Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC Buys New Shares in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Key Points

• Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors acquired 20,000 shares of Church & Dwight worth approximately $1.94 million during the second quarter. Institutional investors collectively own 86.6% of the company.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed but leans positive: nine analysts rate the stock a Buy, eight rate it Hold and one rates it Sell, producing a consensus Hold rating and an average price target of $104.41.
• Church & Dwight reported quarterly revenue of $1.53 billion, up 1.6% year over year, though EPS of $0.89 narrowly missed estimates. The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3075 per share, implying a 1.2% annual yield.

Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 20,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,938,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of CHD. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB grew its position in Church & Dwight by 15.1% in the second quarter. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB now owns 11,282 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,093,000 after acquiring an additional 1,480 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 33.1% during the second quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 174,646 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,920,000 after acquiring an additional 43,392 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 12.1% during the second quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 4,232 shares of the company's stock valued at $410,000 after acquiring an additional 458 shares during the period. Renaissance Investment Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Investment Group LLC now owns 80,477 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,797,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Czech National Bank boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 67,443 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,534,000 after purchasing an additional 2,980 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Arthur B. Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.83, for a total value of $1,357,356.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 7,129 shares in the company, valued at $733,075.07. This trade 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 through this link. Also, Director Robert K. Shearer sold 8,600 shares of Church & Dwight 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 transaction, the director directly owned 30,678 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,005,523.66. This trade represents a 21.90% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 59,220 shares of company stock valued at $5,905,747 in the last quarter. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Church & Dwight from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Barclays increased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $111.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Citigroup restated a "neutral" rating and set a $105.00 target price (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Church & Dwight currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 0.1%

Church & Dwight stock opened at $101.25 on Friday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $81.33 and a fifty-two week high of $106.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.56, a PEG ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 0.47. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $98.40 and its 200 day simple moving average is $97.42.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.01). Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.10% and a net margin of 11.96%.The business had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.94 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed 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. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio 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.

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