Magnetar Financial LLC Takes $2.82 Million Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Magnetar Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 32,169 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,819,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 40,880 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,582,000 after purchasing an additional 793 shares during the period. Ceredex Value Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 9.9% during the 3rd quarter. Ceredex Value Advisors LLC now owns 512,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,924,000 after purchasing an additional 46,004 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Inc. CA increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 7.3% during the third quarter. Capital International Inc. CA now owns 252,675 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,142,000 after buying an additional 17,276 shares during the period. Capital International Investors increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.5% during the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 9,568,128 shares of the company’s stock valued at $838,252,000 after buying an additional 50,296 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 12.1% in the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 175,541 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,383,000 after buying an additional 18,882 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total transaction of $1,308,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director 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 can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CHD has been the subject of several research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $92.00 to $100.00 in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 target price (down from $102.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Evercore lifted their price target on Church & Dwight from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Argus reduced their price target on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $101.88.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 1.5%

NYSE:CHD opened at $99.56 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.97, a PEG ratio of 3.72 and a beta of 0.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.71. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a one year low of $81.33 and a one year high of $113.91. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $96.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $90.27.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.88% and a return on equity of 20.05%. The business had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.76 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

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

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.