30,770 Shares in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Bought by Man Group plc

Man Group plc acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 30,770 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,981,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. DV Equities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, GW&K Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Morgan Stanley set a $112.00 price target on Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $109.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $105.00 target price (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.41.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 15,375 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.00, for a total transaction of $1,568,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 4,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $476,136. This trade represents a 76.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 12,960 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the director owned 13,653 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,337,994. The trade was a 48.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 94,970 shares of company stock worth $9,568,872 in the last quarter. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of CHD opened at $99.79 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.69. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $99.20 and its 200-day moving average price is $97.72. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1-year low of $81.33 and a 1-year high of $106.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.67 billion, a PE ratio of 32.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.69 and a beta of 0.47.

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

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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