Allstate Corp Grows Stock Position in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Allstate Corp grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 92.6% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 17,431 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,381 shares during the quarter. Allstate Corp’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $1,462,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in CHD. Candlestick Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the 3rd quarter valued at about $75,506,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in shares of Church & Dwight by 16,363.3% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 773,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,840,000 after acquiring an additional 768,586 shares during the period. Scopus Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in Church & Dwight in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $52,050,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 486.4% in the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 586,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,433,000 after purchasing an additional 486,850 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 1,659.7% in the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 461,310 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,425,000 after purchasing an additional 435,094 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Church & Dwight from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised 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, May 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $114.00 price objective (up from $112.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Barclays lowered their price target on Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 price objective on Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $103.00.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

NYSE CHD opened at $95.75 on Friday. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $81.33 and a fifty-two week high of $106.04. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $94.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $92.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.54 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.22.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.The business had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.91 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, research analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Church & Dwight Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.86, for a total transaction of $565,365.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,852,440.20. This represents a 16.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.