Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Sold by Tandem Investment Advisors Inc.

Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. decreased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 7.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 736,419 shares of the company’s stock after selling 61,314 shares during the period. Church & Dwight accounts for 3.4% of Tandem Investment Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $68,723,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Integrity Alliance LLC. boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 2,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,343,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 5,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $438,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the period. Finally, Sovereign Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.8% in the first quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 18,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,684,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Brian D. Buchert sold 10,160 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.14, for a total value of $997,102.40. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,286 shares in the company, valued at approximately $126,208.04. The trade was a 88.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.86, for a total value of $565,365.60. Following the sale, the director directly owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,852,440.20. This represents a 16.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 47,680 shares of company stock valued at $4,672,190 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on CHD shares. UBS Group raised their price objective on Church & Dwight from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $114.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, June 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $111.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $103.47.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $98.01 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $96.53 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $95.66. The firm has a market cap of $23.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.24, a PEG ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.47. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $106.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.22.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its earnings results 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 analysts’ expectations of $1.46 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.81% and a return on equity of 20.51%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.91 earnings per share. 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. Research analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th were paid a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s dividend 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.