Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec Makes New Investment in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Key Points

• Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec purchased 1,004,436 Church & Dwight shares in the second quarter, valued at approximately $97.3 million, giving it a 0.42% stake. Institutional investors collectively own 86.6% of the company.
• Church & Dwight reported quarterly revenue of $1.53 billion, exceeding estimates, but adjusted EPS of $0.89 slightly missed consensus. Analysts maintain a consensus “Hold” rating with an average price target of $104.41.
• Insiders sold 79,595 shares worth about $8.0 million over the past 90 days, while the company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.3075 per share, equivalent to a 1.2% annualized yield.

Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,004,436 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $97,310,000. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec owned 0.42% of Church & Dwight as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in CHD. Walter Public Investments Inc. bought a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the first quarter worth about $5,721,000. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. raised its position in Church & Dwight by 11.6% in the 4th quarter. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 797,733 shares of the company's stock valued at $66,890,000 after buying an additional 82,833 shares during the last quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 122.6% in the 4th quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 141,837 shares of the company's stock valued at $11,893,000 after acquiring an additional 78,107 shares in the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,129,000. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in Church & Dwight during the 1st quarter worth approximately $2,382,000. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In related news, Director Arthur B. Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.83, for a total transaction of $1,357,356.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 7,129 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $733,075.07. This trade represents a 64.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Carlos G. Linares sold 15,375 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.00, for a total value of $1,568,250.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,668 shares in the company, valued at $476,136. The trade was a 76.71% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 79,595 shares of company stock valued at $7,985,247 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CHD has been the subject of several recent research reports. Evercore set a $105.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, May 4th. Citigroup reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $105.00 price target (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. 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. Barclays raised their price objective on Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Church & Dwight from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of CHD opened at $102.85 on Thursday. The company's 50-day moving average is $98.83 and its 200-day moving average is $97.68. 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 $24.40 billion, a PE ratio of 33.07, a PEG ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 0.47. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $81.33 and a fifty-two week high of $106.04.

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

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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