Deutsche Bank AG Makes New $119.30 Million Investment in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Key Points

• Deutsche Bank acquired 1.23 million shares of Church & Dwight during the second quarter, worth approximately $119.3 million and representing a 0.52% stake. Institutional investors collectively own 86.6% of the company.
• Analysts remain broadly neutral, with nine Buy, eight Hold, and one Sell rating; the average price target is $104.41. Recent targets range from $86 to $115.
• Church & Dwight reported quarterly revenue of $1.53 billion, up 1.6% year over year, but EPS of $0.89 slightly missed estimates. The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3075, equivalent to a 1.2% annual yield.

Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new stake in 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 and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,231,455 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $119,303,000. Deutsche Bank AG owned 0.52% of Church & Dwight as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in Church & Dwight by 4.1% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 24,274 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,672,000 after acquiring an additional 945 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.4% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,595 shares of the company's stock worth $726,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth about $254,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 9.0% during the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 29,398 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,825,000 after purchasing an additional 2,419 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC lifted its holdings 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. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently issued reports on CHD. Barclays boosted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a $111.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating and set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $104.41.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Robert K. Shearer sold 8,600 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.97, for a total value of $842,542.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 30,678 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,005,523.66. This trade represents a 21.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Brian D. Buchert sold 10,160 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.14, for a total transaction of $997,102.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,286 shares in the company, valued at $126,208.04. This trade represents a 88.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 59,220 shares of company stock valued at $5,905,747 over the last 90 days. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

NYSE:CHD opened at $99.19 on Thursday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a one year low of $81.33 and a one year high of $106.04. The company has a market cap of $23.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.89, a P/E/G ratio of 3.62 and a beta of 0.47. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $98.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $97.61. 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 (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last posted 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 net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. The firm had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.94 EPS. Church & Dwight's revenue for the quarter 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. Equities analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a $0.3075 dividend. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight's payout ratio is 39.55%.

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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