.06 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.79% to 49,447.43.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Church & Dwight Co. closed 8.64% below its 52-week high of $106.04, which the company reached on February 24th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ rose 2.67% to $146.93, Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ rose 2.07% to $274.80, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. $(CL)$ rose 2.62% to $85.81.
Trading volume (1.7 M) remained 343,597 below its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 17, 2026.
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April 17, 2026 17:04 ET (21:04 GMT)
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