Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Makes New $6.54 Million Investment in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 67,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,541,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of CHD. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,174,535,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at $269,789,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new position in Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter valued at $223,875,000. Capital International Investors boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 18.1% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $947,820,000 after purchasing an additional 1,734,801 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 51.2% in the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 5,050,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $468,902,000 after purchasing an additional 1,709,090 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In related news, Director Bradley C. Irwin sold 4,300 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.69, for a total value of $441,567.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 35,674 shares in the company, valued at $3,663,363.06. This represents a 10.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 15,375 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.00, for a total transaction of $1,583,625.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 4,668 shares in the company, valued at approximately $480,804. The trade was a 76.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 94,970 shares of company stock worth $9,568,872 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 0.7%

CHD stock opened at $99.13 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $23.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.87, a PEG ratio of 3.55 and a beta of 0.47. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $106.04. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The business has a fifty day moving average of $99.24 and a 200-day moving average of $97.71.

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

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th were paid a $0.3075 dividend. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 39.55%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $111.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. TD Cowen set a $97.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $107.00 price objective (up from $104.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $104.41.

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.