Level Four Advisory Services LLC Lowers Stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Level Four Advisory Services LLC decreased its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 10.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 67,883 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,547 shares during the period. Level Four Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $5,949,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of CHD. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 97.1% during the 3rd quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR now owns 34,811 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,050,000 after purchasing an additional 17,145 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 215.6% during the third quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 13,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,197,000 after buying an additional 9,337 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.0% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,136,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $537,736,000 after buying an additional 175,960 shares during the period. Vest Financial LLC grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 563,653 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,393,000 after buying an additional 40,634 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC increased its position in Church & Dwight by 11.1% in the 3rd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 1,767,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,909,000 after acquiring an additional 176,037 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total transaction of $1,308,960.00. Following the transaction, 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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on the stock. Evercore upped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Barclays set a $82.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $110.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Argus dropped their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective (down from $102.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $101.88.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 1.0%

NYSE:CHD opened at $102.92 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $94.15 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $89.96. The company has a market cap of $24.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.08, a P/E/G ratio of 3.83 and a beta of 0.45. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52-week low of $81.33 and a 52-week high of $116.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.07.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly 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. The business had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.88% and a return on equity of 20.05%. Church & Dwight’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.76 earnings per share. 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. On average, analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

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

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.