Xponance Inc. Trims Holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Xponance Inc. lessened its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 14.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 39,999 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,588 shares during the period. Xponance Inc.’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $3,505,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.1% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 24,274 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,672,000 after buying an additional 945 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.4% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $726,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter worth about $254,000. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 56.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $416,000 after buying an additional 1,558 shares during the period. Finally, Savvy Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Church & Dwight by 22.6% in the second quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. now owns 2,399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $231,000 after buying an additional 443 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CHD has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Raymond James Financial raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Argus lowered their price target on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. UBS Group set a $92.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Evercore increased their target price on Church & Dwight from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Nine 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $101.88.

Insider Activity

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the director directly owned 17,102 shares in the company, valued at $1,727,302. This trade represents a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 1.1%

CHD opened at $104.80 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $93.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $89.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.71. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $116.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.70, a PEG ratio of 3.86 and a beta of 0.45.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.64 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 11.88%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.76 EPS. 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. Sell-side analysts expect 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be issued a $0.3075 dividend. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This is a positive change from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 40.73%.

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.