Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Sells 19,670 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund lessened its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 15.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 110,467 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,670 shares during the period. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $10,309,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of CHD. State Street Corp raised its position in Church & Dwight by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,875,412 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,163,453,000 after purchasing an additional 88,594 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.1% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $947,820,000 after buying an additional 1,734,801 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 24.0% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $638,117,000 after buying an additional 1,473,894 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,854,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $323,163,000 after buying an additional 200,208 shares during the period. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,341,015 shares of the company’s stock worth $276,101,000 after acquiring an additional 23,677 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 12,960 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.00, for a total transaction of $1,270,080.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 13,653 shares in the company, valued at $1,337,994. The trade was a 48.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.86, for a total transaction of $565,365.60. Following the transaction, the director owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at $2,852,440.20. The trade was a 16.54% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 47,680 shares of company stock worth $4,672,190. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

CHD stock opened at $99.08 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $23.48 billion, a PE ratio of 32.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.49 and a beta of 0.47. 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 price of $96.44 and a 200-day moving average price of $95.64. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1-year low of $81.33 and a 1-year high of $106.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.The company had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.91 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is presently 40.46%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $110.00 price objective (up from $105.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $109.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $111.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Friday, May 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $114.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $103.47.

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.