JPMorgan Chase & Co. Acquires 1,473,894 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 24.0% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,473,894 shares during the quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $638,117,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 215.6% in the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 13,667 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,197,000 after purchasing an additional 9,337 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 19.1% in the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 596,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,235,000 after purchasing an additional 95,423 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 51.3% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 94,349 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,268,000 after purchasing an additional 31,976 shares during the last quarter. Amiral Gestion bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at $6,258,000. Finally, LGT Capital Partners LTD. grew its position in Church & Dwight by 18.6% during the 3rd quarter. LGT Capital Partners LTD. now owns 561,892 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,239,000 after acquiring an additional 88,007 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In related news, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.86, for a total transaction of $565,365.60. Following the sale, the director owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at $2,852,440.20. This represents a 16.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 1.7%

NYSE CHD opened at $96.95 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $94.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $93.17. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $106.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.97 billion, a PE ratio of 31.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.91 EPS. The business’s revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th were given a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is presently 40.46%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen lowered Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 price objective (up from $98.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. 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 company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $102.59.

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.