Tredje AP fonden Purchases 6,362 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Tredje AP fonden increased its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 33.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 25,360 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,362 shares during the quarter. Tredje AP fonden’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $2,126,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.4% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,786,818 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,208,139,000 after acquiring an additional 319,763 shares during the period. Capital International Investors boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.5% in the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 9,568,128 shares of the company’s stock valued at $838,252,000 after acquiring an additional 50,296 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.0% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,136,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $537,736,000 after acquiring an additional 175,960 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.1% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,653,852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $320,187,000 after acquiring an additional 143,739 shares during the period. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,341,015 shares of the company’s stock valued at $276,101,000 after acquiring an additional 23,677 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.86, for a total transaction of $565,365.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at $2,852,440.20. This represents a 16.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 0.5%

NYSE:CHD opened at $96.27 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $95.06 and a 200 day moving average of $92.11. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $106.04. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.67, a P/E/G ratio of 3.48 and a beta of 0.48.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.81% and a return on equity of 20.51%. The company had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.91 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, research analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors 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 yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is currently 40.46%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $114.00 price target (up from $112.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 price objective (up from $98.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $102.53.

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.