Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Acquired by California State Teachers Retirement System

California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 8,288.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 33,272,467 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 32,875,834 shares during the quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System owned approximately 0.14% of Church & Dwight worth $3,223,437,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of CHD. Integrity Alliance LLC. grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 2,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $210,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,343,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 5,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $438,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 5.3% during the 1st quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 2,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 15,375 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.00, for a total transaction of $1,583,625.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $480,804. This trade represents a 76.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Bradley C. Irwin sold 4,300 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.69, for a total transaction of $441,567.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 35,674 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,663,363.06. This trade represents a 10.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 63,250 shares of company stock worth $6,459,148. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on CHD shares. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $107.00 price objective (up from $104.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Morgan Stanley set a $112.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. TD Cowen set a $97.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $105.00 price target (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $111.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Friday, May 29th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 1.4%

CHD opened at $93.87 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $99.12 and its 200 day moving average price is $97.49. 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 stock has a market cap of $22.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.18, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 0.47. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $106.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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). Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.10% and a net margin of 11.96%.The business had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.94 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, research analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th were issued a $0.3075 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 14th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is presently 39.55%.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a consumer products company best known for its Arm & Hammer brand. The company develops, manufactures and markets products for household cleaning, laundry, personal care, oral care and specialty applications.

Its portfolio includes baking soda and baking soda-based products, laundry detergents and additives, cat litter, deodorants, oral-care products, hair-removal products, condoms and pregnancy-test kits. Other recognized brands include OxiClean, Nair, Waterpik, Trojan, First Response, Vitafusion, L’il Critters and Batiste.

Founded in 1846, Church & Dwight has expanded from its original baking soda business into a diversified consumer products company.