Monday's Underperforming Sectors: Consumer Goods and Services
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Sep 22 2025
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
Consumer Products Sector Performance: The Consumer Products sector is the worst performer, down 0.6%, with Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) and Church & Dwight Co Inc (CHD) showing significant losses of 4.0% and 3.7%, respectively. The iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF (IYK) is down 0.9% for the day but up 5.16% year-to-date.
Services Sector Performance: The Services sector also shows a 0.6% loss, led by Kenvue Inc (KVUE) and Lennar Corp (LEN) with losses of 6.5% and 4.2%. The iShares U.S. Consumer Services ETF (IYC) is down 0.2% on the day but up 10.10% year-to-date.
Analyst Views on CHD
Wall Street analysts forecast CHD stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for CHD is 98.71 USD with a low forecast of 82.00 USD and a high forecast of 114.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
16 Analyst Rating
10 Buy
4 Hold
2 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 91.760
Low
82.00
Averages
98.71
High
114.00
Current: 91.760
Low
82.00
Averages
98.71
High
114.00
About CHD
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. develops, manufactures and markets a range of consumer household and personal care products and specialty products focused on animal and food production, chemicals and cleaners. The Company’s segments include Consumer Domestic, Consumer International, and Specialty Products Division (SPD). The Consumer Domestic segment includes each of its seven power brands, as well as other brands and household and personal care products. The Consumer International segment markets a variety of personal care, household and over-the-counter products in international subsidiary markets, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, China and the United Kingdom. Its SPD segment focuses on sales to businesses and participates in three product areas: animal nutrition, specialty chemicals and commercial and professional. The Company’s brands include ARM & HAMMER; OXICLEAN; VITAFUSION and L’IL CRITTERS; BATISTE; WATERPIK; THERABREATH; and HERO.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
