Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. Buys Shares of 6,885 Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm bought 6,885 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $577,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the fourth quarter worth about $46,000. Simplicity Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC now owns 10,790 shares of the company’s stock valued at $905,000 after purchasing an additional 276 shares during the last quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $66,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 115,880 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,717,000 after buying an additional 4,783 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 255,673 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,438,000 after buying an additional 7,865 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CHD has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 target price on Church & Dwight and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Church & Dwight from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday. Citigroup reiterated 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, UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 price objective (up from $98.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday. Nine 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $102.53.

Church & Dwight Stock Up 1.6%

Shares of NYSE CHD opened at $95.03 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The business’s 50 day moving average is $96.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $91.51. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52-week low of $81.33 and a 52-week high of $106.04. The firm has a market cap of $22.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.26, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 0.48.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.46 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.The company’s revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.91 earnings per share. Church & Dwight has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS. Research analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is currently 40.46%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total value of $704,060.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,024,440.60. This trade represents a 18.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

About Church & Dwight

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.