National Pension Service Buys 12,463 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Key Points

• National Pension Service increased its Church & Dwight stake by 67.6%, purchasing 12,463 additional shares to bring its holdings to 30,911 shares valued at approximately $3.0 million. Institutional investors collectively own 86.6% of the company.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed, with a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $104.41, compared with the stock’s recent price of $94.05.
• Church & Dwight’s latest quarterly revenue rose 1.6% year over year to $1.53 billion, though adjusted earnings of $0.89 per share narrowly missed estimates. The company pays a quarterly dividend of $0.3075 per share, representing a 1.3% annualized yield.

National Pension Service increased its stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 67.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 30,911 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 12,463 shares during the period. National Pension Service's holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $2,995,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. bought a new position in Church & Dwight in the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. DV Equities LLC purchased a new position in Church & Dwight during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Finally, GW&K Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Church & Dwight by 83.0% during the 4th quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 344 shares of the company's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on CHD. Barclays upped their target price on Church & Dwight from $79.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $110.00 price objective (up from $105.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Citigroup reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $105.00 target price (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, TD Cowen set a $97.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of CHD stock opened at $94.05 on Monday. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $99.03 and its 200 day moving average price is $97.41. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1-year low of $81.33 and a 1-year high of $106.04. The company has a market cap of $22.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.35 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 (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.94 EPS. Church & Dwight's 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, research 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th were issued 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 1.3%. Church & Dwight's payout ratio is 39.55%.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Bradley Irwin sold 4,300 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.69, for a total transaction of $441,567.00. Following the sale, the director owned 35,674 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,663,363.06. The trade was a 10.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Arthur Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of the 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 transaction, the director directly owned 7,129 shares in the company, valued at $733,075.07. This represents a 64.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 63,250 shares of company stock worth $6,459,148. 1.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Church & Dwight Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a consumer products company best known for its Arm & Hammer brand. The company develops, manufactures and markets products for household cleaning, laundry, personal care, oral care and specialty applications.

Its portfolio includes baking soda and baking soda-based products, laundry detergents and additives, cat litter, deodorants, oral-care products, hair-removal products, condoms and pregnancy-test kits. Other recognized brands include OxiClean, Nair, Waterpik, Trojan, First Response, Vitafusion, L'il Critters and Batiste.

Founded in 1846, Church & Dwight has expanded from its original baking soda business into a diversified consumer products company.

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