Oak Thistle LLC Purchases Shares of 18,598 Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

Oak Thistle LLC purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 18,598 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,559,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CHD. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings 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 valued at $2,672,000 after purchasing an additional 945 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 18.4% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Church & Dwight in the second quarter valued at $254,000. Quantbot Technologies LP boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 131.9% in the second quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 6,688 shares of the company’s stock valued at $643,000 after purchasing an additional 3,804 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 34.3% in the second quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 16,846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,619,000 after purchasing an additional 4,307 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Penry W. Price sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.58, for a total transaction of $704,060.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 30,070 shares in the company, valued at $3,024,440.60. This represents a 18.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Janet S. Vergis sold 12,960 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total transaction of $1,308,960.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 17,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,727,302. This trade represents a 43.11% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Church & Dwight Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of Church & Dwight stock opened at $94.17 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $98.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $90.50. The company has a market cap of $22.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.43 and a beta of 0.48. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $81.33 and a fifty-two week high of $107.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.07.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 11.88% and a return on equity of 20.05%. The firm had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.76 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.920-0.920 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were given a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This is a boost from Church & Dwight’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s payout ratio is currently 40.73%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CHD has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Church & Dwight from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective (up from $87.00) on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $91.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Church & Dwight in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Church & Dwight presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $101.94.

Church & Dwight Company 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.