Insider Selling: Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) EVP Sells $997,100.00 in Stock

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) EVP Carlos Linares sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.71, for a total transaction of $997,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $465,446.28. This represents a 68.18% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 0.1%

CHD opened at $95.72 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $95.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $93.84. 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 one year low of $81.33 and a one year high of $106.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.42 and a beta of 0.47.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.46 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.The business’s revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.91 EPS. 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. Analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Church & Dwight

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter worth about $269,789,000. Capital International Investors lifted its position in 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 during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 51.2% in 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 in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 24.0% in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, FIL Ltd increased its position in Church & Dwight by 707.4% during the 4th quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 1,220,172 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,311,000 after purchasing an additional 1,069,051 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CHD has been the subject of several research reports. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Evercore set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $114.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, June 1st. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 price target (up from $98.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Wednesday. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $102.59.

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.