Welch & Forbes LLC Sells 36,353 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Welch & Forbes LLC lessened its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 8.2% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 407,322 shares of the company’s stock after selling 36,353 shares during the period. Welch & Forbes LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $34,154,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of CHD. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. bought a new stake in Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 101.3% during the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 322 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the period. Field & Main Bank bought a new stake in Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in Church & Dwight during the third quarter valued at about $30,000. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In other news, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the business’s 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 $3,024,440.60. The trade was a 18.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Barclays cut their price target on Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $109.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 price target (up from $98.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned 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 an average target price of $103.00.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of Church & Dwight stock opened at $95.75 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $94.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is $92.56. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $106.04. The company has a market capitalization of $22.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.50, a PEG ratio of 3.47 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.The business had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.46 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.91 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th 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 is Friday, May 15th. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is presently 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.