Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram Sells 12,960 Shares

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 12,960 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.00, for a total value of $1,270,080.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 13,653 shares in the company, valued at $1,337,994. This trade represents a 48.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

NYSE CHD traded down $0.43 on Thursday, hitting $97.76. The stock had a trading volume of 190,649 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,196,737. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $95.06 and a 200-day moving average of $93.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.22. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52-week low of $81.33 and a 52-week high of $106.04. The company has a market capitalization of $23.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.47 and a beta of 0.47.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.Church & Dwight’s revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.91 earnings per share. Church & Dwight has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were paid a $0.3075 dividend. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is 40.46%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently commented on CHD shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $114.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, June 1st. Wall Street Zen cut Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 target price (up from $98.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $102.59.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.0% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,136,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $537,736,000 after purchasing an additional 175,960 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 19.1% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 596,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,235,000 after buying an additional 95,423 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 51.3% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 94,349 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,268,000 after buying an additional 31,976 shares in the last quarter. Amiral Gestion bought a new stake in Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter worth about $6,258,000. Finally, LGT Capital Partners LTD. raised its position in Church & Dwight by 18.6% in the 3rd quarter. LGT Capital Partners LTD. now owns 561,892 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,239,000 after buying an additional 88,007 shares during the last quarter. 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.