Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Shares Sold by Bath Savings Trust Co

Key Points

• Bath Savings Trust Co cut its stake in Church & Dwight by 17.9%, selling 27,964 shares to hold 128,384 shares valued at about $10,765,000, making CHD its 24th-largest position.
• 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 (annualized $1.23, ~1.3% yield).
• Two directors disclosed stock sales—Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares (~$704K) and Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares (~$1.31M)—with total insider ownership now about 1.20%.

Bath Savings Trust Co lowered its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 17.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 128,384 shares of the company's stock after selling 27,964 shares during the quarter. Church & Dwight makes up about 1.1% of Bath Savings Trust Co's holdings, making the stock its 24th biggest position. Bath Savings Trust Co owned about 0.05% of Church & Dwight worth $10,765,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of CHD. State Street Corp raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,786,818 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,208,139,000 after purchasing an additional 319,763 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 9,568,128 shares of the company's stock worth $838,252,000 after purchasing an additional 50,296 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.0% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,136,330 shares of the company's stock worth $537,736,000 after buying an additional 175,960 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.1% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,653,852 shares of the company's stock worth $320,187,000 after buying an additional 143,739 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 1.5% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,317,338 shares of the company's stock valued at $291,660,000 after buying an additional 48,259 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company's stock.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 0.8%

NYSE:CHD opened at $93.90 on Wednesday. The business's 50-day moving average is $98.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is $90.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.24 billion, a PE ratio of 31.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.50 and a beta of 0.45. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $113.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.71.

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

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were given a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This is an increase from Church & Dwight's previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio is presently 40.73%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Church & Dwight

In other news, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total value of $704,060.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,024,440.60. This represents a 18.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, 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 transaction of $1,308,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 17,102 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,727,302. The trade was a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have commented on CHD. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Argus reduced their price target on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Raymond James Financial raised Church & Dwight from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $100.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Evercore upped their target price on Church & Dwight from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $101.88.

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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