Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Lowers Stock Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund cut its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 6.3% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 168,193 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,400 shares during the quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $14,103,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Integrity Alliance LLC. grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 2,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,000 after buying an additional 111 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,343,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 5,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $438,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Finally, RFG Bristol Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. RFG Bristol Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $254,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total value of $704,060.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at $3,024,440.60. The trade was a 18.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of CHD stock opened at $96.85 on Friday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $106.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.86, a P/E/G ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.47. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $94.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $92.91.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $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. On average, research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a $0.3075 dividend. 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 payout ratio is currently 40.46%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on CHD. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $109.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $111.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $102.59.

About Church & Dwight

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.