Regents Gate Capital LLP Takes $2.65 Million Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Regents Gate Capital LLP acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm acquired 31,609 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,650,000. Church & Dwight accounts for about 0.8% of Regents Gate Capital LLP’s holdings, making the stock its 29th largest holding.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CHD. Colonial Trust Co SC raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 12.1% during the 4th quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 2,445 shares of the company’s stock worth $205,000 after acquiring an additional 263 shares in the last quarter. WealthSpring Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter valued at about $255,000. Aviva PLC increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. Aviva PLC now owns 136,960 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,484,000 after purchasing an additional 6,737 shares during the period. Compass Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Compass Capital Management Inc. now owns 613,859 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,472,000 after purchasing an additional 4,829 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Xponance LLC raised its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Xponance LLC now owns 40,606 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,405,000 after purchasing an additional 607 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Brian D. Buchert sold 10,160 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.14, for a total value of $997,102.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,286 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $126,208.04. This represents a 88.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 12,960 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the director owned 13,653 shares in the company, valued at $1,337,994. This represents a 48.70% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 29,080 shares of company stock worth $2,832,548 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CHD has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $109.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $102.59.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $97.23 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.98, a PEG ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.47. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $95.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $93.37. 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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.46 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.81% and a return on equity of 20.51%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $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. Analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

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.