Sanctuary Advisors LLC Purchases New Stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 11,782 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,141,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight in the second quarter worth about $2,174,535,000. State Street Corp raised its position in Church & Dwight by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,875,412 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,163,453,000 after purchasing an additional 88,594 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors raised its position in Church & Dwight by 18.1% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $947,820,000 after purchasing an additional 1,734,801 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 24.0% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $638,117,000 after buying an additional 1,473,894 shares during the period. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 51.2% in the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 5,050,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $468,902,000 after buying an additional 1,709,090 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In related news, Director Bradley C. Irwin sold 4,300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.69, for a total value of $441,567.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 35,674 shares in the company, valued at $3,663,363.06. This trade represents a 10.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 5,000 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.25, for a total transaction of $511,250.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 8,086 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $826,793.50. This trade represents a 38.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 94,970 shares of company stock worth $9,568,872. 2.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on CHD shares. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $105.00 target price (up from $100.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $111.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Friday, May 29th. Morgan Stanley set a $112.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 16th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.41.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE:CHD opened at $102.40 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.92, a P/E/G ratio of 3.75 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 1.15. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $98.97 and a 200-day moving average price of $97.69. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52-week low of $81.33 and a 52-week high of $106.04.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released 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). The firm had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 20.10%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.94 earnings per share. 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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is 39.55%.

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.