Insider Selling: Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Director Sells $441,567.00 in Stock

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Director Bradley Irwin sold 4,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.69, for a total transaction of $441,567.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 35,674 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,663,363.06. The trade was a 10.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of CHD stock opened at $101.25 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $98.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $97.42. The company has a market capitalization of $24.02 billion, a PE ratio of 32.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 0.47. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $106.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.01). Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.10% and a net margin of 11.96%.The firm had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.94 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.890-0.890 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.740-3.810 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.55%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Church & Dwight

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 4.1% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 24,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,672,000 after purchasing an additional 945 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 18.4% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $726,000 after buying an additional 1,024 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $254,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 9.0% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 29,398 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,825,000 after acquiring an additional 2,419 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 52,273 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,024,000 after acquiring an additional 204 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on CHD. Wall Street Zen cut Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $107.00 price objective (up from $104.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $111.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Friday, May 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $109.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.41.

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.