Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Makes New $6.54 Million Investment in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 67,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,541,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the second quarter valued at approximately $2,174,535,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter worth $269,789,000. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth $223,875,000. Capital International Investors raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.1% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $947,820,000 after purchasing an additional 1,734,801 shares during the period. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 51.2% during the first 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 last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on CHD shares. TD Cowen set a $97.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Weiss Ratings raised Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, August 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $112.00 price target on Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of CHD stock opened at $99.13 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $99.24 and a 200-day moving average of $97.71. The stock has a market cap of $23.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.87, a P/E/G ratio of 3.55 and a beta of 0.47. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52-week low of $81.33 and a 52-week high of $106.04. 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 (NYSE:CHD) last issued its earnings results 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 business had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. Church & Dwight’s revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.94 earnings per share. 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 research analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th were paid a $0.3075 dividend. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is currently 39.55%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Arthur B. Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.83, for a total value of $1,357,356.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 7,129 shares in the company, valued at $733,075.07. This represents a 64.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 15,375 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.00, for a total value of $1,583,625.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $480,804. This represents a 76.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 94,970 shares of company stock worth $9,568,872. Insiders own 1.20% 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.