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

Strive Financial Group LLC trimmed its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 75.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund 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 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. acquired a new position in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the second quarter valued at $25,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. DV Equities LLC bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, GW&K Investment Management LLC lifted its position in 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 buying an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $107.00 price objective (up from $104.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $104.41.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Robert K. Shearer sold 8,600 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.97, for a total transaction of $842,542.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 30,678 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,005,523.66. This represents a 21.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 15,375 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.00, for a total transaction 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. This represents a 76.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 94,970 shares of company stock worth $9,568,872 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of CHD stock opened at $98.64 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 1.15. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $106.04. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $99.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $97.69. The company has a market capitalization of $23.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.51 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 (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.53 billion during 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 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. On average, analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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