6,327 Shares in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Bought by BDFS Capital LLC

BDFS Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 6,327 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $531,000.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State Street Corp raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,875,412 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,163,453,000 after purchasing an additional 88,594 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 18.1% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $947,820,000 after buying an additional 1,734,801 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 24.0% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $638,117,000 after buying an additional 1,473,894 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,854,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $323,163,000 after acquiring an additional 200,208 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,341,015 shares of the company’s stock worth $276,101,000 after acquiring an additional 23,677 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of CHD opened at $95.72 on Friday. 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 stock has a market cap of $22.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.49, a P/E/G ratio of 3.49 and a beta of 0.47. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $95.59 and its 200-day moving average price is $93.83. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $106.04.

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

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were paid 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, May 15th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is currently 40.46%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen raised Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $111.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Friday, May 29th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $114.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated 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 given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $102.59.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.86, for a total transaction of $565,365.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at $2,852,440.20. This trade represents a 16.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 12,960 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.00, for a total value of $1,270,080.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 13,653 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,337,994. This represents a 48.70% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 47,680 shares of company stock valued at $4,672,190. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Church & Dwight 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.