Danske Bank A S Buys New Shares in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Danske Bank A S purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 155,637 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $15,078,000. Danske Bank A S owned 0.07% of Church & Dwight as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of CHD. Integrity Alliance LLC. lifted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 2,500 shares of the company's stock valued at $210,000 after buying an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company's stock worth $1,343,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,524 shares of the company's stock worth $309,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 5,218 shares of the company's stock worth $438,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the period. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 5.3% during the first quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 2,692 shares of the company's stock valued at $251,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $109.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. TD Cowen set a $97.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Weiss Ratings upgraded Church & Dwight from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $105.00 price target (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Church & Dwight presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $104.41.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Bradley C. Irwin sold 4,300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.69, for a total transaction of $441,567.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 35,674 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,663,363.06. This represents a 10.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 12,960 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.00, for a total value of $1,270,080.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 13,653 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,337,994. The trade was a 48.70% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 59,220 shares of company stock worth $5,905,747. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Church & Dwight Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of CHD opened at $97.43 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $23.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.61 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.69. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $106.04. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $98.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $97.61.

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

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

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

About Church & Dwight

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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