Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Acquired by ProShare Advisors LLC

ProShare Advisors LLC grew its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 4.5% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,847,519 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 79,752 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $154,914,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Advisory Services Network LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,343,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the period. CVA Family Office LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 58.1% in the 3rd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 122 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the period. RFG Bristol Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. RFG Bristol Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $254,000 after buying an additional 143 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,857 shares of the company’s stock valued at $426,000 after buying an additional 150 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.86, for a total transaction of $565,365.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,852,440.20. The trade was a 16.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

NYSE CHD opened at $96.74 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.82, a PEG ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 0.48. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $106.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $95.28 and a 200 day moving average of $91.91.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.46 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.Church & Dwight’s quarterly revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.91 EPS. Church & Dwight has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is 40.46%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on CHD. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $114.00 price objective (up from $112.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen cut Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $102.53.

Church & Dwight 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.