ABC Arbitrage SA Buys Shares of 5,661 Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

ABC Arbitrage SA bought a new stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm bought 5,661 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $475,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 101.3% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 322 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 162 shares during the period. CVA Family Office LLC raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 58.1% in the 3rd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 122 shares during the period. Field & Main Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, First Horizon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In other news, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total value of $704,060.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,024,440.60. This trade represents a 18.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen cut Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Church & Dwight from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 price objective (up from $98.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $102.53.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 3.2%

CHD opened at $93.59 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $95.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $91.64. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The company has a market cap of $22.18 billion, a PE ratio of 30.79, a P/E/G ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 0.48. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $106.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.46 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.The firm’s revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.91 EPS. 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. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

Church & Dwight 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.