Rep. Jonathan L. Jackson Sells Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) Shares

Representative Jonathan L. Jackson (D-Illinois) recently sold shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. NYSE: CHD. In a filing disclosed on June 13th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $15,001 and $50,000 in Church & Dwight stock on May 14th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MORGAN STANLEY TRUST ACCOUNT" account.

Representative Jonathan L. Jackson also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of International Business Machines NYSE: IBM on 6/3/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Eli Lilly and Company NYSE: LLY on 6/3/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of International Business Machines NYSE: IBM on 5/14/2025.
• Sold $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Linde NASDAQ: LIN on 5/7/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL on 4/21/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Eli Lilly and Company NYSE: LLY on 4/21/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Netflix NASDAQ: NFLX on 4/16/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 4/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 4/16/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Aramark NYSE: ARMK on 4/10/2025.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:CHD traded down $0.11 on Friday, hitting $97.17. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,652,693 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,925,047. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $97.34 and a 200 day simple moving average of $102.01. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1 year low of $90.99 and a 1 year high of $116.46. The company has a market capitalization of $23.93 billion, a PE ratio of 41.70, a PEG ratio of 3.89 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 1.95 and a quick ratio of 1.43.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.52 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 19.28% and a net margin of 9.52%. The company's revenue was down 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.96 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th were issued a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.21%. Church & Dwight's payout ratio is currently 50.64%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently commented on CHD shares. Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered Church & Dwight from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and set a $83.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on Church & Dwight from $120.00 to $115.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded Church & Dwight from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $100.00 to $114.00 in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Church & Dwight from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, June 21st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $104.38.

Insider Activity

In other Church & Dwight news, Director Ravichandra Krishnamu Saligram sold 14,660 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.00, for a total transaction of $1,451,340.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 13,747 shares in the company, valued at $1,360,953. This trade represents a 51.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Michael Read purchased 3,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 9th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $92.07 per share, with a total value of $276,210.00. Following the acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 5,505 shares in the company, valued at $506,845.35. This represents a 119.76% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 50,575 shares of company stock valued at $4,910,586 in the last three months. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC bought a new position in Church & Dwight in the fourth quarter valued at about $39,000. Apollon Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Church & Dwight by 12.1% in the fourth quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,381 shares of the company's stock worth $354,000 after buying an additional 365 shares in the last quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Church & Dwight by 27.7% in the fourth quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,306 shares of the company's stock worth $451,000 after buying an additional 933 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in Church & Dwight by 52.6% in the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 5,571 shares of the company's stock worth $583,000 after buying an additional 1,920 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sovran Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter worth about $423,000. 86.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Representative Jackson

Jonathan Jackson (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Illinois' 1st Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Jackson (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 1st Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Jonathan Jackson was born in Chicago, Illinois. Jackson graduated from Whitney Young High School. He earned an M.B.A. from Northwestern University. Jackson's career experience includes working as an investment analyst and an entrepreneur.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of household, personal care, and specialty products. It operates through the following segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International, Specialty Products Division (SPD), and Corporate. The Consumer Domestic segment offers household products, such as laundry detergents, fabric softener sheets, cat litter, household cleaning products, and personal care products including antiperspirants, oral care products, depilatories, reproductive health products, oral analgesics, nasal saline moisturizers, and dietary supplements.