Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Acquired by Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ

Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ boosted its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 11.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 83,386 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,756 shares during the period. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $7,782,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,875,412 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,163,453,000 after purchasing an additional 88,594 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.1% in the 4th 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. grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 24.0% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $638,117,000 after acquiring an additional 1,473,894 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 5.5% in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in 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 valued at $276,101,000 after acquiring an additional 23,677 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CHD has been the subject of several research reports. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 price objective (up from $98.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $111.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Barclays cut their price target on Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Evercore set a $105.00 price objective on Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Wednesday, June 17th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $102.59.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In related news, Director Robert K. Shearer sold 8,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.97, for a total transaction of $842,542.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 30,678 shares in the company, valued at $3,005,523.66. This trade represents a 21.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of the business’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 sale, the director owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,852,440.20. The trade was a 16.54% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 47,680 shares of company stock worth $4,672,190. 2.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $97.14 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $23.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.95, a P/E/G ratio of 3.48 and a beta of 0.47. 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 has a fifty day moving average price of $95.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $94.70.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.81% and a return on equity of 20.51%. The firm’s revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $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. Research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

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.