Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Stake Lowered by Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA

Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA cut its holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 2.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,018,691 shares of the company’s stock after selling 30,856 shares during the quarter. Church & Dwight makes up 0.9% of Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest position. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA owned 0.43% of Church & Dwight worth $95,981,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter worth about $2,174,535,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its position in Church & Dwight by 51.2% in the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 5,050,105 shares of the company’s stock valued at $468,902,000 after acquiring an additional 1,709,090 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.5% in the second quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,925,749 shares of the company’s stock worth $283,447,000 after acquiring an additional 457,445 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 28.9% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,548,871 shares of the company’s stock worth $237,861,000 after acquiring an additional 572,085 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.1% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,170,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $202,597,000 after acquiring an additional 64,803 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CHD has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $112.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Barclays restated an “underweight” rating and issued a $83.00 price objective (down from $86.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Friday, October 16th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 10th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 5th. Seven 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $104.07.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of Church & Dwight stock opened at $105.28 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $98.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $97.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.85, a PEG ratio of 3.75 and a beta of 0.49. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $108.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 1.15.

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

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Carlos Linares sold 15,375 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.00, for a total transaction of $1,568,250.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,668 shares in the company, valued at approximately $476,136. This trade represents a 76.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Bradley Irwin sold 4,300 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred 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 $3,663,363.06. The trade was a 10.76% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 53,250 shares of company stock worth $5,462,048. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a consumer packaged goods company that develops, manufactures and markets household, personal care and specialty products. Its portfolio is anchored by the ARM & HAMMER brand, which is used across products such as baking soda, laundry detergent, cat litter, household cleaners, oral care products and personal care items.

The company also markets a broad range of branded products, including OxiClean laundry and cleaning products, Trojan sexual wellness products, Waterpik oral health devices, First Response pregnancy and fertility tests, Nair hair-removal products, Orajel oral pain relief, TheraBreath oral care products, and vitamins and supplements sold under the Vitafusion and L’il Critters brands.