Atria Investments Inc Sells 9,411 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Atria Investments Inc cut its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 28.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 23,619 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,411 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $2,070,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 9.0% during the 3rd quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 142,376 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,476,000 after purchasing an additional 11,785 shares in the last quarter. ICW Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 2.7% during the third quarter. ICW Investment Advisors LLC now owns 23,845 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,090,000 after buying an additional 630 shares during the last quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co raised its position in Church & Dwight by 9.1% during the third quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 100,599 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,815,000 after acquiring an additional 8,400 shares in the last quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 7.2% in the third quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 14,170 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,242,000 after acquiring an additional 948 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MQS Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 3rd quarter valued at about $660,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on CHD shares. Barclays set a $82.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. UBS Group set a $92.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Evercore raised their price objective on Church & Dwight from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company set a $110.00 price target on Church & Dwight in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Oppenheimer set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $101.00.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In related news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total value of $1,308,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 17,102 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,727,302. The trade was a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

CHD opened at $100.01 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.71. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $90.32 and a 200 day simple moving average of $89.14. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $116.46. The company has a market capitalization of $23.67 billion, a PE ratio of 33.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 0.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 11.88%.The company had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.76 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.920-0.920 EPS. Research analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This is a boost from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 40.73%.

Church & Dwight Company 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.