Investor s Fiduciary Advisor Network LLC Makes New $1.01 Million Investment in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Investor s Fiduciary Advisor Network LLC bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 10,451 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,012,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of CHD. Walter Public Investments Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the first quarter worth about $5,721,000. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 11.6% during the fourth quarter. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 797,733 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,890,000 after purchasing an additional 82,833 shares during the period. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 122.6% during the 4th quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 141,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,893,000 after purchasing an additional 78,107 shares in the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter valued at about $1,129,000. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $2,382,000. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Arthur B. Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.83, for a total transaction of $1,357,356.00. Following the sale, the director owned 7,129 shares in the company, valued at $733,075.07. This represents a 64.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Robert K. Shearer sold 8,600 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.97, for a total value of $842,542.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 30,678 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,005,523.66. The trade was a 21.90% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 59,220 shares of company stock worth $5,905,747. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Barclays increased their target price on Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $109.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $110.00 price objective (up from $105.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $111.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Evercore set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $98.79 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.77, a PEG ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 0.47. The business has a 50-day moving average of $98.56 and a 200-day moving average of $97.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.69. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $81.33 and a fifty-two week high of $106.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.01). Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. The company had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.94 EPS. Church & Dwight’s revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, sell-side analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.3075 per share. 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 payout ratio is 39.55%.

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.