Russell Investments Group Ltd. Sells 38,167 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Key Points

• Russell Investments reduced its stake in Church & Dwight by 12.1%, selling 38,167 shares and leaving it with 277,278 shares valued at about $24.24 million.
• Insider sale: Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares at an average price of $101, receiving roughly $1.309 million and cutting her ownership by 43.11%.
• Church & Dwight beat quarterly EPS estimates ($0.86 vs. $0.84), set FY2026 guidance of $3.710–3.810 EPS, and raised its quarterly dividend to $0.3075 (annualized $1.23, ~1.2% yield).

Russell Investments Group Ltd. reduced its stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD - Free Report) by 12.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 277,278 shares of the company's stock after selling 38,167 shares during the quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. owned 0.12% of Church & Dwight worth $24,241,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 12.1% in the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 17,176 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,480,000 after purchasing an additional 1,850 shares in the last quarter. PFG Advisors increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 5.9% during the 3rd quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 57,417 shares of the company's stock worth $5,031,000 after purchasing an additional 3,184 shares in the last quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the 3rd quarter worth about $1,227,000. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 7,824 shares of the company's stock valued at $686,000 after purchasing an additional 405 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Korea Investment CORP boosted its position in Church & Dwight by 79.5% in the third quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 94,349 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,268,000 after buying an additional 41,800 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total value of $1,308,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 17,102 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,727,302. This represents a 43.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have weighed in on CHD shares. Argus decreased their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $102.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $100.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Citigroup reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $100.00 price target (up from $87.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $101.88.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of CHD stock opened at $99.25 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $23.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.86, a PEG ratio of 3.67 and a beta of 0.45. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $113.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $96.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $90.33.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.88% and a return on equity of 20.05%. The company had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.64 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.76 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.920-0.920 EPS. Research analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This is a positive change from Church & Dwight's previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. Church & Dwight's payout ratio is 40.73%.

Church & Dwight Company 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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