Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Sold by Asset Advisors Investment Management LLC

Key Points

• Asset Advisors trimmed its stake by 21.8%, selling 35,848 shares and leaving 128,374 shares of Church & Dwight valued at about $10.76 million (roughly 0.05% of the company).
• Company insiders sold shares: Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares for ~$1.309 million and Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares for ~$704,060, materially reducing their holdings.
• Operational update: Church & Dwight beat Q4 EPS estimates ($0.86 vs. $0.84), set FY 2026 guidance of $3.71–3.81, and raised the quarterly dividend to $0.3075 (annualized $1.23, ~1.3% yield).

Asset Advisors Investment Management LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 21.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 128,374 shares of the company's stock after selling 35,848 shares during the period. Asset Advisors Investment Management LLC owned 0.05% of Church & Dwight worth $10,764,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.1% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 24,274 shares of the company's stock worth $2,672,000 after acquiring an additional 945 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in Church & Dwight by 18.4% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,595 shares of the company's stock valued at $726,000 after buying an additional 1,024 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter valued at about $254,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its position in Church & Dwight by 9.0% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 29,398 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,825,000 after buying an additional 2,419 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 52,273 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,024,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the director owned 17,102 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,727,302. This trade represents a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total transaction of $704,060.00. Following the sale, the director owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at $3,024,440.60. This represents a 18.88% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 0.0%

NYSE:CHD opened at $95.41 on Monday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $107.05. The firm has a market cap of $22.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.59, a P/E/G ratio of 3.53 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The company's 50 day moving average is $98.56 and its 200-day moving average is $90.65.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.64 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.88% and a return on equity of 20.05%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.76 earnings per share. 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. Equities analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a $0.3075 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. This is a positive change from Church & Dwight's previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio is 40.73%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CHD has been the subject of several research reports. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $98.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from an "underweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and raised their target price for the stock from $92.00 to $100.00 in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $101.82.

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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