Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec Acquires Shares of 1,004,436 Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 1,004,436 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $97,310,000.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of CHD. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. bought a new position in Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. DV Equities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, GW&K Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings 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 during the period. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $107.00 target price (up from $104.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Wall Street Zen raised Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, August 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $111.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $112.00 price target on Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of Church & Dwight stock opened at $102.85 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $24.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.07, a P/E/G ratio of 3.74 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’s fifty day moving average is $98.83 and its 200 day moving average is $97.68. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its 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 company had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.10% and a net margin of 11.96%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.94 earnings per share. 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a $0.3075 dividend. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is currently 39.55%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Bradley C. Irwin sold 4,300 shares of the business’s 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 owned 35,674 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,663,363.06. The trade was a 10.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Robert K. Shearer sold 8,600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.97, for a total transaction of $842,542.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 30,678 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,005,523.66. This represents a 21.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 79,595 shares of company stock valued at $7,985,247 over the last three months. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

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.