Royal London Asset Management Ltd. Decreases Stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Royal London Asset Management Ltd. lowered its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 59.6% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 202,812 shares of the company’s stock after selling 299,125 shares during the period. Royal London Asset Management Ltd.’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $19,648,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Integrity Alliance LLC. raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 2,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,000 after buying an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,343,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.6% in the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 5,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $438,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 5.3% during the first quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 2,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In other news, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 15,375 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.00, for a total value of $1,583,625.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 4,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $480,804. This represents a 76.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 5,000 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.25, for a total transaction of $511,250.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 8,086 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $826,793.50. This trade represents a 38.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 94,970 shares of company stock valued at $9,568,872 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on CHD shares. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Evercore set a $105.00 target price on Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $111.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $101.31 on Monday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $106.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.58, a P/E/G ratio of 3.69 and a beta of 0.47. The company’s 50-day moving average is $99.08 and its 200 day moving average is $97.71. 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 (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.10% and a net margin of 11.96%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced 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. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.55%.

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.