Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Director Sells $704,060.00 in Stock

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Director Penry Price sold 7,000 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total value of $704,060.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,024,440.60. The trade was a 18.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of NYSE:CHD traded down $1.44 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $97.72. The company had a trading volume of 980,753 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,398,594. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1-year low of $81.33 and a 1-year high of $113.91. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $96.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $90.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.07. The firm has a market cap of $23.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.67 and a beta of 0.45.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.88% and a return on equity of 20.05%. The business had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.64 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.76 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.920-0.920 EPS. Research analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were given a $0.3075 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. This is an increase from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.73%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Church & Dwight

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter worth $269,789,000. Capital International Investors increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 18.1% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $947,820,000 after purchasing an additional 1,734,801 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 24.0% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $638,117,000 after acquiring an additional 1,473,894 shares during the period. FIL Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 707.4% during the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 1,220,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,311,000 after purchasing an additional 1,069,051 shares during the period. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 3,269.4% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 896,306 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,134,000 after acquiring an additional 869,705 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on CHD shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 target price (down from $102.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Argus decreased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. UBS Group set a $92.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. 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 company. According to MarketBeat, Church & Dwight has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $101.88.

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.