Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC Purchases 5,449 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 10.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 59,437 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,449 shares during the quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $5,547,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. bought a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. DV Equities LLC acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Field & Main Bank bought a new position in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, GW&K Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 83.0% during the 4th quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 344 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.71, for a total value of $997,100.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 4,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $465,446.28. The trade was a 68.18% 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. Also, Director Robert K. Shearer sold 8,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.97, for a total value of $842,542.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 30,678 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,005,523.66. This represents a 21.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 47,680 shares of company stock worth $4,672,190 over the last quarter. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $100.05 on Tuesday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $106.04. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $97.22 and a 200-day moving average of $96.76. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The company has a market capitalization of $23.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.17, a P/E/G ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.47.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.10% and a net margin of 11.96%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.94 earnings per share. Church & Dwight has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.890-0.890 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.740-3.810 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.74 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a $0.3075 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is currently 39.55%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently weighed in on CHD shares. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday. Evercore set a $105.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $110.00 price target (up from $105.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.41.

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.