Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Stock Sold by Investment House LLC

Key Points

• Investment House LLC cut its Church & Dwight stake by 56.2% in the third quarter, selling 51,395 shares and retaining 40,069 shares valued at approximately $3.78 million.
• Institutional investors own 86.6% of CHD, while company insiders have sold 53,250 shares worth $5.46 million over the past three months.
• Analysts maintain a consensus “Hold” rating with a $104.07 price target. CHD recently traded near its 52-week high at $108.88, while its latest quarterly revenue rose 1.6% year over year but EPS slightly missed estimates.

Investment House LLC lessened its holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 56.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 40,069 shares of the company's stock after selling 51,395 shares during the quarter. Investment House LLC's holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $3,775,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter valued at $2,174,535,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 51.2% in 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 lifted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.5% in 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 buying an additional 457,445 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $237,861,000 after purchasing an additional 572,085 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.1% in 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 during the period. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Carlos Linares sold 15,375 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on 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 in the company, valued at $476,136. The trade was a 76.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 5,000 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.25, for a total value of $511,250.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 8,086 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $826,793.50. This trade represents a 38.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 53,250 shares of company stock worth $5,462,048 over the last three months. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on CHD. Citigroup reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $105.00 price objective (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Barclays reaffirmed an "underweight" rating and issued a $83.00 price objective (down from $86.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Friday, October 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. UBS Group reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $106.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Wednesday, October 14th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $104.07.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

CHD stock opened at $108.88 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $98.48 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $97.42. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $108.93. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 0.49.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last 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. Analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th were paid a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 14th. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Church & Dwight's payout ratio is currently 39.55%.

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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