Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) EVP Brian Buchert Sells 10,160 Shares

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) EVP Brian Buchert sold 10,160 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.14, for a total transaction of $997,102.40. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,286 shares in the company, valued at $126,208.04. This represents a 88.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Church & Dwight stock traded down $0.43 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $97.76. 190,649 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,196,737. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12-month low of $81.33 and a 12-month high of $106.04. The company has a market capitalization of $23.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.22, a PEG ratio of 3.47 and a beta of 0.47. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $95.06 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $93.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

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

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a $0.3075 dividend. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 40.46%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Evercore set a $105.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 price target on Church & Dwight and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $111.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $114.00 target price on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $102.59.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Church & Dwight in the 4th quarter valued at about $269,789,000. Capital International Investors raised its stake in Church & Dwight by 18.1% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,302,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $947,820,000 after acquiring an additional 1,734,801 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 51.2% in the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 5,050,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $468,902,000 after acquiring an additional 1,709,090 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 24.0% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,610,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $638,117,000 after acquiring an additional 1,473,894 shares during the period. Finally, FIL Ltd boosted its stake in Church & Dwight by 707.4% in the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 1,220,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,311,000 after acquiring an additional 1,069,051 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

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.