Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Stock: Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Raises Stake

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 408.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 280,661 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 225,465 shares during the quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. owned 0.12% of Church & Dwight worth $26,444,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter valued at $2,174,535,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 51.2% during the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 5,050,105 shares of the company's stock worth $468,902,000 after acquiring an additional 1,709,090 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 18.5% during the second quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,925,749 shares of the company's stock worth $283,447,000 after acquiring an additional 457,445 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 28.9% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,548,871 shares of the company's stock worth $237,861,000 after acquiring an additional 572,085 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 3.1% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,170,890 shares of the company's stock worth $202,597,000 after acquiring an additional 64,803 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Arthur Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the director directly owned 7,129 shares of the company's stock, valued at $733,075.07. The trade was a 64.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Bradley Irwin sold 4,300 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.69, for a total transaction of $441,567.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 35,674 shares in the company, valued at $3,663,363.06. This represents a 10.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 53,250 shares of company stock valued at $5,462,048 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of CHD opened at $105.28 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.01, a P/E/G ratio of 3.88 and a beta of 0.49. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $108.93. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $98.56 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $97.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 1.15.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.01). The company 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 firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders 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 yield of 1.2%. Church & Dwight's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 39.55%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Wednesday, October 14th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Church & Dwight from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, October 10th. Barclays reissued an "underweight" rating and set a $83.00 price objective (down from $86.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Friday, October 16th. UBS Group restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $106.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 5th. Seven 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's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $104.07.

About Church & Dwight

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a consumer packaged goods company that develops, manufactures and markets household, personal care and specialty products. Its portfolio is anchored by the ARM & HAMMER brand, which is used across products such as baking soda, laundry detergent, cat litter, household cleaners, oral care products and personal care items.

The company also markets a broad range of branded products, including OxiClean laundry and cleaning products, Trojan sexual wellness products, Waterpik oral health devices, First Response pregnancy and fertility tests, Nair hair-removal products, Orajel oral pain relief, TheraBreath oral care products, and vitamins and supplements sold under the Vitafusion and L'il Critters brands.

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