Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Stock: Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Increases Position

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 408.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 280,661 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 225,465 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $26,444,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of CHD. Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 5.3% during the first quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 2,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares during the period. OLD National Bancorp IN grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 7,633 shares of the company’s stock valued at $712,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 5,222 shares of the company’s stock valued at $506,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the period. Keybank National Association OH grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 35,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,347,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the period. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 11,550 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,191,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.25, for a total transaction of $511,250.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 8,086 shares in the company, valued at $826,793.50. This represents a 38.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Bradley C. Irwin sold 4,300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.69, for a total value of $441,567.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 35,674 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,663,363.06. The trade was a 10.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 53,250 shares of company stock worth $5,462,048. 2.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

CHD opened at $105.28 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $98.56 and a 200-day moving average price of $97.47. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $108.93. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The company has a market capitalization of $24.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.01, a PEG ratio of 3.88 and a beta of 0.49.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.94 earnings per share. Church & Dwight has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.890-0.890 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.740-3.810 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th were paid a $0.3075 dividend. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is currently 39.55%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $106.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Thursday, October 15th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.07.

Church & Dwight Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a consumer packaged goods company that develops, manufactures and markets household, personal care and specialty products. Its portfolio is anchored by the ARM & HAMMER brand, which is used across products such as baking soda, laundry detergent, cat litter, household cleaners, oral care products and personal care items.

The company also markets a broad range of branded products, including OxiClean laundry and cleaning products, Trojan sexual wellness products, Waterpik oral health devices, First Response pregnancy and fertility tests, Nair hair-removal products, Orajel oral pain relief, TheraBreath oral care products, and vitamins and supplements sold under the Vitafusion and L’il Critters brands.