Insider Selling: Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Director Sells 13,200 Shares

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Director Arthur Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.83, for a total value of $1,357,356.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 7,129 shares in the company, valued at approximately $733,075.07. This trade represents a 64.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of CHD traded down $0.99 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $102.64. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 524,941 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,142,292. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1-year low of $81.33 and a 1-year high of $106.04. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $97.45 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $96.94. The stock has a market cap of $24.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.03, a PEG ratio of 3.76 and a beta of 0.47.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.01). Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.10% and a net margin of 11.96%.The company had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.94 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Church & Dwight has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.890-0.890 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.740-3.810 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a $0.3075 dividend. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is currently 39.55%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Church & Dwight

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 88,594 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors grew its position in Church & Dwight by 18.1% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $947,820,000 after purchasing an additional 1,734,801 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 24.0% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $638,117,000 after purchasing an additional 1,473,894 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 51.2% during the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 5,050,105 shares of the company’s stock valued at $468,902,000 after purchasing an additional 1,709,090 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,854,060 shares of the company’s stock worth $323,163,000 after buying an additional 200,208 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on CHD shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Wall Street Zen raised Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 13th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $111.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Nine investment 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.41.

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.