Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD Stock Sold by Vest Financial LLC

Vest Financial LLC trimmed its position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 3.2% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 504,507 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,450 shares during the quarter. Vest Financial LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $47,535,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Church & Dwight during the third quarter valued at approximately $318,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 67,973 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,404,000 after acquiring an additional 1,538 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 408.5% in the 3rd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 280,661 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,444,000 after acquiring an additional 225,465 shares in the last quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 11,550 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,191,000 after acquiring an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Revisor Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 7.5% in the 3rd quarter. Revisor Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $439,000 after acquiring an additional 295 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on CHD shares. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $106.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Thursday, October 15th. TD Cowen set a $97.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, October 10th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 5th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated 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. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $104.07.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 0.9%

NYSE:CHD opened at $105.04 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.92 billion, a PE ratio of 33.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.78 and a beta of 0.49. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $98.33 and a 200-day moving average of $97.31. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.33 and a 52 week high of $106.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.10% and a net margin of 11.96%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $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. Analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.78 EPS for the current year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th were paid a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is presently 39.55%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Church & Dwight news, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.25, for a total value of $511,250.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 8,086 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $826,793.50. This trade represents a 38.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Arthur Winkleblack sold 13,200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.83, for a total value of $1,357,356.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 7,129 shares in the company, valued at $733,075.07. This represents a 64.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 53,250 shares of company stock valued at $5,462,048 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Company Profile

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a consumer packaged goods company that develops, manufactures and markets household, personal care and specialty products. Its portfolio is anchored by the ARM & HAMMER brand, which is used across products such as baking soda, laundry detergent, cat litter, household cleaners, oral care products and personal care items.

The company also markets a broad range of branded products, including OxiClean laundry and cleaning products, Trojan sexual wellness products, Waterpik oral health devices, First Response pregnancy and fertility tests, Nair hair-removal products, Orajel oral pain relief, TheraBreath oral care products, and vitamins and supplements sold under the Vitafusion and L’il Critters brands.