Deutsche Bank AG Takes Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Deutsche Bank AG bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 1,231,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $119,303,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Walter Public Investments Inc. acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter worth about $5,721,000. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 11.6% in the 4th quarter. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 797,733 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,890,000 after acquiring an additional 82,833 shares in the last quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 122.6% in the 4th quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 141,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,893,000 after purchasing an additional 78,107 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,129,000. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 1st quarter valued at about $2,382,000. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on CHD. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $105.00 target price (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted 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, July 16th. Barclays increased their price target on Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Morgan Stanley set a $112.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $104.41.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In related news, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 12,960 shares of the 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 sale, the director owned 13,653 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,337,994. This trade represents a 48.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.71, for a total value of $997,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 4,668 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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 have sold a total of 59,220 shares of company stock worth $5,905,747 in the last three months. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.1%

CHD stock opened at $99.19 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $23.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.89, a P/E/G ratio of 3.62 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $98.52 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $97.61. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1-year low of $81.33 and a 1-year high of $106.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its 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). Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. The company had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.94 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

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.