MQS Management LLC Buys New Stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

MQS Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 7,527 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $660,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in CHD. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 935.5% during the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 321 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 58.1% in the third quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Corp acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the third quarter worth approximately $32,000. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $46,000. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter valued at $62,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total value of $1,308,960.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 17,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,727,302. The trade was a 43.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of CHD opened at $98.94 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.07. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $81.33 and a fifty-two week high of $116.46. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $88.59 and a 200-day simple moving average of $88.95. The company has a market capitalization of $23.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 0.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 11.88%.The firm had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.76 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This is a boost from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is 40.73%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on CHD shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $92.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Oppenheimer set a $100.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Evercore boosted their target price on Church & Dwight from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 target price (up from $87.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Argus cut their price target on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $100.24.

About Church & Dwight

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.