Trust Co. of Vermont Invests $7.97 Million in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Trust Co. of Vermont bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 82,224 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,966,000.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,875,412 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,163,453,000 after buying an additional 88,594 shares during the period. Capital International Investors increased its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 1,734,801 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 24.0% during the fourth 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. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 51.2% during the first 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 during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,854,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $323,163,000 after acquiring an additional 200,208 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Arthur B. Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the director owned 7,129 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $733,075.07. This trade represents a 64.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.71, for a total transaction of $997,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 4,668 shares in the company, valued at $465,446.28. This trade represents a 68.18% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 59,220 shares of company stock valued at $5,905,747 in the last 90 days. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently commented on CHD. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Evercore set a $105.00 target price on Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $109.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

CHD stock opened at $97.95 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The company has a market capitalization of $23.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.50, a P/E/G ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 0.47. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $106.04. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $98.46 and a two-hundred day moving average of $97.50.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 EPS 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 analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.94 earnings per share. The company’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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a $0.3075 dividend. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is currently 39.55%.

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.