Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Stake Decreased by Wendell David Associates Inc.

Wendell David Associates Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 5.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 135,023 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,131 shares during the period. Church & Dwight makes up about 1.4% of Wendell David Associates Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest holding. Wendell David Associates Inc. owned about 0.06% of Church & Dwight worth $12,600,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in CHD. Integrity Alliance LLC. raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 2,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.8% in the second quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,343,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.6% during the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 5,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $438,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the period. Finally, Sovereign Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.8% during the first quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 18,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,684,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CHD has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Evercore set a $105.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Wednesday, June 17th. 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 company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $102.59.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of CHD stock opened at $96.80 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $95.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $94.60. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $81.33 and a fifty-two week high of $106.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84, a P/E/G ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued 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 analysts’ expectations of $1.46 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.91 earnings per share. Church & Dwight’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Robert K. Shearer sold 8,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 directly owned 30,678 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,005,523.66. This trade represents a 21.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Brian D. Buchert sold 10,160 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.14, for a total transaction of $997,102.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,286 shares in the company, valued at approximately $126,208.04. This trade represents a 88.76% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 47,680 shares of company stock worth $4,672,190. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

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.