Wealthfront Advisers LLC Acquires 9,679 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 8.4% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 125,559 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,679 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $11,717,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of CHD. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 4.1% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 24,274 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,672,000 after purchasing an additional 945 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.4% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,000 after buying an additional 1,024 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth $254,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 9.0% during the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 29,398 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,825,000 after buying an additional 2,419 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in Church & Dwight by 0.4% during the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 52,273 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,024,000 after acquiring an additional 204 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 12,960 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the director directly owned 13,653 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,337,994. This represents a 48.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.71, for a total value of $997,100.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,668 shares in the company, valued at $465,446.28. The trade was a 68.18% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 47,680 shares of company stock worth $4,672,190 over the last three months. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on CHD shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $111.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Evercore set a $105.00 price objective on Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Barclays cut their price objective on Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $114.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $103.47.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of CHD stock opened at $98.01 on Friday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $106.04. The company has a market capitalization of $23.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.24, a PEG ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $96.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $95.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.22.

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 the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.81% and a return on equity of 20.51%. The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.46 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.91 earnings per share. 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, sell-side analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

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.