Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Position Increased by Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund grew its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 57.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 264,643 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 96,450 shares during the quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $24,696,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 24,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,672,000 after purchasing an additional 945 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 18.4% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the 2nd quarter valued at $254,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 9.0% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 29,398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,825,000 after purchasing an additional 2,419 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.4% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 52,273 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,024,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares in the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In related news, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.86, for a total value of $565,365.60. Following the transaction, the director owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,852,440.20. This represents a 16.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Brian D. Buchert sold 10,160 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.14, for a total transaction of $997,102.40. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,286 shares in the company, valued at approximately $126,208.04. The trade was a 88.76% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 47,680 shares of company stock worth $4,672,190. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 price target (up from $98.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Church & Dwight from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $109.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $102.59.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 0.2%

NYSE CHD opened at $98.75 on Friday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 1-year low of $81.33 and a 1-year high of $106.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The company has a market capitalization of $23.40 billion, a PE ratio of 32.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.55 and a beta of 0.47. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $96.13 and its 200-day simple moving average is $94.82.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.02. The firm 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 business’s revenue for the quarter was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were paid a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 40.46%.

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.