Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Sold by Groupe la Francaise

Groupe la Francaise lessened its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 9.9% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 59,907 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,573 shares during the quarter. Groupe la Francaise’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $5,804,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other news, Director Ravichandra Saligram sold 12,960 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.00, for a total transaction of $1,270,080.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 13,653 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,337,994. The trade was a 48.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Robert K. Shearer sold 8,600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.97, for a total transaction of $842,542.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 30,678 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,005,523.66. The trade was a 21.90% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 94,970 shares of company stock valued at $9,568,872 over the last three months. 1.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently issued reports on CHD shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $111.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Church & Dwight stock opened at $98.64 on Tuesday. 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 company has a fifty day simple moving average of $99.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of $97.65. The stock has a market cap of $23.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.51 and a beta of 0.47. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12-month low of $81.33 and a 12-month high of $106.04.

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

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

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

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.