Aberdeen Group plc Sells 25,678 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Aberdeen Group plc decreased its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 9.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 235,420 shares of the company’s stock after selling 25,678 shares during the quarter. Aberdeen Group plc’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $20,286,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter worth about $303,907,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 3,269.4% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 896,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,134,000 after buying an additional 869,705 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 25.1% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,510,113 shares of the company’s stock worth $337,357,000 after buying an additional 703,171 shares during the last quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 526.6% during the second quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 648,870 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,363,000 after buying an additional 545,318 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Scopus Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the second quarter valued at approximately $52,050,000. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CHD has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. UBS Group set a $92.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Church & Dwight from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the company from $92.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Argus decreased their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $101.00.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Church & Dwight stock opened at $100.01 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $23.67 billion, a PE ratio of 33.12, a PEG ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $116.46. The company’s 50-day moving average is $90.32 and its two-hundred day moving average is $89.14.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.88% and a return on equity of 20.05%. The business had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.76 earnings per share. Church & Dwight’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.920-0.920 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a $0.3075 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. This is an increase from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is 40.73%.

Insider Activity

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total value of $1,308,960.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 17,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,727,302. This represents a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a U.S.-based consumer products company best known for its Arm & Hammer baking soda business. Founded in 1846 with the manufacture and marketing of sodium bicarbonate, the company has grown into a diversified maker and marketer of household, personal care and specialty products. Church & Dwight is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CHD and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.

The company’s portfolio spans a range of categories including household cleaning and laundry, oral care, personal care, sexual wellness and health & wellness.