Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. Takes $4.18 Million Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 49,870 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,184,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in CHD. Candlestick Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the 3rd quarter valued at about $75,506,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 16,363.3% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 773,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,840,000 after acquiring an additional 768,586 shares during the last quarter. Scopus Asset Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter valued at about $52,050,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 486.4% during the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 586,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,433,000 after acquiring an additional 486,850 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 1,659.7% during the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 461,310 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,425,000 after acquiring an additional 435,094 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on CHD shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $114.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $111.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective (up from $98.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $103.00.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

NYSE CHD opened at $95.25 on Tuesday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $106.04. The stock has a market cap of $22.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.33, a PEG ratio of 3.47 and a beta of 0.47. The company’s 50 day moving average is $94.83 and its two-hundred day moving average is $92.68. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.81% and a return on equity of 20.51%. The company had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.46 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.91 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. Church & Dwight has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were paid a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.46%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.86, for a total transaction of $565,365.60. Following the sale, the director owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,852,440.20. This trade represents a 16.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

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.