Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Stock: Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC Boosts Stake

Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 306.3% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 25,976 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 19,582 shares during the period. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $2,447,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Walter Public Investments Inc. bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter worth approximately $5,721,000. National Pension Service raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 67.6% in the 2nd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 30,911 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,995,000 after acquiring an additional 12,463 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System bought a new stake in Church & Dwight in the 1st quarter valued at $1,129,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in Church & Dwight in the 1st quarter valued at $2,382,000. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter valued at $6,541,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Bradley Irwin sold 4,300 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.69, for a total transaction of $441,567.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 35,674 shares in the company, valued at $3,663,363.06. This trade represents a 10.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Arthur Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.83, for a total value of $1,357,356.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 7,129 shares in the company, valued at $733,075.07. The trade was a 64.93% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 53,250 shares of company stock valued at $5,462,048. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have commented on CHD shares. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Morgan Stanley set a $112.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 5th. Eight 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 data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $103.81.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of NYSE:CHD opened at $104.37 on Friday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12-month low of $81.33 and a 12-month high of $106.04. The business has a 50 day moving average of $98.17 and a 200-day moving average of $97.03. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The stock has a market cap of $24.76 billion, a PE ratio of 33.56, a P/E/G ratio of 3.72 and a beta of 0.49.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its earnings results 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 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%. 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 posted $0.94 EPS. 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, equities research analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

Church & Dwight Company Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a consumer packaged goods company best known for its Arm & Hammer brand. Founded in 1846, the company began by marketing baking soda and has expanded into a broad portfolio of household, personal care and specialty products.

Its consumer products include laundry detergents and additives, cat litter, cleaning products, oral care items, personal care products, condoms and pregnancy tests, vitamins and supplements, hair-care products, depilatories and water flossers.