Burling Wealth Partners LLC Sells 10,715 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Burling Wealth Partners LLC lowered its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 29.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 25,510 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,715 shares during the quarter. Burling Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $2,139,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in CHD. Leonteq Securities AG bought a new position in Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $99,000. ABN Amro Investment Solutions bought a new position in Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $717,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. bought a new position in Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,382,000. Tredje AP fonden raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 33.5% in the 4th quarter. Tredje AP fonden now owns 25,360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,126,000 after buying an additional 6,362 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 1,847,519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,914,000 after buying an additional 79,752 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In other news, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.86, for a total transaction of $565,365.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,852,440.20. This trade represents a 16.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of CHD stock opened at $96.27 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $22.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.48 and a beta of 0.48. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $106.04. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $95.06 and a 200-day moving average of $92.11.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.46 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.81% and a return on equity of 20.51%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.91 EPS. 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. On average, equities analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The business 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 dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 40.46%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective (up from $98.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Evercore set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $102.53.

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.