Sone Capital Management LLC Takes $9.61 Million Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Sone Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 99,237 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,614,000.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Walter Public Investments Inc. bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the first quarter worth $5,721,000. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 11.6% in the 4th quarter. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 797,733 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,890,000 after buying an additional 82,833 shares in the last quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 122.6% in the 4th quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 141,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,893,000 after buying an additional 78,107 shares in the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter worth $1,129,000. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in Church & Dwight during the first quarter worth about $2,382,000. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CHD has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Evercore set a $105.00 target price on Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $109.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Weiss Ratings raised Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $112.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of Church & Dwight stock opened at $102.42 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.69. The firm has a market cap of $24.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 0.47. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $98.64 and its 200-day moving average is $97.65. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a one year low of $81.33 and a one year high of $106.04.

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

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid 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 is Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.55%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Robert K. Shearer sold 8,600 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.97, for a total value of $842,542.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 30,678 shares in the company, valued at $3,005,523.66. This trade represents a 21.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Arthur B. Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.83, for a total transaction of $1,357,356.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 7,129 shares in the company, valued at approximately $733,075.07. This represents a 64.93% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 59,220 shares of company stock valued at $5,905,747 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

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.