Strive Financial Group LLC Sells 13,269 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Strive Financial Group LLC lowered its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 75.9% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 4,224 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,269 shares during the quarter. Strive Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $409,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Integrity Alliance LLC. lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 2,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $210,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 0.8% in the second quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,343,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its position in Church & Dwight by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $309,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 5,218 shares of the company’s stock worth $438,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the period. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 5.3% during the 1st quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 2,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,000 after buying an additional 136 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Arthur Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.83, for a total value of $1,357,356.00. Following the completion of 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Ravichandra Saligram sold 12,960 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.00, for a total transaction of $1,270,080.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 13,653 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,337,994. The trade was a 48.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 94,970 shares of company stock worth $9,568,872. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $107.00 price objective (up from $104.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $105.00 price target (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Weiss Ratings upgraded Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.1%

Church & Dwight stock opened at $98.64 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.51 and a beta of 0.47. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $99.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $97.69. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1-year low of $81.33 and a 1-year high of $106.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly 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). The company had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 for the quarter was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last 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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

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