Swiss National Bank Boosts Stock Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Swiss National Bank increased its holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 5.6% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 704,800 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 37,200 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $65,772,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of CHD. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. bought a new position in Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. DV Equities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Field & Main Bank purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, GW&K Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 83.0% during the fourth quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 344 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on CHD shares. Evercore set a $105.00 price target on Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, June 13th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $114.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Nine 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $103.82.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.86, for a total value of $565,365.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,852,440.20. The trade was a 16.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.71, for a total transaction of $997,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,668 shares in the company, valued at approximately $465,446.28. This represents a 68.18% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 47,680 shares of company stock worth $4,672,190 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $95.60 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $96.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $95.91. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $81.33 and a fifty-two week high of $106.04. The company has a market capitalization of $22.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.45, a P/E/G ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.47. 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.46 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous 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. Analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date was 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 presently 40.46%.

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.