Quantbot Technologies LP Buys 42,450 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Quantbot Technologies LP lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 634.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 49,138 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 42,450 shares during the quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $4,306,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of CHD. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 1.2% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,830,529 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,059,232,000 after purchasing an additional 388,890 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,467,055 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,294,319,000 after buying an additional 387,667 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,290,207 shares of the company’s stock valued at $601,991,000 after buying an additional 177,990 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.0% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,136,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $537,736,000 after buying an additional 175,960 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 25.1% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,510,113 shares of the company’s stock valued at $337,357,000 after buying an additional 703,171 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total value of $1,308,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 17,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,727,302. This trade represents a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $104.80 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The firm has a market cap of $24.81 billion, a PE ratio of 34.70, a P/E/G ratio of 3.86 and a beta of 0.45. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $93.41 and its 200 day simple moving average is $89.81. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12-month low of $81.33 and a 12-month high of $116.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.76 earnings per share. The business’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. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company set a $110.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 target price (down from $102.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Raymond James Financial upgraded Church & Dwight from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price target for the company in a report on Monday, January 5th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $101.88.

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.