Investment House LLC Trims Stock Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Investment House LLC trimmed its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 11.8% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 96,589 shares of the company’s stock after selling 12,952 shares during the period. Investment House LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $8,099,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CHD. Candlestick Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight in the third quarter worth $75,506,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 16,363.3% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 773,283 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,840,000 after purchasing an additional 768,586 shares during the period. Scopus Asset Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight in the second quarter worth $52,050,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 486.4% in the third quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 586,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,433,000 after purchasing an additional 486,850 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 1,659.7% in the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 461,310 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,425,000 after purchasing an additional 435,094 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on CHD shares. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. 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 research note on Wednesday, January 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Church & Dwight from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen cut Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $109.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $102.53.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 1.0%

NYSE CHD opened at $95.80 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $22.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.51, a P/E/G ratio of 3.51 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $106.04. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $95.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $92.01.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.46 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior 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. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is presently 40.46%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total transaction of $704,060.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,024,440.60. This represents a 18.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.