Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Bought by Farther Finance Advisors LLC

Key Points

• Farther Finance Advisors increased its Church & Dwight stake by 1,545.5% in the third quarter, bringing its holdings to 56,966 shares valued at approximately $5.37 million. Institutional investors own 86.6% of the company.
• Church & Dwight insiders sold 53,250 shares worth $5.46 million over the past 90 days, while insiders retain only 2% ownership.
• Analysts have a consensus “Hold” rating with an average price target of $104.06. The company recently reported $1.53 billion in quarterly revenue, up 1.6% year over year, though EPS of $0.89 slightly missed estimates.

Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 1,545.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 56,966 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 53,504 shares during the quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC's holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $5,367,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its stake in Church & Dwight by 5.3% in the 1st quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 2,692 shares of the company's stock valued at $251,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. grew its position in Church & Dwight by 0.8% in 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 in the last quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN grew its position in Church & Dwight by 2.0% in the first quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 7,633 shares of the company's stock valued at $712,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in Church & Dwight by 3.0% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 5,222 shares of the company's stock valued at $506,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Keybank National Association OH increased its stake in Church & Dwight by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 35,870 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,347,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Arthur Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.83, for a total transaction of $1,357,356.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 7,129 shares of the company's stock, valued at $733,075.07. This represents a 64.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Carlos Linares sold 15,375 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.00, for a total transaction of $1,568,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,668 shares of the company's stock, valued at $476,136. The trade was a 76.71% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 53,250 shares of company stock worth $5,462,048 over the last 90 days. 2.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CHD has been the topic of several analyst reports. Barclays upped their target price on Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Weiss Ratings upgraded Church & Dwight from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. TD Cowen set a $97.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Wall Street Zen raised Church & Dwight from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $105.00 price objective (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Eight 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 data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $104.06.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of CHD stock opened at $98.15 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.49 and a beta of 0.49. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12-month low of $81.33 and a 12-month high of $106.04. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $98.24 and its 200-day moving average price is $96.76.

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

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th were paid a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio is presently 39.55%.

Church & Dwight Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a consumer packaged goods company best known for its Arm & Hammer brand. Founded in 1846, the company began by marketing baking soda and has expanded into a broad portfolio of household, personal care and specialty products.

Its consumer products include laundry detergents and additives, cat litter, cleaning products, oral care items, personal care products, condoms and pregnancy tests, vitamins and supplements, hair-care products, depilatories and water flossers.

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