First National Bank of Omaha Purchases New Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

First National Bank of Omaha acquired a new position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 27,168 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,381,000.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CHD. True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 935.5% during the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 290 shares in the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 58.1% in the 3rd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Corp acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 3rd quarter worth about $46,000. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new position in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter valued at about $62,000. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In related news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total value of $1,308,960.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 17,102 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,727,302. This trade represents a 43.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 2.8%

CHD stock opened at $102.70 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $24.31 billion, a PE ratio of 34.01, a PEG ratio of 3.68 and a beta of 0.46. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $116.46. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $90.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $89.23. 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 (NYSE:CHD) last announced 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. The company had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.64 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 11.88%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.76 earnings per share. 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The company 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. This is a positive change from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is 40.73%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on CHD. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Barclays set a $82.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, January 5th. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 price objective (up from $87.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $101.00.

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.