Walter Public Investments Inc. Invests $5.72 Million in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Walter Public Investments Inc. bought a new position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 61,300 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,721,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in CHD. State Street Corp grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,875,412 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,163,453,000 after acquiring an additional 88,594 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 18.1% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 24.0% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $638,117,000 after purchasing an additional 1,473,894 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,854,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $323,163,000 after purchasing an additional 200,208 shares during the period. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,341,015 shares of the company’s stock valued at $276,101,000 after purchasing an additional 23,677 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In related news, EVP Brian D. Buchert sold 10,160 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.14, for a total value of $997,102.40. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,286 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $126,208.04. The trade was a 88.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.71, for a total transaction of $997,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 4,668 shares in the company, valued at approximately $465,446.28. This trade represents a 68.18% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 47,680 shares of company stock worth $4,672,190 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 0.2%

NYSE CHD opened at $98.75 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $96.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $94.82. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $81.33 and a twelve month high of $106.04. The company has a market capitalization of $23.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.48, a PEG ratio of 3.55 and a beta of 0.47.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.81% and a return on equity of 20.51%. The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.46 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.91 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Research analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were paid a $0.3075 dividend. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is 40.46%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 price objective (up from $98.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $109.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 13th. Weiss Ratings lowered Church & Dwight from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased 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 report on Wednesday, April 8th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $102.59.

About Church & Dwight

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.