Insider Selling: Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) EVP Sells $511,250.00 in Stock

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) EVP Rene Hemsey sold 5,000 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.25, for a total value of $511,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 8,086 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $826,793.50. This trade represents a 38.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 1.0%

NYSE CHD opened at $101.31 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 50-day moving average of $99.08 and a 200-day moving average of $97.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.69. The company has a market cap of $24.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.58, a P/E/G ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 0.47.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its 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 company had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.94 earnings per share. Church & Dwight’s 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. As a group, equities analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Church & Dwight

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of CHD. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. DV Equities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Clearstead Trust LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently weighed in on CHD. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $111.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Barclays upped their price target on Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $107.00 price objective (up from $104.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $110.00 price objective (up from $105.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $112.00 target price on Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $104.41.

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.