Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Stock Holdings Trimmed by Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC

Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 5.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 91,108 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,209 shares during the period. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $7,984,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 24,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,672,000 after acquiring an additional 945 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC increased its position 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 valued at $726,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth about $254,000. State of Michigan Retirement System grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 66,951 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,435,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Optivise Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 30.8% during the second quarter. Optivise Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,452 shares of the company’s stock worth $236,000 after buying an additional 578 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the director owned 17,102 shares in the company, valued at $1,727,302. The trade was a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CHD has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 price objective (up from $87.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Argus reduced their target price on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price target (down from $102.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Evercore upped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $101.88.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $102.55 on Thursday. 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 Co., Inc. has a one year low of $81.33 and a one year high of $116.46. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $94.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $90.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.27 billion, a PE ratio of 33.96, a PEG ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 0.45.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 11.88%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $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. As a group, analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

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

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.