Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Sold by Fundsmith Investment Services LTD.

Fundsmith Investment Services LTD. reduced its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,806,229 shares of the company’s stock after selling 108,408 shares during the quarter. Church & Dwight accounts for 3.8% of Fundsmith Investment Services LTD.’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. Fundsmith Investment Services LTD. owned about 1.17% of Church & Dwight worth $245,910,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. iSAM Funds UK Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 3rd quarter valued at $3,615,000. NorthRock Partners LLC increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 43.3% in the 3rd quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 6,901 shares of the company’s stock valued at $605,000 after purchasing an additional 2,084 shares in the last quarter. Prudential PLC increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 116,255 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,187,000 after purchasing an additional 4,607 shares in the last quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC raised its position in Church & Dwight by 7.9% in the third quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 6,893 shares of the company’s stock valued at $620,000 after purchasing an additional 505 shares during the period. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. raised its position in Church & Dwight by 19.8% in the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 2,242 shares of the company’s stock valued at $196,000 after purchasing an additional 371 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CHD has been the subject of several analyst reports. Raymond James Financial raised Church & Dwight from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective (down from $102.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Evercore lifted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $101.88.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $97.71 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.07. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $113.91. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $96.69 and its 200-day simple moving average is $90.37. The firm has a market cap of $23.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.36, a PEG ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.45.

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

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were given a $0.3075 dividend. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This is a positive change from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is currently 40.73%.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In related news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total value of $1,308,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, 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 is accessible through this link. Also, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total transaction of $704,060.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at $3,024,440.60. This represents a 18.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

About Church & Dwight

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.