Man Group plc Makes New Investment in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Man Group plc bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 30,770 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,981,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in CHD. Integrity Alliance LLC. raised its position in Church & Dwight by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 2,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,343,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its position in Church & Dwight by 3.6% in the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $309,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 5,218 shares of the company’s stock worth $438,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the period. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors increased its position in Church & Dwight by 5.3% during the first quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 2,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CHD has been the subject of several analyst reports. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $105.00 target price (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Evercore set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $111.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 16th. Nine 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Church & Dwight has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.41.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.25, for a total transaction of $511,250.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 8,086 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $826,793.50. This trade represents a 38.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Robert K. Shearer sold 8,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.97, for a total transaction of $842,542.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 30,678 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,005,523.66. This represents a 21.90% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 94,970 shares of company stock valued at $9,568,872 over the last three months. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:CHD opened at $99.79 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $99.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is $97.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 1.15. 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 cap of $23.67 billion, a PE ratio of 32.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.69 and a beta of 0.47.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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). The firm had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm 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 analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

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

Church & Dwight 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.