Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Director Bradley Irwin Sells 4,300 Shares

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Director Bradley 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 value of $441,567.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 35,674 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,663,363.06. The trade was a 10.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Church & Dwight stock traded down $0.91 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $101.87. 375,494 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,130,360. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $98.00 and its 200 day simple moving average is $97.27. 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 Co., Inc. has a one year low of $81.33 and a one year high of $106.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.16 billion, a PE ratio of 32.76, a P/E/G ratio of 3.77 and a beta of 0.47.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced 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). Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. The business had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.94 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on CHD. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $109.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $105.00 price objective (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Nine 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, Church & Dwight presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $104.41.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Church & Dwight

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CHD. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter valued at $2,174,535,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter worth $269,789,000. Capital International Investors grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.1% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $947,820,000 after purchasing an additional 1,734,801 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 51.2% during the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 5,050,105 shares of the company’s stock valued at $468,902,000 after purchasing an additional 1,709,090 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 24.0% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $638,117,000 after purchasing an additional 1,473,894 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

About Church & Dwight

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.