Krilogy Financial LLC Acquires 41,582 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Key Points

• Krilogy Financial increased its Church & Dwight stake by 1,068.7% in the third quarter, purchasing 41,582 additional shares for a total holding of 45,473 shares valued at approximately $4.28 million. Institutional investors collectively own 86.6% of the company.
• Analysts maintain a generally neutral outlook, with eight Buy, eight Hold, and one Sell rating; the consensus rating is Hold with a $104.06 price target.
• Church & Dwight reported quarterly revenue of $1.53 billion, ahead of estimates, but EPS of $0.89 slightly missed expectations. The company also pays a quarterly dividend of $0.3075 per share, representing a 1.2% yield.

Krilogy Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 1,068.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 45,473 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 41,582 shares during the quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC's holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $4,284,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of CHD. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Clearstead Trust LLC bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth about $33,000. Field & Main Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter worth about $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on CHD shares. Citigroup reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $105.00 price target (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Weiss Ratings raised Church & Dwight from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $104.06.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

CHD opened at $102.61 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.69. The company has a market capitalization of $24.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.53, a P/E/G ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.49. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $98.16 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $96.92. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $81.33 and a 1 year high of $106.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.10% and a net margin of 11.96%. The business's revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company 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. As a group, 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 issued 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 payout ratio is 39.55%.

Insider Activity

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Arthur Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.83, for a total value of $1,357,356.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 7,129 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $733,075.07. This represents a 64.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Carlos Linares sold 15,375 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.00, for a total transaction of $1,583,625.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 4,668 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $480,804. This trade represents a 76.71% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 53,250 shares of company stock valued at $5,462,048. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Church & Dwight Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a consumer packaged goods company best known for its Arm & Hammer brand. Founded in 1846, the company began by marketing baking soda and has expanded into a broad portfolio of household, personal care and specialty products.

Its consumer products include laundry detergents and additives, cat litter, cleaning products, oral care items, personal care products, condoms and pregnancy tests, vitamins and supplements, hair-care products, depilatories and water flossers.

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