GK Wealth Management LLC Purchases 20,073 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

GK Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 20,073 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,891,000. Church & Dwight comprises 1.0% of GK Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Clearstead Trust LLC bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Field & Main Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 119.0% during the fourth quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 414 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 225 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Carlos Linares sold 15,375 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.00, for a total value of $1,568,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $476,136. The trade was a 76.71% decrease in their position. The sale 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 company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.83, for a total transaction of $1,357,356.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 7,129 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $733,075.07. This represents a 64.93% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 53,250 shares of company stock worth $5,462,048 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $107.00 price objective (up from $104.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. TD Cowen set a $97.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.06.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of CHD stock traded up $0.42 on Friday, reaching $98.15. The company had a trading volume of 2,047,286 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,064,271. The stock has a market cap of $23.28 billion, a PE ratio of 31.56, a PEG ratio of 3.44 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a 50-day moving average of $98.24 and a 200-day moving average of $96.76. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. 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 released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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%.The firm’s revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $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. On average, equities 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th were given a dividend of $0.3075 per share. 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, August 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.