110,449 Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Purchased by Vontobel Holding Ltd.

Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 289.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 148,631 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 110,449 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. owned approximately 0.06% of Church & Dwight worth $14,004,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,174,535,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $223,875,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 worth $468,902,000 after acquiring an additional 1,709,090 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $153,639,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the second quarter valued at approximately $125,483,000. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.25, for a total value of $511,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 8,086 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $826,793.50. This represents a 38.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Carlos Linares sold 15,375 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.00, for a total transaction of $1,583,625.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 4,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $480,804. This represents a 76.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 53,250 shares of company stock worth $5,462,048. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 5th. Morgan Stanley set a $112.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $103.81.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

CHD opened at $104.37 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $98.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $97.03. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52-week low of $81.33 and a 52-week high of $106.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 1.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.76 billion, a PE ratio of 33.56, a PEG ratio of 3.72 and a beta of 0.49.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.94 earnings per share. 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, sell-side analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th were paid a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is currently 39.55%.

Church & Dwight Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a consumer packaged goods company best known for its Arm & Hammer brand. Founded in 1846, the company began by marketing baking soda and has expanded into a broad portfolio of household, personal care and specialty products.

Its consumer products include laundry detergents and additives, cat litter, cleaning products, oral care items, personal care products, condoms and pregnancy tests, vitamins and supplements, hair-care products, depilatories and water flossers.