Penry Price Sells 7,000 Shares of Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Stock

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Director Penry Price sold 7,000 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total transaction of $704,060.00. Following the sale, the director owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at $3,024,440.60. This represents a 18.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of CHD stock opened at $97.71 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $96.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $90.35. The company has a market capitalization of $23.13 billion, a PE ratio of 32.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 0.45. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $113.91. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.88% and a return on equity of 20.05%. The firm had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.76 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.920-0.920 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were given a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This is a positive change from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is presently 40.73%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have weighed in on CHD. TD Cowen raised their price objective on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Church & Dwight from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $92.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $101.88.

Institutional Trading of Church & Dwight

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CHD. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,830,529 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,059,232,000 after acquiring an additional 388,890 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,875,412 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,163,453,000 after purchasing an additional 88,594 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 18.1% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $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 fourth 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 2.9% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,290,207 shares of the company’s stock valued at $601,991,000 after purchasing an additional 177,990 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

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.