Fiduciary Family Office LLC Sells 7,673 Shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Fiduciary Family Office LLC reduced its position in shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 71.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,048 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,673 shares during the quarter. Fiduciary Family Office LLC’s holdings in Church & Dwight were worth $256,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of CHD. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in Church & Dwight by 4.1% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 24,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,672,000 after buying an additional 945 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in Church & Dwight by 18.4% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $726,000 after buying an additional 1,024 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Church & Dwight in the second quarter worth $254,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in Church & Dwight by 9.0% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 29,398 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,825,000 after buying an additional 2,419 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC lifted its position in Church & Dwight by 0.4% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 52,273 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,024,000 after buying an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on CHD shares. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $111.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Friday. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 price target (up from $98.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $114.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday. Wall Street Zen downgraded Church & Dwight from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their target price on Church & Dwight from $99.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Church & Dwight has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $103.00.

Church & Dwight Stock Performance

Shares of Church & Dwight stock opened at $96.22 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $22.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.65, a P/E/G ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.33 and a 12 month high of $106.04. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $94.83 and its 200-day moving average price is $92.68.

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. The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 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. On average, equities research analysts expect that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.76 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 was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 40.46%.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In other news, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total transaction of $704,060.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,024,440.60. This trade represents a 18.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Church & Dwight Profile

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.