Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) EVP Sells $1,568,250.00 in Stock

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) EVP Carlos Linares sold 15,375 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.00, for a total value of $1,568,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 4,668 shares in the company, valued at approximately $476,136. The trade was a 76.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Church & Dwight stock opened at $102.40 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.69. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $98.97 and a 200-day simple moving average of $97.69. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $106.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.29 billion, a PE ratio of 32.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.75 and a beta of 0.47.

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

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CHD has been the subject of several analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $109.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Evercore set a $105.00 price objective on Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $107.00 target price (up from $104.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Morgan Stanley set a $112.00 target price on Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Nine investment 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, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.41.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Church & Dwight

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 8,288.7% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 33,272,467 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,223,437,000 after buying an additional 32,875,834 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Church & Dwight in the second quarter valued at about $2,174,535,000. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at about $269,789,000. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $223,875,000. Finally, Capital International Investors lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.1% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $947,820,000 after acquiring an additional 1,734,801 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Company 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.