Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Stake Increased by HB Wealth Management LLC

HB Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 73.5% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 12,799 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,424 shares during the quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $1,194,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at about $269,789,000. Capital International Investors raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 18.1% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $947,820,000 after acquiring an additional 1,734,801 shares during the period. 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 acquiring an additional 1,473,894 shares during the last quarter. FIL Ltd lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 707.4% in the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 1,220,172 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,311,000 after acquiring an additional 1,069,051 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Candlestick Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the third quarter valued at approximately $75,506,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In related news, EVP Brian D. Buchert sold 10,160 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.14, for a total value of $997,102.40. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,286 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $126,208.04. This represents a 88.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the director owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,852,440.20. This represents a 16.54% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 47,680 shares of company stock valued at $4,672,190. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

CHD opened at $96.22 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $96.28 and its 200-day moving average is $95.15. The stock has a market cap of $22.80 billion, a PE ratio of 31.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.56 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 twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $106.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.The business 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 company posted $0.91 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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, analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $114.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, June 1st. Evercore set a $105.00 price objective on Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “overweight” rating and set a $110.00 price objective (up from $105.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings cut Church & Dwight from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, Barclays cut their target price on Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Nine equities research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $102.88.

Church & Dwight Company 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.