KBC Group NV Trims Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

KBC Group NV decreased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 47.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 62,584 shares of the company’s stock after selling 56,684 shares during the period. KBC Group NV’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $5,840,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $269,789,000. Capital International Investors boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 18.1% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $947,820,000 after acquiring an additional 1,734,801 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 51.2% in the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 5,050,105 shares of the company’s stock valued at $468,902,000 after acquiring an additional 1,709,090 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Church & Dwight by 24.0% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $638,117,000 after purchasing an additional 1,473,894 shares during the period. Finally, FIL Ltd raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 707.4% in the 4th quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 1,220,172 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,311,000 after purchasing an additional 1,069,051 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on CHD shares. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $111.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Friday, May 29th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Evercore set a $105.00 target price on Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $103.82.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 12,960 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.00, for a total transaction of $1,270,080.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 13,653 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,337,994. The trade was a 48.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Robert K. Shearer sold 8,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.97, for a total value of $842,542.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 30,678 shares in the company, valued at $3,005,523.66. This trade represents a 21.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 47,680 shares of company stock worth $4,672,190. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 1.0%

NYSE:CHD opened at $96.11 on Friday. 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’s 50-day moving average price is $96.78 and its 200-day moving average price is $96.10. The company has a market capitalization of $22.77 billion, a PE ratio of 31.62, a P/E/G ratio of 3.50 and a beta of 0.47. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1-year low of $81.33 and a 1-year high of $106.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.46 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.91 EPS. Church & Dwight’s revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. 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, equities analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

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.