New York State Common Retirement Fund Grows Stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

New York State Common Retirement Fund grew its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 150,736 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,355 shares during the quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund owned 0.06% of Church & Dwight worth $13,209,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 935.5% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 321 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the period. CVA Family Office LLC raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 58.1% in the 3rd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Kennebec Savings Bank boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 49.7% during the third quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 675 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 224 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the second quarter valued at approximately $62,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

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• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat on EPS and management gave FY?2026 guidance (3.710–3.810 EPS) while raising the dividend — the upside surprised investors and helped the post?earnings rally. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Shares jumped following the better?than?expected quarter and the higher dividend announcement, reinforcing investor confidence in cash return to shareholders. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst moves: Evercore ISI raised its price target to $103 (in?line rating), signaling modest upside from here. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan upgraded CHD from underweight to neutral and lifted its target to $100, another vote of confidence that helped sentiment. Article Title Finviz
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage note — Morgan Stanley maintained a Hold, citing balanced near?term upside but limited scope for a larger valuation re?rating; this keeps a portion of the sell?side conservative. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Company positioning: coverage highlights Church & Dwight is rebalancing its brands/portfolio while sustaining dividend growth — positive for income investors but signals a slower top?line trajectory. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Management warned of growth headwinds on the earnings call and commentary suggests organic growth and margin expansion may be constrained, limiting upside unless mix or acquisition catalysts accelerate. Article Title

Church & Dwight Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSE:CHD opened at $97.33 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $86.77 and its 200 day moving average is $88.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.71. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $116.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.23, a P/E/G ratio of 4.47 and a beta of 0.46.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.64 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 11.88%.The company’s revenue was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.76 earnings per share. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.920-0.920 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This is an increase from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is presently 39.07%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on CHD. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective (down previously from $102.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 price target (up from $87.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Argus cut their target price on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Monday. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $99.28.

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.