Saudi Central Bank Has $1.61 Million Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Saudi Central Bank boosted its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 87.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 16,581 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,718 shares during the quarter. Saudi Central Bank’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $1,606,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. NBH Bank acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $40,000. AlphaGrep UK Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the second quarter valued at about $306,000. TOP Private Wealth LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the second quarter valued at about $39,000. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 23.8% during the second quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 1,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $153,000 after buying an additional 302 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Church & Dwight by 6.5% during the second quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,356 shares of the company’s stock worth $906,000 after acquiring an additional 572 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other news, Director Bradley Irwin sold 4,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 owned 35,674 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,663,363.06. This represents a 10.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Robert Shearer sold 8,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.97, for a total transaction of $842,542.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 30,678 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,005,523.66. This trade represents a 21.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 71,850 shares of company stock valued at $7,301,690. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of CHD opened at $96.48 on Wednesday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a one year low of $81.33 and a one year high of $106.04. The company has a market cap of $22.88 billion, a PE ratio of 31.02, a P/E/G ratio of 3.51 and a beta of 0.47. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $99.26 and a 200-day moving average of $97.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.69.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its 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). The company had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior 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, equities research analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th were given a $0.3075 dividend. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.55%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CHD has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $105.00 target price (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $107.00 target price (up from $104.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $104.41.

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.