Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Purchases 64,803 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 3.1% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 2,170,890 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 64,803 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $202,597,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Integrity Alliance LLC. grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 2,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,343,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 5,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $438,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the period. Finally, Sovereign Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 18,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,684,000 after buying an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Church & Dwight news, 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 directly owned 4,668 shares in the company, valued at approximately $465,446.28. This trade represents a 68.18% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Robert K. Shearer sold 8,600 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.97, for a total value of $842,542.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 30,678 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,005,523.66. This trade represents a 21.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 47,680 shares of company stock worth $4,672,190. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 1.6%

Shares of CHD opened at $97.71 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $23.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.14, a PEG ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.47. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a one year low of $81.33 and a one year high of $106.04. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $96.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $96.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

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 company’s revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm 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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on CHD shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $111.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Friday, May 29th. Evercore set a $105.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, June 13th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $103.82.

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.