Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Bought by Capital International Investors

Key Points

• Capital International Investors raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.5% in Q3, buying 50,296 shares to own 9,568,128 shares (about 3.98% of the company) valued at roughly $838.25 million.
• Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares at an average price of $101, reducing her holding by 43.11% in a transaction worth about $1.31 million.
• Company results and payouts: Church & Dwight beat Q results with $0.86 EPS vs. $0.84 est., set FY2026 guidance of $3.710–3.810 EPS, and raised its quarterly dividend to $0.3075 ($1.23 annual, ~1.2% yield).

Capital International Investors raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 0.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,568,128 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 50,296 shares during the quarter. Capital International Investors owned about 3.98% of Church & Dwight worth $838,252,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of CHD. Advisory Services Network LLC boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 0.8% during the second quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company's stock worth $1,343,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 58.1% in the 3rd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 332 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. CW Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Church & Dwight by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 11,582 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,113,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 17,890 shares of the company's stock worth $1,568,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,857 shares of the company's stock worth $426,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total value of $1,308,960.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 17,102 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,727,302. This represents a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on CHD shares. Wells Fargo & Company set a $110.00 price target on Church & Dwight in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Evercore lifted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Argus cut their target price on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $100.00 price target (down from $102.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $101.88.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 1.1%

CHD opened at $101.11 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.93 billion, a PE ratio of 33.48, a P/E/G ratio of 3.76 and a beta of 0.45. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a one year low of $81.33 and a one year high of $113.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.07. The business's 50 day moving average price is $95.77 and its 200 day moving average price is $90.21.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 11.88%.The company had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.64 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.76 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.920-0.920 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were given 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 of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This is a positive change from Church & Dwight's previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio is 40.73%.

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.

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