Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Acquired by National Pension Service

National Pension Service grew its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 67.6% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 30,911 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 12,463 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $2,995,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of CHD. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. DV Equities LLC purchased a new position in Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Clearstead Trust LLC acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter worth $33,000. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on CHD shares. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $105.00 price objective (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, August 16th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Nine 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.41.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In related news, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.25, for a total transaction of $511,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 8,086 shares in the company, valued at $826,793.50. This trade represents a 38.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Carlos Linares sold 15,375 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.00, for a total transaction of $1,583,625.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 4,668 shares in the company, valued at $480,804. This trade represents a 76.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 63,250 shares of company stock worth $6,459,148 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of CHD opened at $94.05 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $99.03 and its 200 day moving average price is $97.41. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12-month low of $81.33 and a 12-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. The firm has a market cap of $22.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.35 and a beta of 0.47.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.10% and a net margin of 11.96%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.94 EPS. 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. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th were issued a $0.3075 dividend. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is currently 39.55%.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a consumer products company best known for its Arm & Hammer brand. The company develops, manufactures and markets products for household cleaning, laundry, personal care, oral care and specialty applications.

Its portfolio includes baking soda and baking soda-based products, laundry detergents and additives, cat litter, deodorants, oral-care products, hair-removal products, condoms and pregnancy-test kits. Other recognized brands include OxiClean, Nair, Waterpik, Trojan, First Response, Vitafusion, L’il Critters and Batiste.

Founded in 1846, Church & Dwight has expanded from its original baking soda business into a diversified consumer products company.