The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Sells 13,994 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company reduced its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 9.7% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 129,729 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,994 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $12,106,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 1st quarter worth $205,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 25.6% during the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 200,738 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,733,000 after purchasing an additional 40,949 shares in the last quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 27.5% during the first quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp now owns 11,244 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,049,000 after buying an additional 2,426 shares during the last quarter. Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the first quarter valued at $434,000. Finally, Wealth Alliance LLC increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 18.1% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Alliance LLC now owns 4,065 shares of the company’s stock worth $379,000 after buying an additional 624 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on CHD. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $110.00 target price (up from $105.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $111.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Friday, May 29th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $109.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Evercore set a $105.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $103.82.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other news, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 10,000 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.71, for a total transaction of $997,100.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 4,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $465,446.28. The trade was a 68.18% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu 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 value of $1,270,080.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 13,653 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,337,994. This trade represents a 48.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 47,680 shares of company stock valued at $4,672,190 in the last ninety days. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Church & Dwight

Here are the key news stories impacting Church & Dwight this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Second-quarter net sales increased 1.6% year over year to $1.53 billion, exceeding the $1.50 billion analyst consensus and the company’s expectation of a decline. Organic sales growth accelerated to 5.8%, well above the 3% outlook, with growth across all three business segments. Church & Dwight Delivers Strong Second Quarter Results
• Positive Sentiment: Church & Dwight raised its 2026 outlook for reported sales, earnings and operating cash flow. Full-year sales are now expected to be flat to up 1%, compared with the previous forecast for a 0.5% to 1.5% decline, while cash from operations is projected at approximately $1.175 billion. Church & Dwight Lifts Outlook After 2Q Organic Sales Jump
• Positive Sentiment: International sales rose 7.2%, with organic growth of 9.1%, while domestic organic sales increased 5.1%. Six-month operating cash flow reached $461.6 million, and the company also acquired the Miss Mouth’s Messy Eater brand. Church & Dwight Q2 Net Sales Rise
• Positive Sentiment: William Blair analyst Jon Andersen maintained a Buy rating, citing the organic-sales momentum, raised guidance and potential for long-term outperformance. Church & Dwight Earns Buy Rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Adjusted second-quarter EPS was $0.89, roughly in line with consensus in some reports but slightly below the broader $0.90 estimate; reported diluted EPS declined from $0.94 a year ago. Church & Dwight Stock Rises
• Negative Sentiment: Third-quarter EPS guidance of $0.89 is below the $0.93 consensus estimate, signaling near-term earnings pressure despite full-year guidance improvements.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of CHD stock opened at $99.32 on Monday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $106.04. The stock has a market cap of $23.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.94, a P/E/G ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.47. 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 50 day simple moving average of $97.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $96.67.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.01). Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.10% and a net margin of 11.96%.The business had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.94 EPS. The company’s 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. On average, research analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is 40.46%.

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.